Changing the rules of the game: An Introduction and virtual design charrette session for the PIR Methods Menu

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About the Event

There is a growing recognition that sustainable development requires dealing with complexity and changing the “rules of the game”, which in turn may be an essential ingredient for transformational change. It is less clear what evidence approaches should be used, in what contexts, how multiple approaches may complement one another, and so forth. Enter the Policy and Institutional Reform (PIR) Methods Menu, an open access tool that helps diverse users select fit-for-purpose evidence approaches.
With the prototype publicly launched in September 2023, design for the next iteration of the PIR Methods Menu (available at: www.3ieimpact.org/pir-methods) is now underway, based on several pilot applications and continued input from evaluators, evaluation commissioners, practitioners, and others. This virtual design charrette serves as both outreach and listening session, aiming to encourage you to think and work outside your methodological comfort zone while trying to learn more about your needs and what works best for you.
In this session, participants will have an opportunity to interact with the PIR Methods Menu tool and explore approaches to learning that meet their unique needs. After a short introduction and demonstration of the tool, participants are invited to share their input, feedback and relevant experience via a brief Google Forms questionnaire. Results from the charrette session will be shared with all those who participate.

Speakers

Name Title Biography
Julian Glucroft Associate Director, M&E Julian Glucroft is an Associate Director with the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Monitoring and Evaluation Division. He oversees M&E activities in Benin, Senegal, and Kiribati, and leads a working group on policy and institutional reform. He manages evaluations in the power, agriculture, and transportation sectors including innovative approaches such as remote power grid monitoring. He has over thirteen years of experience in development management and research with the United Nations, U.S. government and contractors, and non-profit organizations. He has led complex research projects including a review of USAID’s investments in capacity development and a systems evaluation of a basic education program in Ghana. Fluent in French and English, he received a B.A from Brandeis University in International and Global Studies and an M.A. in International Development from American University. When not at work, he enjoys jogging, cooking, and playing drums. He lives with his wife and two young children in Washington D.C.
Douglas Glandon Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Leader of Methods Development at the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) At 3ie, Douglas guides and implements 3ie's strategic direction, with an emphasis on technical innovation and efficient, high-quality delivery of services to our partners. As Leader of Methods Development, he guides the organization in expanding and enhancing our methods and approaches for generating timely, policy-responsive, rigorous evidence to inform international development policy, programming, and investments. Working directly with 3ie's evidence partners, Douglas also designs, leads, and quality assures impact evaluations, evidence syntheses, and complementary analytical outputs. Douglas is particularly interested in the intersection of data science and econometrics and measuring the costs and effectiveness of complex and multi-sectoral programs. Douglas has a PhD in Health Systems from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Master’s in Public Health from the Tufts University School of Medicine, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Community Health from Tufts University.

Topics and Themes

Evaluators Evaluation Comissioners Evaluation users Academics Students Evaluation and transformational change: balancing ambition and realism Governance Public Policy

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