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\name{mb_evaluation_plan}
\alias{mb_evaluation_plan}
\title{Aggregate evaluation plan}
\usage{
mb_evaluation_plan(
  scope,
  questions,
  methods,
  timing,
  governance,
  budget = NULL
)
}
\arguments{
\item{scope}{Character scalar describing what the evaluation
does and does not cover.}

\item{questions}{An \code{mb_questions} object.}

\item{methods}{Character vector of methods chosen for each type
of question (e.g. \code{c(impact = "RCT", process = "Realist interviews")}). Names are used in the print method.}

\item{timing}{Character vector or list describing the evaluation
timeline (baseline, midline, endline, follow-up).}

\item{governance}{Character vector or list describing oversight:
steering group composition, peer review, data access.}

\item{budget}{Optional numeric scalar (GBP) for total evaluation
cost.}
}
\value{
An \code{mb_plan} object.
}
\description{
Composes the evaluation scope, questions, methods, timing,
governance, and (optionally) budget into a single object suitable
for review and export.
}
\examples{
qs <- mb_questions(
  text = c("Did employment rise", "Was the policy implemented faithfully"),
  type = c("impact", "process")
)
mb_evaluation_plan(
  scope      = "GBP 50m skills programme, 2026-2029",
  questions  = qs,
  methods    = c(impact = "RCT", process = "Mixed methods"),
  timing     = c(baseline = "2026-Q1", endline = "2029-Q2"),
  governance = "Joint HMT / DfE steering group; peer review by What Works"
)
}
\references{
HM Treasury (2020). The Magenta Book: Central Government
Guidance on Evaluation, chapter on planning and managing an
evaluation.
\url{https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book}.
}
\seealso{
\code{\link[=mb_questions]{mb_questions()}}, \code{\link[=mb_counterfactual]{mb_counterfactual()}},
\code{\link[=mb_stakeholders]{mb_stakeholders()}}, \code{\link[=mb_evaluation_report]{mb_evaluation_report()}}.

Other planning: 
\code{\link{mb_balance_table}()},
\code{\link{mb_counterfactual}()},
\code{\link{mb_questions}()},
\code{\link{mb_stakeholders}()}
}
\concept{planning}
