ASSET MAPPING, NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
When ownership is local and national, and various stakeholders work together, program innovations have a greater chance to take root and survive.
— Dr. Ruth Simmons, President, Prairie View A&M University
Just like programs, program evaluations have stakeholders. Often, these are individuals who intend to use the evaluation results (see the section on evaluation purpose and scope and the discussion of Utilization- Focused Evaluation), who provide resources to support the program, who are involved in the program implementation, and who are beneficiaries of the program.
The Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) guide, Developing an Effective Evaluation Plan: Setting the Course for Effective Program Evaluation (2011) gives the following ways that stakeholders can help the evaluation:
Determine and prioritize key evaluation questions.
Pre-test data collection instruments.
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