SI provides a range of evaluation solutions that optimize design and methods based on the evaluation question that needs to be answered and within the available resource envelope.

Evaluation is a critical tool for evidence-based decision making, promoting program effectiveness, and optimizing investments. Evaluations improve the functioning of specific projects and promote larger objectives like organizational learning, performance improvement, strategic planning, and accountability. With near limitless options representing different points on a rigor/cost spectrum, the identification of the most appropriate design and methods is critical to the efficient use of evaluation resources.

Over the last 25 years we have completed hundreds of performance evaluations, dozens of impact evaluations, and have been at the forefront of advances in developmental evaluation (DE). We field multi-disciplinary teams and train team leaders to conduct efficient, rigorous evaluations that ensure objectivity, accuracy, and reproducibility. We leverage a wide variety of methods, ranging from AI-powered solutions (using machine learning and large language models) to highly participatory approaches, to inform programming and improve evidence-based decision-making.