8. Evaluation scope and objectives, to provide a clear explanation of the evaluation scope, primary objectives and main questions. 9. Evaluation approach and methods, describing in detail the selected methodological approaches and methods. 10. Data analysis, describing the procedures used to analyse the data collected to answer the evaluation questions. 11. Findings and conclusions, setting out the evaluation findings, based on analysis of the data collected, and the conclusions drawn from these findings. 12. Recommendations. The report should provide a reasonable number of practical, feasible recommendations directed to the intended users of the report about what actions to take or decisions to make. 13. Lessons learned. As appropriate and when requested in the TOR, the report should include discussion of lessons learned from the evaluation of the intervention. 14. All findings, conclusions, recommendations and lessons learned need to consider gender equality and women’s empowerment, disability, and other cross-cutting issues. 15. Annexes. At a minimum these should include: a. TOR for the evaluation. b. Evaluation matrix and data collection instruments c. List of individuals or groups interviewed or consulted, and sites visited. d. List of supporting documents reviewed.
When reviewing the evaluation report and its structure and content, evaluation managers should consider the requirements of the quality assessment ratings30 which IEO uses to assess the quality of evaluation reports. More details of the quality assessment process and criteria can be found in section 6.
GEF terminal evaluations and midterm reviews have their own reporting requirements, which can be found in their evaluation guidelines.31
4.4.6 Evaluation review processes Providing comments on the draft evaluation report The evaluation manager should coordinate the collection of all comments, questions and requests for clarification into one document, which should be shared with the evaluation team within the agreed time schedule. This should include inputs, contributions and comments from UNDP, the evaluation reference group, and external stakeholders.
The evaluation manager needs to ensure that the draft evaluation report reflects the TOR, relates to the inception report including issues agreed during the inception phase, and is checked for factual accuracy. Comments, questions, suggestions and requests for clarification on the evaluation draft should be provided in an evaluation “audit trail” document and not directly in the draft report (see Table 4).
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