Rapid value for money assessment

Four guiding principles, and four examples

I often get asked things like: "we're just a small program with a modest budget - how can we assess our value for money without breaking the piggy bank?" or "we don't have time for a full VfM assessment - we need to make a decision, and we need it yesterday!"

In any evaluation, the level of effort needs to be kept proportionate to the program and the pu…