The art of priority setting

As Rembrandt's painting The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers' Guild, Known as “The Syndics” reminds us, evaluation is first and foremost an art done by a group of people selected because of their expert knowledge and understanding of the task to be achieved. The painting represents a discussion between drapers who were elected to assess the quality of cloth that weavers offered for sale to members of their guild. One would assume that their...