16.4 Reporting

The project manager would be expected to prepare an Evaluation Report based on the Evaluation Plan developed as part of the STAG study. An Evaluation Report will be required to take into account outputs from both the process and Outcome Evaluations undertaken.

The principal outputs forming the basis of the process Evaluation Report will generally include:

• A quantitative analysis of performance against the selected indicators and measures;
• A qualitative review of factors underlying performance such as the quality of management, the provision of information, geographic factors and political factors; and
• An interpretation of the above which offers comment on performance of the implementation of the project and draws lessons for on-going implementation and for the design, management and implementation of future projects.

The outcome Evaluation Report should set out and substantiate its findings on:

• Whether the project achieved its objectives, fully or partially;
• The reasons for any failures in meeting objectives and the consequences of failures;
• A statement of the costs of the project;
• A statement of those outputs and outcomes from the project which are assessed to be additional;
• Analysis of performance measures indicators; and
• Interpretation using the criteria of economy, efficiency, effectiveness and equity.

In summary, the Evaluation Report should show whether the project represents a good use of resources, whether value for money could be improved, and, if so, how best to achieve this.

 For the purposes of the STAG Report it will only be necessary to provide detail of the proposed Evaluation Plan, outlining the scope and timing of the Evaluation to be undertaken together with an Evaluation Summary Table (EST) to be used to report outturn performance and impacts following implementation.