We believe that good decisions require good information. In order to support organizations in their desire to improve data-driven management, we developed the GoodMeasure program. GoodMeasure is a program housed in the BYU Marriott School of Business. It is staffed by students in the Master of Public Administration program under the supervision of Eva Witesman, Ph.D. We provide program evaluation and statistical analysis services for government and nonprofit organizations.

The GoodMeasure program is designed in three phases:

Phase 1 (January-April) involves the development of protocols and management plans for program evaluation. This phase includes the development of program logic models, sampling protocols, management tools, and data collection instruments.

Phase 2 (May-August), allows organizations to implement the plans and tools designed in phase 1 to gather evaluation data with or without the aid of paid student interns.

Phase 3 (September-December), provides data analysis in which students analyze evaluation data and produce statistical reports that demonstrate the outcomes or impact of the program.

Organizations can participate in any phase of the program, and do not have to participate with the program in sequence. However, community partners that have participated in the program evaluation planning component of the program (Phase 1) have priority status when applying for other services.

Some projects that do not fit the GoodMeasure timeline may also be considered for partnership through other BYU MPA programs and services.