Expert Evaluation and Research Consultancy]
At Edale, we’re experts in offering comprehensive research and evaluation for economic development and social projects.
We pride ourselves to on clear, solid reports that outline how things are going that not only quantify success but also provide feedback for future work.
Our partners are local and combined authorities, local enterprise partnerships, universities and other interested parties, who want to measure and maximise the effects of their interventions, including many ERDF and ESF projects.
Why Choose Edale for your project evaluation?
Evaluation is an important part of the project execution process as it helps organisations identify what works, adjust interventions, and show accountability to funders. Our research provides the evidence you need to:
- Show funders that you’ve achieved your objectives.
- Make a compelling case for more funding.
- Develop strategies for future initiatives.
Our Expertise
We offer full evaluation services tailored to your individual requirements. As an expert in HM Treasury’s Magenta Book and Green Book guidance, we use best practices for projects of any size, from national government schemes to localised schemes. Our capabilities include:
- Evaluation of the Process: Understand how your project was executed.
- Impact Analysis using Counterfactual Hypothesis: Taking results against a “what if” case.
- Theory of Change: Identifying the causal pathways your action is driving.
- Cost Benefit Analysis: Analysing the return on your project.
- Value for money: Calculating various values for money, social return on money, and gross value added (GVA).
Tailored Evaluation Methodologies
No project is the same, and so we have an approach that changes to needs and projects. We consult with you to craft evaluations that ask the right questions for you and your stakeholders. Our services include:
- Flexible approaches based on your and your funder’s needs.
- Clearly presented data and strong narratives to highlight successes.
- Critical assessments where appropriate negative experience and underperformance needs contextualising.
- Continuously support to make sure that the evaluation is effective and of good quality.
Our Approach to Good Evaluation
We think a decent evaluation is:
- Beneficial: Responding to the requirements of the key stakeholders and supporting decision-making.
- Realistic: Being objective and open about results.
- Data-Based & Solid: With well thought out, well-implemented methods.
Combining these values with intensive collaboration, we provide assessments that show the value of your project and guide future policies and programmes.
We work with our customers to support economic development and levelling up by gaining more knowledge about what works. Our analyses enable organisations at every government level to discover potential and effect real change.
Let us get you there by expert analysis. Let’s discuss your project and how we can support success monitoring and evaluation.