Evaluation is an important management tool, and in order for it to play its role, there needs to be careful consideration of evaluation recommendations as a basis for management decisions. All evaluations will have a management response and are subject to follow-up reporting.
Format of the Management Response The management response should be brief: it should comment on the utility of the report and illustrate Management’s position on the evaluation: a. Overall response to the evaluation: In this section, Management presents its overall views on the report and its conclusions; it sets the perspective for the remainder of the response. b. Response by recommendation: Management then should address all the recommendations, discussing each of them in order. This should be done in the format below, with columns that include the recommendation number and text; whether the recommendation is accepted fully, partially, or is rejected; action to be taken; and the responsible party or unit for follow-up action. In the case of a rejected recommendation, reasons should be indicated. In some cases it will be necessary to supplement the list of actions and timing in the management response with an implementation schedule. Where implementation of a recommendation is dependent upon additional funding this should be made clear.