Two Days Masterclass in Policy Implementation and Evaluation
15th - 17th July 2020, London, UK
09:15 | Registration and Refreshments |
09:30 | Chairman’s Welcome and Delegates’ Introductions |
09:50 | Policy Planning – a reminder
Principles of strategic thinking and policy options Strategic policy planning summary Stakeholder engagement Policy planning tools and option analysis Delivery chains |
11:00 | Morning coffee |
11:15 | Introducing Policy Implementation and Evaluation
How policy implementation and evaluation fit into the “policy cycle” Why do we need to focus on implementation and evaluation? How policy implementation is influenced by different political systems |
12:00 |
Implementing What?
Ensuring policy design considers implementation Understanding the issue the policy is attempting to resolve Importance of understanding the policy scope |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:15 |
Issues Facing Policy Implementation
Overlapping/conflicting pieces of legislation Resource implications Enforcement challenges Cultural issues within the delivery organisation |
14:00 |
Politicians, Bureaucrats and Stakeholders
How politicians and bureaucrats interact when implementing policy Using ministers to drive progress Political standpoints influencing policy implementation Stakeholder involvement Stakeholders as implementers |
15:00 | Afternoon tea |
15:15 | Project Management and Policy Benefits of proper project management Project management success factors ... and challenges |
16:30 | End of Day Wrap Up |
16:45 | Close |
09:15 | Refreshments |
09:30 |
Introduction to Policy Evaluation Ensuring effective and efficient monitoring International comparisons and benchmarking Range of institutions |
10:30 |
Linking Policy Implementation and Policy Evaluation
Performance targets Observing agency outputs Building evaluation into the project plan |
11:30 | Morning coffee |
11:45 |
Direct vs Indirect Policy Impacts
First order and second order impacts How to assess positive and negative unintended consequences |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:15 | Policy Evaluation Methodologies In depth surveys Eco metric techniques Cost-benefit analysis frameworks Quantitative vs qualitative evaluation Control groups Cost-implications of different methodologies |
15:00 | Afternoon Tea |
15:15 |
Impact Analysis
Questions for Post-Implementation Review Equality Impact Assessment Other specific impact tests |
16:15 | End of Day Wrap Up |
16:30 | Close |