▁emp ower ment ▁evaluation ▁has ▁three ▁steps ; ▁Est ab lish ing ▁a ▁mission ▁T aking ▁stock ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁ ▁Est ab lish ing ▁a ▁mission ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁step ▁involves ▁evalu ators ▁asking ▁the ▁program ▁participants ▁and ▁staff ▁members ▁( of ▁the ▁program ) ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁E valu ators ▁may ▁opt ▁to ▁carry ▁this ▁step ▁out ▁by ▁bringing ▁such ▁parties ▁together ▁and ▁asking ▁them ▁to ▁generate ▁and ▁discuss ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁logic ▁behind ▁this ▁approach ▁is ▁to ▁show ▁each ▁party ▁that ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁diver gent ▁views ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁program ▁mission ▁actually ▁is . ▁ ▁T aking ▁stock ▁ ▁T aking ▁stock ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁step ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁important ▁tasks . ▁The ▁first ▁task ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁program ▁participants ▁and ▁program ▁staff ▁generating ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁current ▁key ▁activities ▁that ▁are ▁cru cial ▁to ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁The ▁second ▁task ▁is ▁concerned ▁with ▁rating ▁the ▁identified ▁key ▁activities , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁prior it ization . ▁For ▁example , ▁each ▁party ▁member ▁may ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁rate ▁each ▁key ▁activity ▁on ▁a ▁scale ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , ▁where ▁ 1 0 ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁ 1 ▁the ▁least ▁important . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁evalu ator ▁during ▁this ▁task ▁is ▁to ▁facil itate ▁interactive ▁discussion ▁amongst ▁members ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁some ▁bas eline ▁of ▁shared ▁meaning ▁and ▁understanding ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁key ▁activities