What is the PERG Evaluation Matrix?
George Hein and Brenda Engel designed the original PERG matrix for PERG’s first evaluation. Its purpose was to match what is to be evaluated with appropriate information-gathering means. Program goals, activities, and outcomes are considered in relation to the evaluation activities and data necessary to perform the evaluation. Beyond its immediate usefulness for that project, the matrix turned out to be a highly adaptable tool that could be applied to future programmatic planning tasks. A special benefit of the PERG matrix is that it promotes collaboration between evaluators and program staff. Together, evaluators and program staff periodically review the implementation goals, activities, and outcomes and the evaluation activities and data that document and explain the program.
