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Piloting a Sounding Board for CGIAR Evaluations: Quality Enhanced Through an Evaluation Reference Group
Use of reference (or advisory) groups is an approach in the profession of evaluation that supports peer review and quality assurance good practice
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Reflection on the CRP 2020 Review: A Time to Harmonize Data and Definitions
As we finalize the last cohort of the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews, CAS reflects on CRP data quality and its role in assessing the effecti...
Why Bibliometrics Matter for Assessing Quality of Science
As the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews reach their halfway point, Paolo Sarfatti (CAS Senior Technical Advisor) and Max Rünzel (CAS Evaluati...
Evaluative Reviews: A Streamlined Approach to Accountability and Learning
In the first in a series of blogs on the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) 2020 Review Process, Svetlana Negroustoueva, Senior Evaluation Manager, CAS...
Vacancy Announcement: Evaluation Officer
Evaluation professionals are invited to apply for the Evaluation Officer vacancy in the CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat, based in Rome...
Vacancy: CRP Review Technical Officer (Consultancy)
Opportunity for evaluation professionals. CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat is seeking a consultant to provide technical inputs and s...
Desk-Based Reviews of CRPs – Call for Experts
In 2020, the CAS Secretariat evaluation function is planning independent desk-based reviews of the twelve CGIAR research programs (CRPs...
Turning the Lens on Ourselves: Evaluating Evaluations
Working in a research for development organization, the similarities between evaluators and researchers has become more apparent to us in the IEA...
Developing, Using, and Assessing TOC in CGIAR
What have been the lessons learned from developing and using Theories of Change (TOC) in CGIAR’s research for development programs? What are th...