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Undertaking Virtual Evaluations - DPME Guideline
January 2024 The purpose of this Guideline is to give practical guidance on how to undertake virtual evaluations Report NameUndertaking Virtual Evaluations – DPME GuidelineAuthorDPME Categories Guidelines , Publications , South Africa Share
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Undertaking
Virtual Evaluations
Guideline
Addressed to Government departments who are undertaking evaluations (programme managers and M&E staff).
Purpose The purpose of this Guideline is to give practical guidance on how to undertake virtual evaluations.
Policy reference This guideline should be read in conjunction with the
• National Evaluation Policy Framework 2019 and all DPME Guidelines
Contact person
for this guideline
Evaluation Unit
E-mail: evaluations@dpme.gov.za | Tel: 012 312 0162
DPME Evaluation Guideline 2.2.27
Created January 2024
1 Introduction
Rapid technological advancement is changing the way we
work and interact, leading to increased remote working,
online communication and the development of tools and
technologies which support evaluation. These changes
have implications for how evaluations are planned,
undertaken and disseminated, as virtual evaluation has
become accepted and is increasingly widespread. This
guideline, developed via a co-creative process aims to
provide practical and actionable advice on conducting
virtual and hybrid evaluations at national-, provincial- and
local levels in South Africa.
It provides tailored advice for the South African context
drawing on available literature. The guideline is relevant
to evaluation commissioners, programme and project
managers as well as evaluation implementers, students,
researchers and the broader evaluation community
interested in strengthening their practice of virtual
evaluation. Over time, the guideline will be refined with
more approaches, methods and tools, drawing on lessons
learned from practice.
This guideline may be used when conducting evaluations
virtually during extraordinary times such as during the
pandemic, natural disasters, or other situations where the
evaluator or evaluation participants have access limitations
(e.g. evaluators and participants with disabilities); where
Undertaking
Virtual Evaluations
Guideline
Addressed to Government departments who are undertaking evaluations (programme managers and M&E staff).
Purpose The purpose of this Guideline is to give practical guidance on how to undertake virtual evaluations.
Policy reference This guideline should be read in conjunction with the
• National Evaluation Policy Framework 2019 and all DPME Guidelines
Contact person
for this guideline
Evaluation Unit
E-mail: evaluations@dpme.gov.za | Tel: 012 312 0162
DPME Evaluation Guideline 2.2.27
Created January 2024
1 Introduction
Rapid technological advancement is changing the way we
work and interact, leading to increased remote working,
online communication and the development of tools and
technologies which support evaluation. These changes
have implications for how evaluations are planned,
undertaken and disseminated, as virtual evaluation has
become accepted and is increasingly widespread. This
guideline, developed via a co-creative process aims to
provide practical and actionable advice on conducting
virtual and hybrid evaluations at national-, provincial- and
local levels in South Africa.
It provides tailored advice for the South African context
drawing on available literature. The guideline is relevant
to evaluation commissioners, programme and project
managers as well as evaluation implementers, students,
researchers and the broader evaluation community
interested in strengthening their practice of virtual
evaluation. Over time, the guideline will be refined with
more approaches, methods and tools, drawing on lessons
learned from practice.
This guideline may be used when conducting evaluations
virtually during extraordinary times such as during the
pandemic, natural disasters, or other situations where the
evaluator or evaluation participants have access limitations
(e.g. evaluators and participants with disabilities); where
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January 2024
The purpose of this Guideline is to give practical guidance on how to undertake virtual evaluations |