Conducting an effective evaluation is essential to determine if you are meeting your goals for any project or program. An evaluation plan is one of the key documents that guides the evaluation process from beginning to end. An evaluation plan serves as your guidebook in making sure the evaluation is thorough, accurate, timely, and effective. It provides a detailed outline of the evaluation process and serves as a reference point for identifying your evaluation goals and determining the steps necessary for an effective evaluation. This course provides a step-by-step guide for creating an evaluation plan based on a proven effective, widely used template. After taking this course, you will better understand the importance of an evaluation plan, the basic elements of an effective evaluation plan, and how to use and share an evaluation plan to maintain credibility and effectiveness in your evaluation.