THE V.A.L.U.E. SYSTEM
Professional Development Framework
Discover your professional evaluation profile through this gamified assessment. Answer 20 scenario-based questions to reveal your strengths across five core traits and receive your personalized character class.
⏱ Takes approximately 15 minutes
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Tell Us About Yourself
This information helps personalise your results and character sheet.
Scenario Assessment
Step 3 of 4
You'll now work through 20 professional scenarios that evaluation practitioners commonly face.
How It Works
- Read each scenario carefully
- Select 1 or 2 options that reflect what you personally would do â not what your organisation expects
- Choose options you feel confident doing right now, based on your current skills and experience
- If you're only confident in one approach, just select one option
- If none of the options feel right for you, choose "None of these feel right for me"
đĄ Important: This is about you â how you would personally approach each situation. There are no right or wrong answers.
Stakeholder Resistance
You're leading an evaluation where key stakeholders are resistant to participating. They view evaluation as a compliance exercise rather than a learning opportunity.
Select 1 or 2 approaches you would personally feel confident taking:
Skills Selection
Step 2 of 4
Before we begin the scenarios, let's identify your professional skill set.
How It Works
- Browse through 7 skill categories covering evaluation practice
- Select exactly 5 skills that best represent your expertise
- Choose skills you genuinely possess, not aspirational ones
- These will appear on your character sheet
đĄ Tip: Focus on skills where you have real experience or training.
Your Professional Skills
Select your TOP 5 professional skills from the categories below.
Calculating Your Profile
Character Sheet
Ability Scores
The Methods Architect
"Designing sophisticated evaluation approaches"
You excel at creating innovative methodologies...
Key Strengths
- Methodological innovation
The Quality Steward
"Maintaining rigorous standards"
A complementary orientation...
Complementary Strengths
- Quality assurance
Proficiencies
- Interview Facilitation
Development Quests
- Building stakeholder engagement
Ideal Party Members
- Relationship Artisan
My Responses
A reflection of your choices across all scenarios
Below are all the scenarios you encountered and the approaches you selected. Use this as a prompt for reflection or discussion about your evaluation practice.
The 21 V.A.L.U.E. Classes
A framework for understanding evaluator development
Purpose of the Classes
The 21 VALUE classes represent distinct archetypes within the evaluation profession. Each class captures a unique combination of strengths, orientations, and development pathways that practitioners may embody at different points in their careers.
These classes are designed to help you:
- Reflect on your current professional identity and practice orientation
- Recognise your distinctive strengths and contributions to the field
- Identify areas for growth and professional development
- Connect with complementary practitioners who can enhance your work
How to Interpret Your Class
Not Fixed, But Evolving
Your class reflects where you are now, not where you'll always be. As you gain experience and develop new skills, your class may shift and evolve.
Interpretive, Not Definitive
Classes offer an interpretive lens on your practice orientation. They highlight tendencies and strengths rather than absolute categories.
All Classes Have Value
Higher tiers reflect broader experience, not greater worth. Every class contributes essential perspectives to evaluation practice.
Complementarity Matters
The best evaluation teams combine different classes. Your secondary class and complementary classes point to valuable collaborations.
Explore each class in detail below to understand their unique characteristics, strengths, and development pathways.
About the V.A.L.U.E. System
What is the V.A.L.U.E. System?
The V.A.L.U.E. System is a professional development framework designed for evaluation practitioners. It assesses your natural orientation across five core traits:
- Versatility â Adaptability across contexts and methods
- Acumen â Sharp analytical thinking and reasoning
- Leadership â Guiding and coordinating people
- Understanding â Perceptiveness of context and perspectives
- Ethics â Moral compass and professional integrity
How It Works
Through 20 scenario-based questions, you'll reveal your professional profile. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a primary and secondary class from our library of 21 unique practitioner archetypes.
About First Person Consulting
First Person Consulting is a specialist evaluation consultancy dedicated to building evaluation capacity across the sector. The V.A.L.U.E. System represents our commitment to professional development and reflective practice.