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Handy, quick reference guides to tools, methods, and approaches that propel development forward and enhance its effects.

 

Linking Research to Practice
The volume of research greatly exceeds its application in practice. Researchers must pay greater attention to the production of their research findings in a flexible range of formats in recognition of the varied needs of consumers. (No. 7 | October 2008)

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Output Accomplishment and the Design and Monitoring Framework
The design and monitoring framework is a logic model for objectives oriented planning that structures the main elements in a project, highlighting linkages between intended inputs, planned activities, and expected results.(No. 6 | October 2008)

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Using Plain English
Many people write too much, bureaucratically, and obscurely. Using plain English will save time in writing, make writing far easier, and improve understanding. (No. 5 | October 2008)

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Building Communities of Practice
Communities of practice are groups of like-minded, interacting people who filter, analyze, invest and provide, convene, build, and learn and facilitate to ensure more effective creation and sharing of knowledge in their domain. (No. 4 | October 2008)

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Conducting After-Action Reviews and Retrospects
Organizational learning calls for nonstop assessment of performance—its successes and failures. This makes sure that learning takes place and supports continuous improvement. After action reviews and retrospects are a tool that facilitates assessments; they enable this by bringing together a team to discuss an activity or project openly and honestly. (No. 3 | October 2008)

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