Managers and policy makers navigate a landscape populated by multiple programs, pursuing a smaller set of objectives, supporting an even a smaller set of long term goals. Depending on need, evaluation can encompass any single element of the evaluation landscape, or any combination of elements. Whatever the scope of evaluation needs, decision makers need actionable, timely, and trustworthy guidance. They need to know:

• What has happened?
• What is happening?
• What is likely to happen?