EVALUATION

ERS has substantial experience of undertaking both formative and summative evaluation studies across a range of area-based initiatives, thematic programmes and economic development and regeneration initiatives. This has included studies at a Programme, Thematic and Project level across all of the Neighbourhood Renewal areas of Crime, Education, Employment, Environment, Health and Housing as well as in the area of Arts and Culture.

Evaluation studies have included:

• Assessment of targeting methodology and intervention design

• Assessment of implementation processes and delivery models

• Review of performance management and monitoring systems

• Evaluation of impact including assessment of leakage, displacement & deadweight

• Cost-benefit analysis and unit cost analysis

• Establishment of focused recommendations

Our evaluation studies adopt a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques to generate both primary research data and support detailed analysis of secondary source data pertinent to the intervention. Our consultants adopt triangulation as a method of evaluating interventions using data from a variety of source to enable us to provide balanced, objective and evidenced based findings and recommendations.

We pride ourselves on providing clients with informative and usable reports that support decision making, policy development and improve the effectiveness of delivery.

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