Self-Assessment in Managing for Results: Conducting Self-Assessment for Development Practitioners
This paper proposes a systematic and pragmatic approach to planning and conducting self-assessments of country and program strategies. The approach, which is grounded on inquiry principles and guided by a sound and logical conceptual model and proc...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6426938/self-assessment-managing-results-conducting-self-assessment-development-practitioners http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7292 |
| Summary: | This paper proposes a systematic and
pragmatic approach to planning and conducting
self-assessments of country and program strategies. The
approach, which is grounded on inquiry principles and guided
by a sound and logical conceptual model and process, is
applicable to strategy development, progress reviews, and
program management. The authors have used the approach in
various settings-in the public and private sectors, in
academic institutions, and in nongovernmental organizations
(NGOs). This paper argues that the self-assessments it
describes can make three strategic contributions. First,
they use a participatory process, which engages those
responsible for designing and implementing strategies and
programs in the assessment process. Second, they improve
strategy design by providing critical information that can
be used for finetuning and further developing the strategy.
Third, they focus on the outcomes that have been achieved
during the program period, triangulating multiple data
sources to assess progress, and deriving lessons that can be
incorporated in the next program strategy. Thus, these
self-assessment exercises become powerful tools in planning
and managing for results at the operational level, and an
important source of learning about achievements across
sectors and countries. |
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