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This seminar in Czech Republic highlights ongoing evaluation's significance in managing authorities, focusing on the evaluation cycle structure. It covers regulatory requirements and how ongoing evaluations bridge ex-ante and mid-term evaluations. Organizational issues, work programs, and steering committees' roles are discussed, emphasizing the detailed analysis ongoing evaluations permit. The session elaborates on the evaluation focus, key issues pre-mid-term, and the role of the evaluation unit. The importance of ongoing evaluation in addressing problem areas and enabling in-depth analysis is underscored. Overall, this seminar aims to enhance evaluation practices for effective management of operational programs.
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Evaluation SeminarCzech Republic CSF and OP Managing Authorities Session 2: Ongoing Evaluation
Presentation Structure • The Evaluation Cycle • Ongoing/Interim Evaluation • Why do it? • Link with ex-ante and mid-term evaluation • Evaluation Focus • Organisational Issues • Work programme • Steering committees
Evaluation Cycle • Regulatory requirements (1260/1999) • Ex-Ante • Mid-Term • Final • Ex-Post • Interim or ongoing evaluation is in-between • Ex-ante and mid-term • Mid-term and final
Why do ongoing evaluation? • Ex-ante and mid-term are OP wide • Have to cover all measures • And a wide range of issues • Doesn’t enable detailed analysis • Ongoing evaluation • Permits in-depth analysis • Of measures or themes • Problem areas can be explored
Ex-Ante and Mid-Term Links • A “bridge” between ex-ante and mid-term • Ex-Ante • Ongoing evaluations can revisit ex-ante issues • Pursue issues in light of implementation experience • Mid-Term • Ongoing evaluations act as inputs
Evaluation Focus • Key evaluation issues pre mid-term • Relevance, effectiveness, efficiency (see session 1) • Evaluation questions at this stage • Are programes delivering? • Constraints or problems affecting progress • Targeting • Cost developments and project management • Indicators, project selection
Organisational Issues • Evaluation Unit responsible for ongoing evaluation • Prepares work programme • Taking account of ex-ante • And consulations with managing authorities • for approval of TA MC • Work programme includes outline TOR
Steering Committees • Composition • Chaired by managing authority • Includes other MAs, implementing ministries, Commission, independent expert, Evaluation Unit • Functions • Approve TOR • Select evaluator • Quality control • 4/5 meetings per evaluation project • Utilisation/Follow-Up (see session 1)