Board Assessments & Evaluations

How Boards Measure and Improve Effectiveness

Boards today operate under rising complexity, scrutiny and heightened expectations, making rigorous evaluation essential to effective oversight and long-term value creation.

But meaningful evaluation requires a structured and disciplined approach. Boards must determine what to assess, how to gather candid and objective feedback, and how to translate findings into practical governance improvements.

When conducted rigorously, board assessments do more than diagnose performance, they strengthen alignment, clarify priorities, and support continuous board effectiveness improvement. Boardspan’s assessments also incorporate benchmarking insight, providing boards with valuable context for understanding where they stand and where to focus next.

This hub brings together Boardspan’s guidance, frameworks, and research on board evaluations and effectiveness reviews, including how to conduct assessments, the value they create, and how leading boards turn insights into better governance.