Steps to evaluation: how to set up an evaluation with external organisations

A lot has been written about how to evaluate programmes to establish if they are effective in achieving their aims. However there is little guidance on how to actually work with organisations to identify which programmes they offer are suitable for evaluation and the steps involved in setting up those evaluations. Research evaluating programmes or interventions rarely discuss the steps involved prior to evaluation to identify suitable projects for evaluation and describe the steps required, often with academic institutions working in partnership with external organisations, to set up an evaluation. The aim of this study is to help determine the steps used to evaluate projects. ISRCTN Registry ISRCTN26468622