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A 15-minute check-up before you commission any evaluation
Before you spend a dollar on evaluation, run this tool to check the evaluability of your project:
I originally built this as a quick midterm-readiness check. It’s now expanded to support ten of the most common evaluation types, with tailored “must-haves,” branching questions, and clearer, action-oriented results.
What’s New (v2)
Covers 10 evaluation types: Needs Assessment, Design Finalization, Strategy & Implementation Check-Up, Developmental, Baseline, Process/Formative, Mid-term, Impact, Summative, and Cost-Effectiveness.
Adaptive logic by type: the checklist adjusts “must-haves” and prompts based on the evaluation type.
Clearer readiness gates: if critical preconditions aren’t met for the selected evaluation type, you’ll see exactly what to fix first.
Stronger recommendations: prioritized, practical next steps mapped to gaps in each domain.
Cleaner outputs: domain scores, rationale, and a shareable summary you can export or print—for free!
How It Works
Pick your evaluation type. The tool adapts to that choice.
Answer a focused set of Yes / No / Unsure questions across six domains:
Evaluation Use Potential
Stability of Operations
Data Environment
Resources & Timing
Program Logic & Design
Stakeholder Buy-In
Review your result and next steps. You’ll get domain-by-domain scores and concrete actions to get to “evaluation-ready.”
Score ranges
90–100% — Evaluation-Ready (green light)
70–89% — Some Gaps (pause and fix)
Below 70% — Not Evaluation-Ready (yet)
If any must-have for your chosen evaluation type is missing, the tool flags it and shows where to start.
Why I Expanded It
Because commissioning the wrong evaluation wastes money and momentum. A baseline needs different preconditions than an impact evaluation. A rapid, real-time learning review has a different bar than a cost-effectiveness study. This version helps you match the method to the moment—and only move forward when the foundations are in place.
Built for Access
Still no-code, still free. I used AI to turn a practical checklist into a lightweight web app so any team can self-assess in minutes—no gatekeeping, no friction.
Download a summary to share with your team or funder.
When to Use It
Before writing an RFP or hiring a consultant
At kickoff (to confirm readiness)
Mid-implementation (to decide midterm vs. learning review)
When a funder requests a specific evaluation type
Anytime you’re thinking “should we evaluate?”
What’s Next
An evaluation scope creation tool, a “Theory of Change Check-Up,” and an AI assistant trained on impact strategy and evaluation to help you in whatever stage you’re in, and a qual/quant analysis multi-agent tool.
If you use the tool, tell me what worked and what didn’t—or what you’d like to see. If you want a version tailored to your portfolio or funder requirements, get in touch.
Anthralytic exists to make evaluation, strategy, and decision-making tools radically accessible. If you’re tired of frameworks that talk over your team—or reports no one reads—you’re in the right place.