Evaluation Competencies in an Age of Collapse

American Evaluation Association (Scott Chaplowe)

Evaluation was built for stable systems, and we no longer have those. Evaluation cannot afford a double life of living as though nothing has changed while knowing everything has, which means our competencies have to change.

The 15 States Using Data and Evidence to Deliver Results

Results for America/The Department of What Works

The growing number of states recognized in Results for America’s “Invest in What Works State Standard of Excellence” show momentum for a get-things-done approach to governing.

Sunnyvale’s Performance Measurement System, After 40 years

Public Administration Review

This study provides the first longitudinal, cross-programmatic assessment of a performance measurement system, introducing a digital archival approach to analyze 40 years of municipal budget documents from Sunnyvale, California: the prototype for the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.

Creating an Evidence Research Agenda

Nature

The authors outline a research agenda to advance understanding of why there is a persistent production/adoption gap and knowledge of what works, and what can be done to increase adoption of evidence that improves societal outcomes.