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In determining the appropriate approach for socio-economic analysis, two things need to be considered. First is the subject matter. The benefits and costs of many programs are varied and difficult to measure. Second is the audience. Many programs have a diversity of stakeholders, and each will be interested in different benefits and different costs. Therefore, the benefits and costs cannot, and should not, be reduced to a single monetary number.

HAL has had extensive experience in program evaluation in the public sector for over two decades. Activities include: examining the rationale for programs both existing and proposed; measuring achievements of objectives; assessing impacts and effects of programs; determining more cost-effective methods to achieve objectives; and recommending future directions.

For years organizations have sought ways to effectively measure their performance against plan and to then clearly understand the meaning and cause for any resulting variances. Over time this requirement has been transformed from ad hoc approaches to the development and adoption of formal methodologies for performance measurement.

HAL works with the Executive Decision Centre at Queen's University to provide computer-augmented meeting facilitation services.