Managing for Development Results at ADB

obligation to demonstrate that work has been conducted in compliance with agreed rules and standards or to report fairly and accurately on performance results vis a vis mandated roles and/or plans

actions taken or work performed through which inputs, such as funds, technical assistance or other types of resources are mobilized to produce specific outputs

the ascription of a causal link between observed (or expected to be observed) changes and a specific intervention; refers to that which is to be credited for the observed changes or results achieved

refers to the performance that has been achieved in the recent past by other comparable organizations, or what can be reasonably inferred to have been achieved in the circumstances

the higher order objective to which a development intervention is intended to contribute

quantitative or qualitative factor or variable that provides a simple and reliable means to measure achievement, to reflect the changes connected to an intervention, or to help assess the performance of a development actor

positive or negative, primary or secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.

the financial, human and material resources used for the development intervention

a management tool used to improve the design of interventions, most often at the project level. It involves identifying strategic elements (input, output, outcomes, impact) and their causal relationships, indicators, and the assumptions or risks that may influence success and failure. It thus facilitates planning, execution and evaluation of a development intervention.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development-Development Assistance Committee is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries.

the likely or achieved short-term and medium-term effects of an intervention’s output

the products, capital goods, and services which result from a development intervention; may also include changes resulting from the intervention which are relevant to the achievement of outcomes.

a management strategy focusing on performance and achievement of outputs, outcomes and impacts; also known as Results-Based Management (RBM).

the degree to which a development intervention or a development partner operates according to a specific criteria/standards/guidelines or achieves results in accordance with stated goals or plans

a variable that allows the verification of changes in the development intervention or shows results relative to what was planned

a system for assessing performance of development interventions against stated goals

a continuous process of collecting and analyzing data to compare how well a project, program or policy is being implemented against expected results

encompasses any activity that is concerned with assessing and improving the merit or a worth of a development intervention or its compliance with given standards

the output, outcome or impact (intended or unintended, positive and/or negative) of a development intervention

the causal sequence for a development intervention that stipulates the necessary sequence to achieve desired objectives – beginning with inputs, moving through activities and outputs, and culminating in outcomes, impacts and feedback. In some agencies, reach is part of the results chain.

the program logic that explains how the development objective is to be achieved, including causal relationships and underlying assumptions