An attempt to determine whether or not the questions raised by a given analytical agenda for an evaluation are at all answerable by an evaluator using appropriate research methods. See also analytical agenda, evaluability, evaluation project.

An evaluability assessment is a systematic process used to determine the feasibility of a program evaluation. It also helps determine whether conducting a program evaluation will provide useful information that will help improve the management of a program and its overall performance.

Negotiation and investigation undertaken jointly by the evaluator, the evaluation sponsor, and possibly other stakeholders to determine if a program meets the preconditions for evaluation and, if so, how the evaluation should be designed to ensure maximum utility.