Using appreciative inquiry in conducting an evaluability assessment, we focused on the strengths and success of the Institutional Research and Analytics (IR & A) at Southern Illinois University. Our challenge was to assess OIR & A and design an evaluation which would inform the office on how they could improve their operations to: 1. Better meet needs for internal and external accountability and reporting; 2. Increase data analytic capacity; inform and leverage a strategic system; and, 3. Discover and realize campus change in order to enhance institutional change.#TypesofEvaluations #performancemeasurement #StakeholdersandBoundaryPartners #Vision #MissionandGoals #EvaluativeQuestions #EvaluabilityAssessment