In general, the basic evaluative questions address the issue of what results
the Bank has achieved with its interventions in a given country, sector,
thematic area or project. This entails first assessing the evaluability of the
Banks approach (i.e., strategy or project), then the Banks diagnosis of the
problem, its intent with regard to possible solutions (expected results), the
efficiency and effectiveness of Bank interventions, and the intended and
unintended outcomes. In other words, did the Bank do the right thing? Did it do
it efficiently and effectively? What happened as a result of the Banks
actions?
Because evaluation is a tool and all tools must be scrutinized
constantly for improvement, OVE continuously reviews its methodologies. The
methodological working papers included here should be viewed along with the
methodological statements in the different types of evaluation reports for a
better understanding of the approaches OVE has taken.