16.2 Proposed Evaluation Plan

As part of a STAG study an Evaluation Plan should be developed to outline how Evaluation will be undertaken following implementation. It is expected the Evaluation Plan  would consider the following:

• Process Evaluation - this is conducted at an early stage in the existence of a project and which is primarily concerned with how well the project has been implemented; this is also known as formative Evaluation; and
• Outcome Evaluation - this is conducted once the project has been in existence for a sufficient period to enable an examination to be undertaken of actual performance against identified targets.

During a STAG study, the term ‘practitioners' was used to describe those planning, developing and appraising an option. At the Evaluation stage the term ‘project manager' is considered more appropriate and would be used to describe the manager  who would adopt the Evaluation Plan outlined in the STAG Report.