akers ▁with ▁information ▁about ▁how ▁well ▁the ▁programme ▁is ▁being ▁implemented . ▁By ▁continu ously ▁monitoring ▁the ▁program , ▁decision - m akers ▁learn ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁how ▁well ▁it ▁is ▁following ▁the ▁plans ▁and ▁gu idel ines , ▁conflicts ▁ar ising , ▁staff ▁support ▁and ▁mor ale , ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁materials , ▁delivery ▁and ▁budget ing ▁problems . ▁Did ▁the ▁programme ▁work ? ▁By ▁meas uring ▁the ▁actual ▁out comes ▁and ▁comparing ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁anticip ated ▁out comes , ▁decision - m akers ▁are ▁better ▁able ▁to ▁decide ▁if ▁the ▁program ▁should ▁be ▁continued , ▁modified , ▁or ▁dropped ▁altogether . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁product ▁evaluation . ▁ ▁Using ▁C IP P ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁evaluation ▁The ▁C IP P ▁model ▁is ▁unique ▁as ▁an ▁evaluation ▁guide ▁as ▁it ▁allows ▁evalu ators ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁program ▁at ▁different ▁stages , ▁namely : ▁before ▁the ▁program ▁comm ences ▁by ▁helping ▁evalu ators ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁need ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁assess ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁program ▁had ▁an ▁effect . ▁ ▁C IP P ▁model ▁allows ▁you ▁to ▁ask ▁form ative ▁questions ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁then ▁later ▁gives ▁you ▁a ▁guide ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁programs ▁impact ▁by ▁allowing ▁you ▁to ▁ask ▁summ ative ▁questions ▁on ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁Context : ▁What ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁done ? ▁V s . ▁W ere ▁important ▁needs ▁addressed ? ▁Input : ▁How