Monitoring & Evaluation
This is an essential stage of all projects - and we are able to provide an independent viewpoint, where it is needed, of both the performance and impact of interventions.
At ECOTEC we are able to use a range of monitoring and evaluation tools to answer our clients’ questions such as “Will it work?”, “How is it doing?” and “What difference has it made?”. “It” might be one of a number of things: a project, an entire funding programme, an action plan, a strategy or a policy. Whichever it is, we have a vast experience upon which to draw, and can develop an approach that meets the particular needs of each individual situation. What is more, we can tell you what is working well (and not so well) and “how” and “why” things are as they are. We hope our clients will be able to use our findings to inform their future work, and we are often asked to formulate recommendations on this basis.
Our monitoring and evaluation services include:
- evaluating at project, programme and policy levels
- quantitative / qualitative monitoring
- ex-ante evaluation
- interim evaluation
- ex-post evaluation
For more information on our Monitoring & Evaluation work in your policy or practice area, visit our themes pages or contact Karl Held
Service Portfolio: Evaluating priority clusters and industries in Scotland
As pioneers in developing industrial clusters back in the early 1990's, Scottish Enterprise has spent nearly 15 years in designing, developing and implementing cluster interventions.
ECOTEC was commissioned to undertake a wholesale national review of the rationale, effectiveness and learning points from Scotland's cluster strategy and interventions. The work required a major review of each of the 15 priority industries supported including creative industries; energy; chemicals; textiles; forestry; construction; tourism and food and drink. Each industry review built on a desk based review to consult with industry beneficiaries, stakeholders, deliverers and intermediary bodies.
Our study produced a composite report from each individual cluster assessment and helped to inform the future direction, reprioritisation and management of cluster and sector activity in Scotland. It resulted in a reallocation of resources for a new and refined industry policy.
chris.ralph@ecotec.com
+44 121 616 36 00
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