Evaluate a CoP

Evaluation is key to the ongoing success of your community. It is important to begin thinking about evaluation as you launch your CoP, for it will guide activities and focus throughout the life of a CoP. Evaluation enables members to think through various options, plan direction, and define processes and outcomes. This Resource Kit provides a basic review of evaluation, explains how evaluation can be conducted within CoPs, and provides templates to get you started. Topics covered in this section include:

• Why Evaluate?
• Start an Evaluation
• Do a SWOT Analysis
• Develop SMART Objectives