Expand your mind
A curated list of readings that Frank collects to stretch your policy thinking.
Policy Quality Framework
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hosts the Policy Project. This Policy Quality Framework sets out the dimensions of quality policy advice and is useful for policy professionals…
Developing papers with the Policy Quality Framework
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hosts the Policy Project. This checklist for peer reviewers, which helps identify what good looks like for different parts of a paper, is one of the…
What is the difference between monitoring and evaluation?
The EvalCommunity website has a range of easy-to-understand explanations of key terms, including the difference between monitoring and evaluation. Monitoring is the process of gathering real time…
Guidance Note: Best Practice Monitoring, Evaluation and Review
This guidance sets out the basics of monitoring, evaluation and review (MER) for legislation, regulation or other policies – and argues MER should be built into any policy process early on. Simple…
Free and frank advice, and policy stewardship
Providing free and frank advice is integral to the development and delivery of policy stewardship, good policy decisions, and to the legitimacy and performance of a politically neutral public…
