- Evaluation is about continually building knowledge to help propel your organization forward
- Get to know the evaluator you choose to work with, and allow him or her to get to know you - before, during, and after the project
- Get to know your own evaluation lingo.
- Change comes one step at a time - understand how evaluation results fit into the big picture.
- Evaluation helps you learn new information about how your program is doing.
- Talk to an evaluator about evaluation issues. You wouldn't go to Home Depot to talk to someone about a health problem, so why not go straight to the evaluation source to address your evaluation needs?
- Like management or business consultants, evaluation consultants are not performance bonded.
- Spend time talking and associating with people at all levels of your organization. You will likely gain much information and perspective on your programs and goals. You will also be able to evaluate those things more productively.
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