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Keywords: Preconditions, Agenda, Feasibility, Stakeholders, Undertaken

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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.

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/evaluation/guide/guide07_en.htm

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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.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/glossary/glossary_e.htm

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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.

http://www.epa.gov/evaluate/glossary/e-esd.htm

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A way of determining to what extent an evaluation is possible by examining program goals and objectives, available and collectable program data, and program activities.

http://www.cdc.gov/std/program/progeval/ApD-PGprogeval.htm

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A tool used to determine if a program is ready to take part in a process or outcome evaluation.

http://www.jrsa.org/jjec/resources/definitions.html

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