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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816333003321

Autore

Guerra-López Ingrid

Titolo

Evaluating impact [[electronic resource] ] : evaluation and continual improvement for performance improvement practitioners / / Ingrid Guerra-López

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amherst, Mass., : HDR Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-01857-0

9786611018573

1-59996-880-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Defining and delivering successful professional practice -- HTP in action series ; ; v. 6

Disciplina

658.3/14

Soggetti

Organizational effectiveness

Performance

Employees - Training of - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167).

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Chapter 1To Evaluate or Not to Evaluate; Chapter 2 Planning and Alignment of Evaluation; Chapter 3 The Data: Results and MeasurableIndicators and Sources; Chapter 4 The Methods: Data Collection Tools, Instrumentation, and Procedures; Chapter 5 Analyzing Data: Analysis Techniques and Interpretation; Chapter 6 Preparing and Delivering the Report:Now What?; Chapter 7 Supporting Change andContinual Improvement

Sommario/riassunto

Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series. Evaluating Impact:. Evaluation and Continual Improvementfor Performance Improvement Practitioners. by Ingrid Guerra-López, Ph.D. Evaluation takes enormous time, money and resources. So, why do we go through all the trouble? Because the ultimate goal is to create positive change-and that's where this practical book comes in. Evaluating Impact uses a common-sense approach to conducting data-driven evaluations that are simple and efficient-and deliver the improved and measurable performance you want. This is the sixth in the Definin