Evaluation Plan 2007-2011 Preparation: CO Evaluation Plan for 2007-11 programme cycle has been developed in accordance with prescribed evaluation guidelines and in close consultation with the Programme Team, the UN Coordination Specialist and UNDP Senior Management. The Evaluation Plan 2007-11 includes UNDAF evaluations, outcome evaluations, project evaluations and other evaluation. Staff involved in the Evaluation Plan Preparation: The following colleagues were involved in the preparation of the evaluation plan: a. All Programme Team colleagues, including Team leaders and Programme Officers, were consulted during the process of preparing the Evaluation Plan. b. UN Coordination Specialist. c. Senior management has approved the 2007-11 Evaluation Plan for UNDP Yemen. Planning and Mechanisms: To ensure the high quality of the CO Evaluation Plan the following mechanisms were used: - Consultation with programme staff from different Programme Teams - Alignment with the Yemen UNDAF M&E calendar and Yemen CPAP 2007-2011. - Analysis of CPAP outcomes and outputs and corresponding projects and their allocated and utilized resources. In general, the Programme Team is familiar with the concept of results-based management and its introduction in programme/project design. However, the preparation of this Evaluation Plan added value to the institutionalization of monitoring and evaluation in the Country Office.