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Session Title: Evaluation Managers and Supervisors TIG Business Meeting and Panel: Reflections on Evaluation Management Expertise and Competencies From Two Perspectives
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Business Meeting with Panel Session 376 to be held in TRAVIS B on Thursday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Managers and Supervisors TIG
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| TIG Leader(s):
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Ann Maxwell, United States Department of Health and Human Services, ann.maxwell@oig.hhs.gov
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Sue Hewitt, Health District of Northern Larimer County, shewitt@healthdistrict.org
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Laura Feldman, University of Wyoming, lfeldman@uwyo.edu
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| Thomas Horwood, ICF International, thorwood@icfi.com
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| Abstract:
“Managing evaluation is an almost invisible practice, one little studied and little written about. Illuminating everyday practice and perspectives on it serves to make the taken-for-granted, the seemingly invisible and often ineffable, available” (Baizerman & Compton, 2009, p. 8). This session will feature two evaluation managers who work together to manage several evaluation studies but who represent different perspectives. One perspective (the client) is that of an evaluation manager from a public agency who oversees multiple studies simultaneously. The other perspective (the contractor) is that of an evaluation manager from a consulting firm who also manages multiple studies at the same time. Each panelist will reflect individually on the types of evaluation and management expertise and competencies. Finally, the two panelists will compare and contrast these perspectives based on their roles in their individual organizations and end with an opportunity for attendees to offer their own observations or ask questions.
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Reflections on Evaluation Management Expertise and Competencies From the Perspective of Public Agency
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| Jennifer Broussard, Texas Education Agency, jennifer.broussard@tea.state.tx.us
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This presentation will focus on the reflection on evaluation management expertise and competencies from the perspective of an evaluation manager from a public agency who oversees multiple studies simultaneously. Specifically, the presenter will discuss the evaluation expertise and management expertise gained through the everyday management of evaluation studies and evaluators at a public agency and how these might relate to other evaluation managers. The goals of this presentation are to illuminate some of the challenges in managing evaluation studies and ways to overcome these challenges, provide insights into managing consultants, and discuss the specific issues related to delivering the final report to the state legislature.
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Reflections on Evaluation Management Expertise and Competencies From the Perspective of a Consultant
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| Thomas Horwood, ICF International, thorwood@icfi.com
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This presentation will focus on the reflection on evaluation management expertise and competencies from the perspective of an evaluation manager from a consulting firm who oversees multiple studies simultaneously. Specifically, the presenter will discuss the evaluation expertise and management expertise gained through the everyday management of evaluation studies and evaluators as a contractor to a public agency and how these might relate to other evaluation managers. The goals of this presentation are to illuminate some of the challenges in managing evaluation studies and ways to overcome these challenges, provide insights into motivating evaluation staff, and discuss the specific issues related to managing the scope of the evaluation contract on time and within budget.
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