In project evaluation, there’s a distinction between “outcome evaluation” – what should we do with the results of the project? – “accountability evaluation” – has the project team done the job properly? – and “developmental evaluation” – what can we learn from the project about how to do projects better? In assessing a project, it’s a good idea to combine assessment of the “product” – the outcome of the project – with the process of carrying it out. This means looking systematically at what went well and what went wrong, at the organisation, the meetings, the reports, the communication and the documentation
