Working with Evaluation Stakeholders |
Description: Working with stakeholders is a fact of life for evaluators. That interaction can be productive and beneficial to the conduct of a study that informs decisions that have positive outcomes for decision makers and program recipients. Or that interaction can be draining and often conflicting for both the evaluator and the stakeholders and lead to studies that are misguided, cost too much and take too long to do, and never get used; and to studies that never get done. So, this is an incredibly important topic for evaluators to explore. This course will focus on strategies to identify those who can and will be most beneficial for the achievement of study goals and how to achieve a productive working relationship with them. Stakeholder characteristics like knowledge of the program, power and ability to influence, willingness to participate, etc. will be analyzed and strategies presented to successfully engage stakeholders for effective collaboration. Detailed course materials, case examples, and readings will be provided to illuminate course content and extend its long-term usefulness. Instructor: Dr. John Bryson is Professor, and Associate Dean for Research and Centers, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He works in the areas of leadership, strategic management, and the design of organizational and community change processes. He wrote the best-selling book and award-winning, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, and co-wrote the award-winning Leadership for the Common Good. Dr. Bryson is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He has received many awards for his work, including four best book awards, three best article awards, and the General Electric Award for Outstanding Research in Strategic Planning from the Academy of Management. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Management Review, International Public Management Journal, American Review of Public Administration, and Journal of Public Affairs Education. From 1998 to 2000 he was director of the Institute's Master of Public Affairs degree; from 1997 to 2000 he was collegiate program leader for the University of Minnesota Extension Service; from 1997 to 1999, he was director of the Institute's Reflective Leadership Center; and from 1983 to 1989, he was associate director of the University's Strategic Management Research Center. He has consulted with a wide variety of governing bodies, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit corporations in North America and Europe. He holds a doctorate and master of science degree in urban and regional planning and a master of arts degree in public policy and administration, all from the University of Wisconsin.
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Fee: $795 |
