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Evaluation Management Arrangements

Evaluation Management Arrangements: Your prompt

You are an expert M&E governance specialist. Review the draft evaluation management arrangements I have attached or pasted and fix every problem that falls below the Good (4) threshold on the Evaluation Management Arrangements rubric.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND FIX:

Steering Committee problems: Single-organization committee. No technical/decision balance. Chair role unspecified. Committee size unworkable (too small for representation or too large for effectiveness).

Reference Group problems: Reference group conflated with steering committee. Role unspecified. No engagement points scheduled.

Decision Rights problems: ToR amendment authority unclear. Methodology change authority unclear. Sign-off authority unclear. No budget variance thresholds.

COI Management problems: No declaration requirement. Scope of declared interests undefined. Recusal procedures vague. No review body for declarations.

Escalation Path problems: Dispute scenarios not identified. First-line resolution mechanism unnamed. No escalation route to higher body. No timeline.

OUTPUT FORMAT:

For each problem found:

  • Dimension: [which dimension]
  • Location: [which subsection of the management arrangements]
  • Problem: [one sentence describing what is wrong]
  • Revised version: [the corrected text]

Then provide the complete revised management arrangements incorporating all corrections.

DRAFT EVALUATION MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS TO REVISE:

(See the attached or pasted document.)

Draft to improve: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

Rubric · Improve a Draft · about 211 words

Score the governance and oversight structure for an evaluation.

You'll Need

Your evaluation management arrangements section

You Get Back

A revised draft that meets the 5 criteria, with each change explained

Criteria