Organizational management now places a sharper emphasis on ensuring that each internal program and initiative achieves its intended goals as a result of the convergence of factors such as globalization, altered markets, fierce rivalry, and new technologies. The management of the internal and external forces of change must comply with stakeholder demands, and programs must be designed in a way that will allow the organization to adapt and grow in the face of change.

Results-based management is a strategy in which all parties involved in attaining a set of results, whether directly or indirectly, make sure that their procedures, goods, and services help to accomplish the desired outcomes. In turn, the actors make decisions about the design, funding and execution of programs and activities as well as for accountability and reporting based on information and evidence about actual results. This training capacity builds participants with the ability to coordinate, create, and evaluate ongoing planning and reporting, which is crucial to the success of any public or private program.

Target Participants

This course is ideal for professionals involved in planning and reporting at regional or international levels, strategic planners, business development staff, program managers, human resource managers and any individual responsible for developing Results Based Management plans in their organizations.

Course Duration

Online    7 Days

Classroom-based    5 Days

What you will learn

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Implement modern best practices for results-based management (RBM)
• Create an RBM strategy that includes all stakeholders.
• Manage RBM initiatives and track results.
• Understand the principles, norms, standards, processes, and responsibilities governing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop efficient methods of controlling costs and outcomes.
• Reduce the risks of carrying forth long projects that could lead to disappointing results and possible failure.

Course Outline

Introduction to Results-Based Management (RBM)

• What is RBM?
• Defining the function and benefits of RBM
• Concepts and principles of RBM
• Putting planning, monitoring and evaluation together within RBM
• Tools and techniques of program management
• Principles of planning, monitoring, and evaluating for results
• Overview of key roles and responsibilities

Planning for Results

• Understanding the strategic plan and your relative SMART goals
• Managing stakeholder engagement and expectations
• The planning exercise: a thorough understanding of the problem
• Route cause analysis to define problems and issues.
• Finalizing the deliverables – a results framework
• Creating a set of positive results

Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring and evaluation framework
• Resources for monitoring and evaluation
• Monitoring: collection of data, analysis, and reporting
• The role and function of risk management in RBM
• Resources required for risk management.
• Contemporary best practice in risk management

Communicating and Coordinating Project Reporting 

• Communication channels up and down
• Building solid Designing performance reports and dashboards
• Developing the “impact statement”
• Defining and communicating the outputs
• Communicating results to various stakeholders
• Communication breakdowns and how to avoid them.
• Putting it all together: communicating indicators of change
• Utilizing communication strategies for RBM success

Evaluating for Results

• Why evaluate? – uses of evaluation
• Principles, norms, and standards for evaluation
• Roles and responsibilities in evaluation
• Requirements for program teams
• Steps in the evaluation process
• Avoiding the pitfalls of RBM

Performance Measurement and Indicators

• Understanding performance measurement concepts
• Developing appropriate performance indicators
• Establishing baseline data and targets
• Monitoring and reporting on performance indicators

Results-Based Budgeting and Resource Allocation

• Linking budgeting to results
• Aligning resources with outcomes and outputs
• Allocating resources effectively to achieve results.
• Monitoring and managing budgets in an RBM context

Capacity Development for RBM

• Building organizational capacity for RBM implementation
• Developing skills for RBM practitioners
• Strengthening performance management systems
• Overcoming challenges in RBM implementation

Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers with vast experience as expert professionals in their respective practice fields. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide training needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations and tailor-made needs.