Making the best use of evidence in outcome agreements
Perth, 25th September 2005
About this event
This event was for staff involved in developing outcome agreements, particularly monitoring and evaluation officers. It focused on exploring how to make sure that regeneration activity is underpinned by robust data, to assess needs and measure progress.
It provided an excellent opportunity to share ideas, learn from each others’ experience and showcase examples of best practice.
Participants rated the event highly. Examples of things participants found most useful were:
“Networking is crucial and getting new ideas for data gathering was useful.”
“Methods of collecting information from different sources and sharing information.”
“The scale of the event was just right.”
“Was useful and not overbearing/too long.”
Access the materials used at this event
Presentation 1: Review of availability and use of evidence in ROAs
Liz Shiel, Tribal Consultants
Presentation 2: Making performance management work in a small authority
Alan Howard, East Dunbartonshire CPP
Presentation 3: Using technology in data gathering
Andy McKay, West Dunbartonshire CPP
Workshop 1: Fife’s use of evidence to inform regeneration
Chris Mitchell, Fife Council
Workshop 2: Using qualitative data in the ROA and project evaluation
Chris Nicol, Edinburgh Capital City Partnership
A background reading list is also available.
All of our presenters and workshop facilitators are very happy for you to contact them to hear more about their experience. Contact details are at the end of each presentation. |
Find out more about this topic
An SCR Practice Event We have another event focusing on using evidence in regeneration on 23rd October 2007. This event will focus specifically on how to collect and analyse evidence as a foundation for planning regeneration action and services. It will showcase four different approaches to collecting and using evidence. Book online. |
Research into Evidence in Regeneration Outcome Agreements Communities Scotland recently published research into how ROAs make use of quantitative and qualitative data. Read the summary of key findings. We also published research into the wider experience of developing and implementing ROAs. Find out more. |
The Regeneration Outcomes How To Guide This online guide provides advice about the process of developing an outcome agreement, and monitoring progress. The sections on How To Develop the Strategy and How To Track Progress give some tips about using evidence to assess the impact of your activities. |
Engaging Communities To get practical advice about how to gather qualitative evidence about the needs and experiences of communities, have a look at our Community Engagement How To Guide, which has lots of useful techniques. |
Find Out What Works Our bank of Profiles of regeneration activity highlights other organisation’s experiences in regeneration. For example, find out more about Fife’s Tracking Study into Health and Wellbeing – a long term project to gather evidence on the needs and experiences of local communities. |
