Focus groups are a fast and effective way to elicit information and perspectives from a variety of key informants simultaneously. In public health, it is often a standard research methodology that is ...

The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a widely used method for planning and coordinating large-scale projects. As Harold Kerzner explained in his book Project Management, “PERT is ...

The mission of the Center for Program Evaluation (CPE) is to conduct research on program evaluation methods as well as to offer evaluation planning, consulting, training and services for the ...

Nonprofit organizations are a stunningly diverse bunch, with assets ranging from hundreds of dollars to billions, service areas as varied as neighborhoods and the entire planet, and missions that ...

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) generates evidence for strategic planning, decision-making, advocacy, communication, and learning. This section aims to guide the development of the M&E plan. Planning ...

The Northwestern University Program Evaluation Core team members consist of faculty, PhD and Masters level staff with expertise in evaluations focusing on higher education and training. Our team ...

Closed-loop execution-to-bid system continuously updates bid data based on past performance. Use historical, managed, controlled bid data to ensure accuracy and reduce bid and proposal expense. Create ...

The Office for Research has also developed the Program Evaluation Core (“PEC”) to address the program evaluation needs of training grants. The PEC provides a range of pre- and post-award services ...