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Evidence-Based AI Governance
Practice 05 · SANCIAN Core Competency

Program Evaluation & Strategic Planning

SANCIAN delivers end-to-end assessments of program effectiveness, efficiency, and equity — paired with strategic roadmaps, governance models, and sustainability planning aligned to HHS mission and international standards.

Overview

Program evaluation, measured against mission — not milestones.

This practice area is where SANCIAN's frameworks close the loop. Federal programs that adopted AI under earlier engagements return here for rigorous, independent evaluation — did the model reduce clinician burden as designed, did the dashboard change decisions in the direction intended, did the equity-impact analysis prove out in deployment.

The output is not a satisfaction report. It is a mission-aligned assessment of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity — paired with an actionable strategic roadmap for the next 24–36 months.

"Program evaluation measured against mission — not milestones."
Scope of Work

What SANCIAN delivers under this practice.

Every engagement is scoped, priced, and delivered against these standard deliverables. Custom scope available on request.

01

Comprehensive Program Assessment

End-to-end evaluation of federal program effectiveness, efficiency, and equity — mixed-methods analysis, stakeholder engagement, defensible findings.

02

Strategic Roadmap Development

24–36 month strategic roadmaps for federal programs — phased implementation, resource planning, dependency mapping.

03

Governance Model Design

Governance structures for federal AI programs — decision rights, escalation paths, review cadence, sunset criteria.

04

Sustainability Planning

Long-term sustainability frameworks for federal AI investments — funding pathways, workforce continuity, technical debt management.

05

Cross-Agency Coordination

Evaluation support for programs spanning multiple federal agencies — alignment analysis, coordination model design, joint governance.

06

Independent Evaluation Panels

Facilitation and support for independent evaluation panels — panelist recruitment, evaluation criteria, defensible reporting.

Methodology

Standards. Frameworks. Federal-grade rigor.

Each engagement is anchored in named methodologies with documented standards alignment — the artifacts required for federal review, produced by design.

Framework Anchor

SANCIAN Framework

Program evaluation is the culmination of the SANCIAN™ 7-phase framework — Phases 06 (Measure) and 07 (Adapt) provide the structured evaluation approach, with feedback into Phase 01 for the next cycle.

Standards Alignment

PMBOK & Kotter

Evaluation methodology aligned to PMBOK program management standards and Kotter's change principles — federal program governance done to industry-recognized standards.

Equity Lens

AI-EQUITYClear

Every evaluation carries an equity lens — effectiveness for whom, at what cost, under what conditions.

Readiness Diagnostic

AI-READYCheck recheck

Post-deployment readiness re-evaluation — has governance held, has workforce capacity grown, has infrastructure kept pace.

Sample Engagements

Engagement types under this practice.

Representative engagement patterns for federal agencies and international institutions. Actual scope, duration, and pricing determined per engagement.

ENG-01

HHS / Program Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment of a federal health AI program — effectiveness, efficiency, equity, sustainability recommendations.

Est. 6–12 months · Type: Evaluation
ENG-02

CMS / Strategic Roadmap

Multi-year strategic roadmap for reimbursement-aligned AI adoption — governance, phasing, sustainability planning.

Est. 4–8 months · Type: Planning
ENG-03

CDC / Governance Design

Governance model design for cross-agency AI surveillance program — decision rights, review cadence, sunset criteria.

Est. 3–6 months · Type: Design
Applicable Frameworks

Which SANCIAN frameworks power this practice.

Every practice engagement runs on one or more of SANCIAN's proprietary frameworks — named, trademarked, tested.

Flagship

SANCIAN Framework

Phases 06 (Measure) and 07 (Adapt) are this practice's home — with feedback into Phase 01 for the next lifecycle.

Applies

AI-READYCheck

Post-deployment readiness re-evaluation — the diagnostic re-run to close the governance loop.

Applies

AI-EQUITYClear

Equity lens applied to every program evaluation — effectiveness for whom, under what conditions.

Procurement

NAICS & PSC codes relevant to this practice.

Contracting officers may procure under the codes below. Full SANCIAN registration includes 25 NAICS codes — the subset shown here is most relevant to Practice 05.

NAICS Codes

541611Administrative Management & Consulting
541618Other Management Consulting
541720Research & Development
541690Scientific & Technical Consulting

PSC Codes

R410Support-Professional: Program Evaluation
R408Support-Professional: Program Management
R499Support-Professional: Other
Engage SANCIAN

Ready to engage on Practice 05?

Request the Capability Statement, schedule a briefing with Dr. Crawford, or reach the Government Business POC directly. SANCIAN responds to federal and institutional inquiries within one business day.

Government Business POC
Dr. Sancian Crawford
PhD · DCM · MPH

consultant@sancian.com
(833) 726-2426

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