Outcome Mapping

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Outcome Mapping

• EASY-ECO Vienna 2008

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3 OM presentations

• Steve Powell Assessment of Outcome Mapping as a
  tool for evaluating and monitoring support to
  civil society organisationsSteff Deprez
  Development of a Planning, Learning and
  Accountability system for sustainable agriculture
  chain development in Eastern Indonesia An
  account of Outcome Mapping in ActionHuib Huyse
  Fullfilling the expectations? The experiences
  with the ME-side of Outcome Mapping in an
  education for sustainability project in Zimbabwe

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What is Outcome Mapping (OM)?

• An approach to project planning, monitoring and
  evaluation
• A new, soft alternative to replace or complement
  LFA
• A new paradigm/way of thinking. A backlash?

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Problems with RBM
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Logframe vs. OM
Vision
Other actors?
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Boundary partners.changes in attitudes,
behaviour, relationships
Implementing agency strategy
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Key outcomes changes in attitudes, behaviour,
relationships in boundary partner groups

• Boundary partners ? beneficiaries!
• (might be, do not have to be)
• There can be more than one group of boundary
  partners
• Development work is really about leveraging the
  influence of a limited number of key partners
• focus is NOT on the stakeholders with whom the
  boundary partners interact
• changing consciousness, ways of working
• in service of a vision

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Example
Other actors political parties, other young
politicians
Boundary partners young politiciansOutcome
challenge Empowered young politicians influence
the change of the everyday politics in their
parties. Recognized need for improvement in the
areas selected in the party modules, continuous
activities on the empowerment of youth engaged in
politics.
Implementing agency Helsinki Citizens Assembly
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Progress marker ladders
Vision
Boundary partner 1
Boundary partner 2
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OM 12 steps
Focus on outcomes
Considering all the dimensions of strategy
Helping the implementing partner to learn
Internal M E