The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development

The Capacity Development Results Framework (CDRF or the Framework) is a powerful new approach to the design, implementation, monitoring, management, and evaluation of development programs. Originally conceived to address well-documented problems in...

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Main Authors: Otoo, Samuel, Agapitova, Natalia, Behrens, Joy
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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CAS
RRA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228268/capacity-development-results-framework-strategic-results-oriented-approach-learning-capacity-development
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topic SKILLS
FOCUS GROUPS
LIVING STANDARDS
BELIEF SYSTEMS
ME SYSTEMS
GOOD PRACTICE
ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS
DISCUSSION
COMMUNITIES
AWARENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
BEHAVIORS
INCOME
OUTPUT INDICATORS
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
USE OF INFORMATION
DATA COLLECTION
PROGRAMS
INFORMATION
MONITORING
MONITORING DATA
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
IMPACTS
LEARNING  ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CONTENT
PROJECTS
THINKING
DECISIONS
LEADING
CORRUPTION
EXPERIMENTATION
QUALITY
DECISION- MAKING
NEGOTIATION
BENEFICIARIES
DISCOVERY
INSTRUMENTS
BUSINESS PROCESS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
REPOSITORIES
COLLABORATION
KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNICATIONS
INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE
COMPLEXITY
DATA
INFORMAL LEARNING
PARTNERSHIPS
DOCUMENT
INTERVENTION
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
IMPACT EVALUATION
RELATIONSHIPS
PRODUCTIVITY
EXPERTS
IDEAS
DOCUMENTS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
LEARNING
INDICATORS
RESEARCH
PROCESS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SERVICE DELIVERY
PRACTICE
GROUP INTERVIEWS
INSIGHTS
EFFICIENCY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BELIEFS
TACIT KNOWLEDGE
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
OUTCOME INDICATORS
DISCUSSIONS
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL FORCES
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL
PARTICIPATION
CONTROL GROUPS
ACTION LEARNING
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
FLEXIBILITY
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES
PROJECT MONITORING
PROCESSES
BRAINSTORMING
DECISION-MAKING
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
DECISION MAKING
ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
LOGIC
SAMPLE SIZE
STORIES
EVALUATION RESULTS
ASSUMPTIONS
SURVEYS
SKILLED LABOR
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
PARTICIPATORY TOOLS
USE OF KNOWLEDGE
CAS
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS
TARGETING
UNDERSTANDING
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
STATISTICS
EVALUATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
PROCESS INDICATORS
SAMPLING
POVERTY
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
INPUT INDICATORS
INTEGRATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES
COMMON VOCABULARY
LEARNING DESIGN
INNOVATION
CHANGE PROCESS
KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
PRACTITIONERS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
VISION
COMMUNICATION
FLOW OF INFORMATION
RRA
CONCEPTS
VARIETY
DATABASE
POLICY INITIATIVES
BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS
OUTCOMES
PUBLIC GOOD
PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS
CHANGE AGENT
INNOVATIONS
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
SYSTEMS THINKING
AUDITING
CHANGE AGENTS
spellingShingle SKILLS
FOCUS GROUPS
LIVING STANDARDS
BELIEF SYSTEMS
ME SYSTEMS
GOOD PRACTICE
ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS
DISCUSSION
COMMUNITIES
AWARENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
BEHAVIORS
INCOME
OUTPUT INDICATORS
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
USE OF INFORMATION
DATA COLLECTION
PROGRAMS
INFORMATION
MONITORING
MONITORING DATA
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
IMPACTS
LEARNING  ACTIVITIES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CONTENT
PROJECTS
THINKING
DECISIONS
LEADING
CORRUPTION
EXPERIMENTATION
QUALITY
DECISION- MAKING
NEGOTIATION
BENEFICIARIES
DISCOVERY
INSTRUMENTS
BUSINESS PROCESS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
REPOSITORIES
COLLABORATION
KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNICATIONS
INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE
COMPLEXITY
DATA
INFORMAL LEARNING
PARTNERSHIPS
DOCUMENT
INTERVENTION
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
IMPACT EVALUATION
RELATIONSHIPS
PRODUCTIVITY
EXPERTS
IDEAS
DOCUMENTS
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
LEARNING
INDICATORS
RESEARCH
PROCESS
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SERVICE DELIVERY
PRACTICE
GROUP INTERVIEWS
INSIGHTS
EFFICIENCY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BELIEFS
TACIT KNOWLEDGE
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
OUTCOME INDICATORS
DISCUSSIONS
TRANSPARENCY
SOCIAL FORCES
PROGRAM EVALUATION
PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL
PARTICIPATION
CONTROL GROUPS
ACTION LEARNING
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
FLEXIBILITY
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES
PROJECT MONITORING
PROCESSES
BRAINSTORMING
DECISION-MAKING
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
DECISION MAKING
ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
LOGIC
SAMPLE SIZE
STORIES
EVALUATION RESULTS
ASSUMPTIONS
SURVEYS
SKILLED LABOR
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
PARTICIPATORY TOOLS
USE OF KNOWLEDGE
CAS
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS
TARGETING
UNDERSTANDING
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
STATISTICS
EVALUATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
PROCESS INDICATORS
SAMPLING
POVERTY
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
INPUT INDICATORS
INTEGRATION
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES
COMMON VOCABULARY
LEARNING DESIGN
INNOVATION
CHANGE PROCESS
KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
PRACTITIONERS
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
VISION
COMMUNICATION
FLOW OF INFORMATION
RRA
CONCEPTS
VARIETY
DATABASE
POLICY INITIATIVES
BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS
OUTCOMES
PUBLIC GOOD
PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS
CHANGE AGENT
INNOVATIONS
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
SYSTEMS THINKING
AUDITING
CHANGE AGENTS
Otoo, Samuel
Agapitova, Natalia
Behrens, Joy
The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
description The Capacity Development Results Framework (CDRF or the Framework) is a powerful new approach to the design, implementation, monitoring, management, and evaluation of development programs. Originally conceived to address well-documented problems in the narrow field of capacity development, the Framework can be profitably applied to assess the feasibility and coherence of proposed development projects, to monitor projects during implementation (with a view to taking corrective action), or to assess the results, or even the design, of completed projects. The framework can also be used as a step-by-step guide to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of projects and programs designed to build capacity for development at a national or sub-national level. That is how it is illustrated here. We chose this approach because such a guide was sorely needed, and because it allowed us to illustrate the full set of tools and processes provided by the framework. The framework is compatible with a broad range of situations and approaches to change management. But in all cases key actors in the change process must be identified and offered the knowledge and tools that they need to produce change in the direction of the desired goals. Critical points in the change path must be identified. At each such point, new information and experience must be assessed to guide subsequent decisions. Building capacity, driving change, and achieving development goals will typically be iterative processes.
