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Block 12: Class Notes

Key Notes on Results-Based Management (RBM) and Monitoring &


Evaluation

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the rationale behind RBM.

2. Define a result in strategic management.

3. Identify different types of results.

4. Craft measurable results.

5. Role of monitoring and evaluation in strategy execution.

6. Differentiate monitoring from evaluation.

7. Develop performance indicators.

8. Discuss types and criteria for indicators.

9. Importance of a participatory approach.

10. Utilize logic frameworks for strategy execution.

11. Create a results chain.

12. Develop a logframe matrix.

13. Design measurement tools.

14. Understand baselines and targets.

15. Track progress of strategic initiatives.

16. Apply RBM to the balanced scorecard.

What is a Result?

 An observable, measurable change usually derived from a cause-


and-effect relationship.

 Types:

 Timeframe: short-term or long-term.

 Nature: planned or unforeseen; positive or negative.

 Level: individual, group, or societal.

Results-Based Management (RBM)

 A strategy to improve management effectiveness and accountability


through:
 Defining expected results.

 Monitoring progress and evaluating performance.

 Integrating lessons into decision-making.

Monitoring vs. Evaluation

 Monitoring: Ongoing process to track progress towards goals.

 Evaluation: Time-bounded assessment of initiatives to determine


effectiveness.

Types of Evaluations

1. Performance-logic Evaluation: Assesses causal models.

2. Implementation Evaluation: Compares intended vs. actual


implementation.

3. Outcomes Evaluation: Evaluates effectiveness of interventions.

4. Impact Evaluation: Determines broader societal changes


attributable to interventions.

Results Chain

 Components:

 Inputs: Resources required (human, material, financial).

 Activities: Processes transforming inputs into outputs.

 Outputs: Immediate results from activities.

 Outcomes: Behavioral changes in target beneficiaries.

 Impacts: Long-term societal improvements.

Logic Framework Approach (LFA)

 A tool for planning, implementing, and evaluating projects.

 Identifies strategic elements and their causal relationships.

 Main output: Logframe Matrix (LFM).

Indicators

 Tools for measuring performance.

 Must meet the CREAM criteria:

 Clear, Relevant, Economic, Adequate, Monitorable.

Baselines and Targets


 Baseline: Initial measurement of an indicator.

 Target: Specified objective for what is to be achieved.

Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

 A management tool for tracking progress toward strategic goals


across four perspectives:

1. Financial: Profitability and cost management.

2. Customer: Customer satisfaction and retention.

3. Internal Processes: Efficiency of operations.

4. Learning and Growth: Employee development and


innovation.

Summary

Results-based management and effective monitoring and evaluation are


essential for successful strategy execution. The use of frameworks like the
Logframe Matrix and tools such as the Balanced Scorecard facilitate clear
goal-setting, measurement, and continuous improvement

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