▁ ▁E valu ation ▁results ▁must ▁be ▁tim ely ▁and ▁available ▁when ▁needed ▁ ▁E valu ations ▁must ▁respect ▁st ake hold ers ' ▁program ▁commit ments ▁ ▁Util ization ▁and ▁dis sem ination ▁plans ▁should ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁evaluation ▁design ▁ ▁E valu ations ▁should ▁include ▁an ▁assess ment ▁of ▁util ization ▁ ▁In ternal ▁versus ▁external ▁program ▁evalu ators ▁ ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁evalu ator ▁chosen ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁program ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁equally ▁important ▁as ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁evaluation . ▁E valu ators ▁may ▁be ▁internal ▁( pers ons ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁be ▁executed ) ▁or ▁external ▁( Pers ons ▁not ▁associated ▁with ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁execution / implementation ▁of ▁the ▁program ). ▁( Div ision ▁for ▁o vers ight ▁services , 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁provides ▁a ▁brief ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁advantages ▁and ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁evalu ators ▁adapted ▁from ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁o vers ight ▁services ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁list ▁of ▁advantages ▁and ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁evalu ators , ▁see ▁( Div ision ▁of ▁o vers ight ▁services , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁In ternal ▁evalu ators ▁Adv antages ▁May ▁have ▁better ▁overall ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁and ▁possess ▁inform al ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁Less ▁threaten ing ▁as ▁already ▁familiar ▁with ▁staff ▁Less ▁cost ly ▁ ▁Dis adv antages ▁May ▁be ▁less ▁objective ▁May ▁be ▁more ▁pre