Program Analysis And Program Evaluation

abi
can you please diffrentiate program analysis from program evaluation...tnx a alot
Ajmal Mirza
Program Analysis
The analysis of options in relation to goals and objectives, strategies, procedures, and resources by comparing alternatives for proposed and ongoing programs. It embraces the processes involved in program planning and program evaluation.
Program Evaluation
It involves collecting information about a program or some aspect of a program to make necessary decisions about the program. Program evaluation may include a variety of evaluations: needs assessments, cost/benefit analysis, effectiveness, efficiency, formative, summative, goal-based, process, outcomes, etc.
mschmalenbach
I would also add that analysis is about finding out what makes up the programme, why it exists at all, who wants it, why, why it exists in its current form, what resources it needs, who it impacts and is designed to embrace.
And for evaluation I would simply say that it is about attaching some value to each aspect of the programme using the analysis data. I take this perspective because of the way eVALUation is spelt!
Kind regards
Martin
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