Establishing Evaluation Offices Part 1
By: Cindy Clapp-Wincek, Senior Evaluation Advisor Evaluation has now been around a good long time. Some Federal evaluation offices have been around for decades, some agencies do not yet have evaluation offices, and some agencies have had evaluation offices that have started and stopped. In any of these contexts, there are enduring issues. What choices
Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations Matrices
By: Chelsie Kuhn, MEL Associate, Headlight Consulting Services, LLP This blog post is the last in a series about qualitative methods. Up to this point, our series has covered thoughts on qualitative rigor truths, things to keep in mind for implementation, and recommendations to help with qualitative data analysis software and coding setup considerations. To
Top 5 Dos and Don’ts of Qualitative Analysis
By: Chelsie Kuhn, MEL Associate, Headlight Consulting Services, LLP In full disclosure, prior to joining Headlight, I was a quantitative methodologist who had some experience building surveys, building quantitative datasets from secondary sources, and running statistical analyses. When I started, I had facilitated a few semi-structured interviews and focus groups to gather data, but I
Choosing the Right Qualitative Analysis Software
By: Chelsie Kuhn, MEL Associate, Headlight Consulting Services, LLP To facilitate the implementation of recommendations from our last post on Qualitative Rigor, we thought it might be helpful to offer up some considerations for choosing a qualitative analysis software before getting further into the process. Qualitative analysis software allows researchers and evaluators to better organize,
Designing Rigorous Qualitative Practice (part 2)
By: Rebecca Herrington Picking up where we left off last time with Qualitative Rigor in Design, this week’s blog focuses on ensuring Qualitative Rigor in Implementation, Data Cleaning, and Analysis. If you have not had time to read our first blog on Qualitative Rigor, we highly recommend that you start there as it lays out
Designing Rigorous Qualitative Practice (part 1)
By: Rebecca Herrington As researchers and evaluators work to monitor, evaluate, and learn from developments in the field, we often collect qualitative data from beneficiaries and stakeholders via observational interactions and documentation, focus groups, key informant interviews, and more. Many are apprehensive to trust findings and recommendations from qualitative data, and they critique the qualitative
What is data-driven decision making?
By: Rebecca Herrington Data-driven decision making may sound like jargon, but when approached honestly, data-driven decision making is a tangible practice to support more effective and efficient planning and operations. While the phrase may be overused and often lacking in the rigor of its application, this blog will hopefully demystify and provide practical guidance on
Welcome to Headlight Consulting Services, LLP
Welcome! We are Headlight Consulting Services, LLP. Headlight Consulting Services, LLP delivers data-driven decision making through systematic design support, in-depth monitoring, evaluation, and learning technical services, and facilitated organizational change processes. Headlight offers fit-for-purpose, agile solutions to improve the efficiency and efficacy of international development programs around the globe, focusing on the structures and systems
