Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement: Stakeholder-Centric Instrumentation Process (SCIP)

Abstract

Evaluating engagement in a research partnership can capture the success and impact of the research team–stakeholder partnerships. This article describes the Stakeholder-Centric Instrumentation Process (SCIP), an iterative method to develop an evaluation that reflects research team–stakeholder collective values, language, and priorities. We describe our implementation of the SCIP and provide the Stakeholder-Centric Engagement Evaluation, an evaluation developed in collaboration with our advisory committee. Mean scores across three administrations of the tool remained constant. We monitored responses received from our advisory committee during each administration for changes in scores that guided refinements to our stakeholder engagement strategy. Face validity and acceptability questions showed high satisfaction for the tool’s time required to complete, ( M = 4.50, SD = 0.86), clarity ( M = 4.56, SD = 0.78), and relevance ( M = 4.67, SD = 0.49) (maximum score = 5). The SCIP methodology and the Stakeholder-Centric Engagement Tool can be used during study planning and data collection to capture research team–stakeholder collaborations that reflect stakeholder priorities.