format Working Paper
author Otoo, Samuel
Agapitova, Natalia
Behrens, Joy
author_facet Otoo, Samuel
Agapitova, Natalia
Behrens, Joy
author_sort Otoo, Samuel
title The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
title_short The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
title_full The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
title_fullStr The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
title_full_unstemmed The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development
title_sort capacity development results framework : a strategic and results-oriented approach to learning for capacity development
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228268/capacity-development-results-framework-strategic-results-oriented-approach-learning-capacity-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23037
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spelling okr-10986-230372021-04-23T14:04:12Z The Capacity Development Results Framework : A Strategic and Results-Oriented Approach to Learning for Capacity Development Otoo, Samuel Agapitova, Natalia Behrens, Joy SKILLS FOCUS GROUPS LIVING STANDARDS BELIEF SYSTEMS ME SYSTEMS GOOD PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS DISCUSSION COMMUNITIES AWARENESS ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING BUSINESS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES BEHAVIORS INCOME OUTPUT INDICATORS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION USE OF INFORMATION DATA COLLECTION PROGRAMS INFORMATION MONITORING MONITORING DATA EVALUATION ACTIVITIES COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES IMPACTS LEARNING  ACTIVITIES CAPACITY BUILDING CONTENT PROJECTS THINKING DECISIONS LEADING CORRUPTION EXPERIMENTATION QUALITY DECISION- MAKING NEGOTIATION BENEFICIARIES DISCOVERY INSTRUMENTS BUSINESS PROCESS POVERTY REDUCTION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN REPOSITORIES COLLABORATION KNOWLEDGE COMMUNICATIONS INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE COMPLEXITY DATA INFORMAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS DOCUMENT INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IMPACT EVALUATION RELATIONSHIPS PRODUCTIVITY EXPERTS IDEAS DOCUMENTS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LEARNING INDICATORS RESEARCH PROCESS SOCIAL INDICATORS SERVICE DELIVERY PRACTICE GROUP INTERVIEWS INSIGHTS EFFICIENCY PROJECT MANAGEMENT BELIEFS TACIT KNOWLEDGE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING OUTCOME INDICATORS DISCUSSIONS TRANSPARENCY SOCIAL FORCES PROGRAM EVALUATION PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL PARTICIPATION CONTROL GROUPS ACTION LEARNING PROJECT BENEFICIARIES FLEXIBILITY COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES PROJECT MONITORING PROCESSES BRAINSTORMING DECISION-MAKING INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PARTICIPATORY PROCESS DECISION MAKING ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE LOGIC SAMPLE SIZE STORIES EVALUATION RESULTS ASSUMPTIONS SURVEYS SKILLED LABOR ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATORY TOOLS USE OF KNOWLEDGE CAS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS TARGETING UNDERSTANDING PARTICIPATORY MONITORING STATISTICS EVALUATION HUMAN RESOURCES PROCESS INDICATORS SAMPLING POVERTY MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS INPUT INDICATORS INTEGRATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES COMMON VOCABULARY LEARNING DESIGN INNOVATION CHANGE PROCESS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS PRACTITIONERS CHANGE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE VISION COMMUNICATION FLOW OF INFORMATION RRA CONCEPTS VARIETY DATABASE POLICY INITIATIVES BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTS OUTCOMES PUBLIC GOOD PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS CHANGE AGENT INNOVATIONS LEARNING ACTIVITIES SYSTEMS THINKING AUDITING CHANGE AGENTS The Capacity Development Results Framework (CDRF or the Framework) is a powerful new approach to the design, implementation, monitoring, management, and evaluation of development programs. Originally conceived to address well-documented problems in the narrow field of capacity development, the Framework can be profitably applied to assess the feasibility and coherence of proposed development projects, to monitor projects during implementation (with a view to taking corrective action), or to assess the results, or even the design, of completed projects. The framework can also be used as a step-by-step guide to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of projects and programs designed to build capacity for development at a national or sub-national level. That is how it is illustrated here. We chose this approach because such a guide was sorely needed, and because it allowed us to illustrate the full set of tools and processes provided by the framework. The framework is compatible with a broad range of situations and approaches to change management. But in all cases key actors in the change process must be identified and offered the knowledge and tools that they need to produce change in the direction of the desired goals. Critical points in the change path must be identified. At each such point, new information and experience must be assessed to guide subsequent decisions. Building capacity, driving change, and achieving development goals will typically be iterative processes. 2015-11-18T22:19:17Z 2015-11-18T22:19:17Z 2009-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25228268/capacity-development-results-framework-strategic-results-oriented-approach-learning-capacity-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23037 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research