Premised on the idea that evaluators should be familiar with a range of approaches to program modifications, I review several existing approaches and then describe another, less well-recognized option. In this newer option, evaluators work with others to identify potentially needed adaptations for select program aspects in advance. In describing this approach, I note the general steps involved and present alternative techniques for identifying, a priori, adaptations that may come to be needed. In the final section, I discuss implications of the a priori adaptation planning approach for the fidelity–adaptation trade-off, past criticism of logic models as overly fixed and linear, potential research and evaluation questions, the development of more detailed views of programs in evaluation theory and training, and possible resistance to adaptation planning. Discussion also considers the potential future of program adaptations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

基于评估人员应该熟悉一系列程序修改方法的想法，我回顾了几种现有方法，然后描述了另一个不太知名的选项。在这个较新的选项中，评估人员与其他人合作，提前确定选定项目方面可能需要的调整. 在描述这种方法时，我注意到了所涉及的一般步骤，并提出了用于识别可能需要的先验适应的替代技术。在最后一节中，我讨论了先验适应规划方法对保真度-适应权衡的影响、过去对逻辑模型过于固定和线性的批评、潜在的研究和评估问题、更详细的程序视图的发展评估理论和培训，以及对适应计划的可能阻力。讨论还考虑了在 COVID-19 大流行之后计划调整的潜在未来。