Implementation Analysis for Feedback
on Program Progress and Results

Description: Many programs do not achieve intended outcomes because of how they are implemented. Thus, implementation analysis (IA) is very important for policy and funding decisions. IA fills the methodological gap between outcome evaluations that treat a program as a "black box" and process evaluations that present a flood of descriptive data. IA provides essential feedback on the "critical ingredients" of a program, and helps drive change through an understanding of factors affecting implementation and short-term results. Topics include: importance of IA; conceptual and theoretical foundations of IA; how IA drives change and complements other program evaluation approaches; major models of IA and their strengths/weaknesses; how to build an IA framework and select appropriate IA methods; concrete examples of how IA can keep programs on-track, spot problems early, enhance outcomes, and strengthen collaborative ventures; and suggestions for employing IA in your organization. Detailed course materials and in-class exercises are provided.

Instructor: Dr. Arnold Love is an internationally-recognized independent consultant based in Toronto, Canada, with more than 25 years of experience in evaluation. He is author of a chapter on internal evaluation in Encyclopedia of Program Evaluation (Sage, 2004), Internal Evaluation: Building Organizations from Within (Sage, 1991), and a chapter on implementation analysis for the new edition of The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (Jossey-Bass, 2004). Dr. Love is editor of the Canadian Evaluation Society's Evaluation Methods Sourcebook Series and of special issues of New Directions for Program Evaluation and the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. He received his PhD from University of Waterloo; has taught program evaluation at the National Centre for Nonprofit Management at York University and at the Centre for Innovative Management at Athabasca University. He served a 2-year term as President of the Canadian Evaluation Society. In 1996, he recieved the CES National Award for Distinguished Contribution to Evaluation in Canada and in 2005, he was made a Fellow of the CES. The American Evaluation Association recognized Dr. Love in 1998 for his contributions to building a worldwide evaluation community and in 2005 for his service to AEA . He is a member of the Performance Measurement, Evaluation and Audit Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Certificate: CAEP IIA.b

Fee: $795