CONTENTS -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Evaluation Capacity Building: A Conceptual Framework -- Results-Based Management -- Structure of This Book -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1. Working toward Development Results: The Case of Sri Lanka -- Monitoring and Evaluation as of 2006 -- The Policy Framework as of 2006 -- Institutionalizing MfDR in the Whole of Government -- Lessons Learned after Three Years -- Accomplishments as of the End of 2009 -- Future Plans -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2. The Evaluation of Macroeconomic Institutional Arrangements in Latin America -- The Evaluation of Institutions and the Evolving Frontiers of Evaluation Priorities -- The Evaluation of Macroeconomic Institutions and Arrangements -- Linking Performance with Nominal Institutional Characteristics -- Demand-Driven Evaluation and the Role of Incentives -- Accountability with Respect to Learning and the Role of Incentives -- The Demand-Driven Requirements of Capacity Building -- Evaluative Implications of the 2008-09 World Crisis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. From Evaluating Projects toward Assessing Institutional Performance -- Broadening the Scope of Evaluations -- Closing the Gap between Reality and Intentions -- Ensuring an Environment that Facilitates Systemic Institutional Performance Evaluations -- Seven Steps for Preparing a Systemic IPE -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4. Evaluation Systems as Strategy Management Tools: Building Dubai's Institutional Learning Capacity -- Strategy Management Concept and Processes -- Evaluation versus Strategy Management -- How Can Strategy Management and Evaluation Processes Be Integrated? -- Building Dubai's Institutional Learning Capacity -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Chapter 5. A Conceptual Framework for Developing Evaluation Capacities: Building on Good Practice -- Evaluation Principles -- Developing Capacity at Three Levels -- The Importance of the Process of Capacity Development -- Where to Start? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6. Supporting Evaluation Capacity on Environment and Development -- Upgrading Evaluation of Sustainable Development: How to Identify Best International Practices -- Partnering and Preparatory Work for the International Conference -- Building Up an Inventory of Evaluations -- The International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development -- Publication of Conference Papers and Further Studies Envisaged -- A Virtual Community of Practice -- Collaboration with IDEAS and Other Evaluation Associations -- Note -- Reference -- Chapter 7. Capacity Building: The Indian Experience -- Utilization of Evaluations: Various Viewpoints -- Institutional Mechanism for Development Evaluation in India -- Factors Influencing Utilization of Evaluation Results: The Indian Experience -- On-the-Job Capacity Building: A Case Study -- Conclusions -- Note -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8. The Environmental/Rural Development and Food Security Program in Madagascar -- The Stocktaking Exercise -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Issues Raised -- Lessons Learned -- Recommendations -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9. Recognizing "Helping" as an Evaluation Capacity Development Strategy -- Definitions -- The Components of Helping -- Applying Helping to Understand an Evaluation of the Bana Barona/Abantwana Bethu Project -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10. Building Capacities for Results-Based National M&E Systems -- Challenges in ECB -- Lessons Learned and Best Practices -- Improving M&E Information Systems and Knowledge Management -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Chapter 11. Where Is Development Evaluation Going? -- The Origins of IDEAS -- What Is IDEAS About? -- A New Context for Evaluation -- A New Spirit among Evaluators -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12. Old Challenges and New Frontiers -- Defing ECB -- New Areas for Exploration -- Conclusion: Confronting a Political and Leadership Vacuum -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13. Perspectives on Evaluation Capacity Building -- The Literature on Evaluation Capacity Building -- ECB Perspectives Offered by the Contributors -- Key Findings in a Common ECB Framework -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 14. Lessons Learned in Capacity Building: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Working toward Development Results: The Case of Sri Lanka -- The Evaluation of Macroeconomic Institutional Arrangements in Latin America -- From Evaluating Projects toward Assessing Institutional Performance -- Evaluation Systems as Strategy Management Tools: Building Dubai's Institutional Learning Capacity -- A Conceptual Framework for Developing Evaluation Capacities: Building on Good Practice -- Capacity Building: The Indian Experience -- The Environmental/Rural Development and Food Security Program in Madagascar -- Recognizing "Helping" as an Evaluation Capacity Development Strategy -- Building Capacities for Results-Based National M&E Systems -- Where Is Development Evaluation Going? -- Discussion -- Note -- Bibliography -- Index -- Boxes -- 3.1 The First IPE of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank -- 4.1 Where Does the Strategy Management Concept Apply? -- 4.2 How Is Public Value Created and Measured in This Model? -- 5.1 Ensuring Evaluators' Structural Independence -- 5.2 Selecting the Head of Evaluation -- 9.1 The OECD Definition of Evaluation -- 9.2 The Core Principles of Helping -- 12.1 New Zealand Road Authority -- Figures.

1 Components of Results-Based Management -- 2 Demand and Supply Framework for Evaluation Capacity Building -- 3 Framework for Assessing Evaluation Capacity -- 2.1 Per Capita Income Relative to the OECD, 1870-2000 -- 2.2 Volatility of Real GDP Growth, 1960s-90s -- 2.3 Annual Percentage Changes in World GDP, 2005-09 -- 3.1 Framework for Institutional Performance Evaluations -- 3.2 Activities to Be Performed to Plan IPE -- 4.1 Generic Strategy Map Structure for a Public Organization -- 4.2 Process Custodianship and Governance in Different Contexts -- 4.3 High-Level Integrated Strategy Management and Evaluation Process -- 4.4 Architecture of Dubai's Strategy Management Framework -- 4.5 Dubai's Strategy Map -- 4.6 Strategy Execution Support Team -- 4.7 Dubai's Strategy Execution Measurement Challenge -- 5.1 Evaluation Principles -- 5.2 The Three Levels of Capacity -- 7.1 Institutional System for Evaluation in India -- 8.1 Relationship between Nature, Health, Wealth, and Power -- 9.1 Project Data Flow for AMREF Project -- 9.2 The Barefoot Collective's Phases of Organizational Development -- 10.1 Areas of Monitoring and Evaluation and Their Relationship with the Public Value Chain -- 10.2 Ten Steps to Designing, Building, and Sustaining a Results-Based M&E System -- 10.3 ECB Public Value Chain -- 10.4 A Structured Approach to Assessing Training Needs -- 10.5 Nine Steps to the Implementation of a Results-Based M&E Information System -- 10.6 Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence Framework -- 10.7 Key Components of the Balanced Scorecard Approach -- 13.1 Evaluation Capacity Building Issues Covered by the Authors -- Tables -- 2.1 Growth of per Capita GDP in Latin America and Selected Comparators, 1960-2000 -- 2.2 Actual and Projected Output in Selected Areas -- 4.1 Evaluation, Strategy Management, and Potential Areas of Integration.

5.1 Evaluation Principles and the Three Levels of Capacity -- 5.2 Evaluation Capabilities at the Three Levels of Capacity -- 5.3 Tips for Reinforcing an Enabling Environment for Evaluation -- 5.4 Tips for Developing an Institutional Framework for Evaluation -- 5.5 Tips for Developing Evaluators' Skills and Knowledge -- 9.1 Schein's Four Forms of Inquiry -- 9.2 Examples of On-Site Support Linked to Helping Roles and Inquiry -- 10.1 Checklist of Questions to Consider in Designing and Implementing a Results-Based M&E System -- 10.2 Levels of Training Evaluation -- 10.3 Checklist of Criteria for Effective Training -- 13.1 Main Features of Each Chapter -- 13.2 Methods for Evaluation Capacity Building Prescribed or Applied by the Authors.