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Evaluand. Noun. (plural evaluands) Back formation from "evaluation;" the object of evaluation or that which is being evaluated; often framed as being in one of six categories of evaluands: programs, policies, performances, products, personnel, and proposals.
Evaluand strives to fill a different niche in the business of data collection, analysis, and reporting. Not a typical evaluation or research contractor, we aim to provide industry, government, and education clients with customized planning, design, and capacity building to use data to answer their tough questions.
- Research and development life cycle planning
- Higher education, nonprofit, and developer research agenda building
- Operational data needs assessments and dashboard reporting development
- Staff development to support data-driven planning or policy making
- Internal evaluation capacity building for nonprofit and education agencies
- Industry workflow and process assessments
- Grant-funded project evaluation advisory panels
- Substantive and study design reviews for grant funding decisions
- Training to effectively contract and manage external evaluators
The Evaluand team can also deliver solutions to meet complex data-related needs by connecting clients with partner evaluation contractors, independent researchers, and technology developers. Or let us worry about the details and manage deployment of your customized data use solution, including execution of turnkey systems designed to your specifications.