This diagram illustrates a typical integrated governance structure that supports the governance of the evaluation of a moderate to complex horizontal initiative and includes linkages to departmental and horizontal initiative governance structures.
The governance structure of a typical horizontal initiative consists of the Interdepartmental Working Group (program staff and evaluation staff), which reports to the Interdepartmental Management Committee (program directors general and directors). This committee in turn reports to an Interdepartmental Advisory/Steering Committee (program assistant deputy ministers), which ultimately reports to a Committee of Deputy Heads.
The governance structure for a typical evaluation of a horizontal initiative consists of the Interdepartmental Evaluation Working Group (evaluators), which supports an Interdepartmental Evaluation Management Committee (heads of evaluation) where individual department and agency heads of evaluation seek approval for the evaluation report from their respective Departmental Evaluation Committees. The Departmental Evaluation Committee of the individual department or agency reviews the report and recommends approval to the deputy head.
The Interdepartmental Evaluation Working Group informs the Interdepartmental Working Group of progress. The Interdepartmental Working Group in turn provides advice and support to the Interdepartmental Evaluation Working Group.
The Interdepartmental Evaluation Management Committee provides information and advice to the Interdepartmental Management Committee and seeks acceptance of the evaluation report from the Interdepartmental Advisory/Steering Committee.