| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes. |
| Roundtable Rotation I:
A Time Sequencing Evaluation Technique for Exercise Evaluation |
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Roundtable Presentation 348 to be held in Douglas Boardroom on Thursday, November 8, 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Lisle Hites,
Tulane University,
lhites@uab.edu
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| Abstract:
Evaluation of drills and exercises typically consist of developing exercise objectives into checklists that consist of measurable and observable items or events. However, such evaluation techniques are ill suited for gathering and quantifying less predictable facets of exercise outcomes and effectiveness. By focusing exclusively on pre-identified exercise objectives, many aspects of response effectiveness data may be overlooked. The technique discussed in this presentation will address an exercise evaluation technique which utilized time sequencing to assess the effectiveness of emergency response in a series of multidisciplinary simulated avian influenza outbreaks. Through use of this technique, assessment of this rich data set resulted in the identification of many different and un-expected insights into emergency response effectiveness.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Linking Monitoring, Evaluation and Internal Audit in International Emergency Response to Increase Effectiveness |
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Roundtable Presentation 348 to be held in Douglas Boardroom on Thursday, November 8, 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
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| Presenter(s):
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| Jason Ackerman,
Catholic Relief Services,
jackerma@crs.org
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| Carlisle Levine,
Catholic Relief Services,
clevine@crs.org
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| Stuart Belle,
World Vision International,
stuart_belle@wvi.org
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| Alex Causton,
Catholic Relief Services,
acauston@crspk.org
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| Abstract:
The international NGO community's ability to leverage organizational learning generated by monitoring and evaluating emergency responses from the Rwanda genocide to the Pakistan earthquake is mixed. The roundtable presenters suggest that collaboration between NGO internal audit and M&E practitioners will increase the likelihood that M&E recommendations lead to long-term, positive emergency response outcomes. Between M&E and Internal Audit functions, a broad array of skills sets, knowledge and capabilities are available, all of which can be more effectively deployed before, during and after an emergency response in order to increase intervention effectiveness.
The roundtable discussion will use the international NGO response to the Pakistan earthquake to highlight M&E successes and challenges associated with improving emergency response outcomes. Those highlight include: internal audit compliance authority reinforces M&E recommendations; collaborate don't duplicate; and to be mutually successful M&E and internal audit need a common vocabulary and understanding in their assessment approaches.
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