Evaluation (assessment)

The evaluation consists of the analysis, --in terms of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability and viability—of the policies, programs, projects or functions carried out with the purpose of to improve the quality of decisions, to allocate better the resources and to inform the parties concerned. It is a consistent process that allows to know to what extent an activity has met the objectives assigned to it initially and if there have been additional costs or benefits, if there is something to be learned from the activity and how it has been carried out. Also analyses that compare forecasts of future developments with reality as time unfolds.