evaluation

(1) Judging something (a scenario, a policy, a strategy, a futures project, etc.) in terms of selected criteria (feasibility, desirability, equity, cost-effectiveness, etc.) or comparing two or more items in terms of such criteria. (2) An investigation as systematic and objective as possible of preparation, implementation and outputs of an on-going or completed project or programme, with a view to investigating the relevance of its objectives, its fulfilment of objectives, efficiency, impact and sustainability.