EVALUATION

The data you gathered and already analysed now needs to be put into the right context. This is the point in time where you need your three-dimensional approach and see how your gap has been addressed and what more needs to be done to answer your research questions.

There you are now, having a lot of high-quality, visualised data and some preliminary conclusions. At this point you want the wisdom of the crowd - your practitioners. Gather them once more and discuss your findings. Present them first without your own conclusions. Let’s see what their
conclusions are. 

Ask them:

• What stands out? What results are remarkable? 
• Did you expect these results? Why or why not? 
• What are possible explanations for these results? Put them in relation to each of your three dimensions! Maybe one solution’s functionality could not be used, because there was a shortage of fish at the trial location. (Means: There can be trial dimension related reasons explaining a CM dimension-related finding, of which you initially thought it would be within the solution dimension.) 
• What can you conclude based on these results? (Think here about your initial gaps and trial objectives. Have you bridged your gap? At least partly?) 
• Are the results transferable to other teams/ contexts? Why or why not? 
• What advice would you provide about the solution? Did it address your gaps as expected? Why or why not?