The framework

A comparable number for the value of evidence.

Return on Evidence (ROE) scores evidence activities, assets, and portfolios on one scale, so leaders can fund what creates value, redirect what does not, and defend evidence decisions with a clear rationale.


The problem

Everyone agrees evidence matters. No one agrees what a given study is worth.

Evidence generation is often funded by argument, seniority, precedent, and urgency, not by a shared measure of value. That makes spend hard to defend internally and harder to optimize across a portfolio.

Where ROE fits

ROE works because the evidence record is connected first.

ROE is not a spreadsheet exercise. It is computed inside EvidenceSync from the same governed evidence record your teams already work in. ROE works because evidence strategy, execution, stakeholder requirements, and downstream outcomes are connected before value is evaluated. In the canonical workflow, ROE is stage 06, Prioritize, and it only carries weight because stages 01 to 05 happened first.

The valuation framework

One comparable measure of evidence value

Return on Evidence provides a consistent framework for evaluating evidence investment across activities, assets, and portfolios.

ROE incorporates strategic, scientific, stakeholder, execution, timing, and economic considerations to help teams compare evidence opportunities through a common decision framework.

Because every evidence activity is evaluated under the same rigorous standard, leaders can transparently weigh high-impact investments against the true resource commitment required to deliver them.

Three tiers

From the boardroom to the single study.

T1 · Portfolio ROEBoard-level view of where evidence dollars create the most defensible value across the book.
T2 · Asset ROEPer-asset return, with competitive positioning treated as a first-class input, not an afterthought.
T3 · Activity ROEThe unit decision: fund this study, this analysis, this publication, this dissemination activity, or redirect the spend.
Gap and action prioritization

ROE turns gap intelligence into funding discipline.

Once EvidenceSync identifies a gap and defines a recommended action, ROE helps teams decide whether that action deserves funding, review, deferral, escalation, or retirement. The score makes prioritization explicit instead of political.

Gap detected · 04Action defined · 05ROE scored · 06Review routed · 07Decision recorded
Evaluation and calibration

Technical scoring walkthroughs for evaluation teams.

The underlying scoring methodology, normalization model, weighting framework, and calibration approach are reviewed with qualified evaluation teams during technical briefings.

Request a technical methodology walkthrough

See ROE applied
to your portfolio.

A focused walkthrough with the team, tailored to your prioritization questions.