III. At what level will the rating system be applied?

III. AT WHAT LEVEL WILL THE

RATING SYSTEM BE APPLIED?

The overall rating of UNDP country programme performance for the five evaluation criteria will be computed iteratively (See Figure 1). First, the rating will be computed for each output (or group of similar outputs). The ratings for each output will be aggregated to arrive at the outcome-level performance score. The overall UNDP country programme performance rating score will be calculated by aggregating the outcome-level scores.

When faced with an outdated and poorly organized country programme results framework, the evaluation team can consider reorganizing existing outputs and outcomes for a structured performance assessment and rating. In doing so, evaluation teams may consider applying the rating at project level, to facilitate aggregation to output and later outcome levels.

FIGURE 1. Levels of performance rating

Output-level rating Outcome-level rating Overall UNDP country programme performance rating