External Quality Appraisal: Implications for evaluation quality and utilization

i-eval THINK Piece, No.8 - December 2014 -- This THINK Piece was commissioned by EVAL and written by Judith Friedman and Naomi Blight of IOD Parc, UK. It utilizes findings from the annual external quality appraisal which it conducted for independent project evaluations for the 2012-2013 reporting period. Using additional data, interviews and a survey, the writers propose areas to improve evaluation quality through improved guidance, building internal technical capacity and communications to enhance the value and use of evaluations in the ILO.