Outcome mapping introduces monitoring and e s at the planning stage of a programme, and moves away from the notion that o aluation are done to a programme. However, outcome mapping is designed to deal with complexity, and is not based around linear models of change. It actively engages groups and teams in designing a learningoriented plan and encourages selfreflection. This issue presents the experiences of three organizations as they reflect on the applicability of outcome mapping om within their contexts. Outcome mapping was originally developed by the international development research centre in canada, and the first comprehensive outcome mapping manual was produced in 2001.
Outcome mapping practitioner guide outcome mapping learning. However, such impacts are often the product of a confluence of events for which no single agency or. Outcome mapping is a still evolving method for planning, monitoring, and evaluating development activities that aim to bring about social change. As the name suggests, its niche is understanding outcomes.
Outcome mapping om has been used by a wide range of program implementers in africa, latin america and asia to help researchers consider how their outputs will be used, by whom and for what purposes2. Outcome mapping is a participatory approach for planning, monitoring and evaluation. Identify the outcome challenge identified for each boundary partner. Outcome mapping module 1517 june 2016 instructor and. The methodology, adapted from the outcome engineering approach kibel, 1999, is called outcome mapping. Key pointspractical outcome mapping is a and evaluation tool developed by idrc of canada. Even after more than 15 years of application, adaptation and innovation of outcome mapping, the feedback from outcome mapping practitioners still mirrors the early experience at idrc when om was first developed and implemented.
Outcomes are defined as changes in the behaviour, relationships, activities, or actions of the people, groups and organisations with which a programme works directly. Introduction to outcome mapping 1 introduction to outcome mapping terry smutylo natalia ortiz evaluation unit, idrc eca workshops february 27 march 5, 2004 2 evaluation is about balances 3. At a practi cal level, om is a set of tools and guidelines that steer project or programme teams through an iterative. Outcome mapping in resultsbased project cycle management.
Outcome mapping can be adapted for use at the project, program, or organizational levels as a monitoring system or it can be used to evaluate ongoing or completed activities. Since then, he has worked as a special advisor to idrc, on the faculty of ipdet, as an outcome mapping facilitator, and as an independent evaluation facilitator with international research and development organizations. Mar 17, 2010 outcome mapping is focussed at the level of outcomes. Publications, public relations media and events negotiation and. Knowledge sharing tools and methods toolkit outcome mapping.
Outcome mapping module centre for international development. Outcome mapping can be used at the program, project, or organizationel level. Pdf learning about how to role play outcome mapping in an hour. It shifts the focus from changes in state, viz, reduced poverty, to changes in behaviors. It differs from traditional metrics in that it does not focus on measuring deliverables and its effects on primary beneficiaries but on behavioural change exhibited by secondary.
Outcome mapping managing for sustainable development impact. Outcome mapping does not attempt to replace the more traditional forms of planning, monitoring and evaluation, which focus on changes in condition or in the state of. Outcome challenges should stress that the program is developed by and for people. This is a winwin situation where the data is both entered and stored digital, and a paper form can also be created based on that. It was originally developed by the international development research centre idrc to facilitate evaluating the outcomes of its research granting. How to use it the outcome mapping process is divided into three stages ac and twelve steps. See the resource library at the outcome mapping learning community. It aligns itself with the realities of development, often occurring in complex and open systems with multiple actors. Outcome mapping is a planning, monitoring and evaluation tool developed by idrc of canada idrc website. Lessons learned from the application of outcome mapping to an.
It is a system for recording projectprogramme progress, or more precisely a structured process for planning for it. Outcome challenge describes how the behaviours, relationships, activities or actions of an individual, group, or institution will change if the program is successful progress markers indicators of changed behaviours for a boundary partners that focus on. While still the goto document for the basics on outcome mapping, the implementation and adaptations that individuals and groups have made with outcome mapping around the world on a gamut of different initiatives and programming provides a wealth of useful information for practitioners. We accept that the role play is not perfect, and at one. Outcome mapping was developed at the international development research centre idrc in ottawa, canada, and published in manual form in 2001. Outcome mapping provides a method for knowledge and learning programmes to plan for and assess the capacities that they are helping to build in people, groups and organisations. The focus of this issue is complementary approaches and tools for om. And while the mapping activity is valuable by itself, the second challenge was and continues to be to. Outcome mappingprovides not only a guide to essential evaluation map making, but also a guide to learning and increased effectiveness, and affirmation that being attentive along the journey is as important as, and critical to, arriving at a destination.
Enter the following information to request a copy of this document. Nov 08, 2011 policy change through outcome mapping. Outcome mapping om is a framework used in planning, monitoring and evaluating involving development and humanitarian interventions. Users of this system, can login to view this document. Building learning and reflection into development programs. Outcome mapping assists programme stakeholders to assess the contributions a particular programme is making to the achievement of outcomes changes in behaviour of direct partners looks at changes in boundary partners, programmeorganisations strategies, and organisations own practices and capacities. Overview of outcome mapping by sarah earl, idrc on vimeo. Outcome mapping virtual learning community phase ii the first phase of the project 103520 focused on developing the outcome mapping learning community omlc, setting up an online platform, facilitating debate and funding smallscale studies to support sharing experiences between outcome mapping users. Outcome mapping om was developed by the international development research center idrc to deal with the complex changes resulting from development projects. Frequently asked questions faqs this highlight brief is intended to provide individuals, groups or organizations a summary of some of the most common questions asked about outcome mapping. An outcome challenge illustrates the changes that will occur in the individual or collective behavior if the program succeeds. To address this problem, idrc has been working with a number of organizations in asia, africa, and latin america to develop and fieldtest a methodology called outcome mapping which takes account of the complexity of development processes and focuses explicitly on learning. It differs from traditional metrics in that it does not focus on measuring deliverables and its effects on primary beneficiaries but on behavioural change exhibited by secondary beneficiaries. Conceptual fusion of the logical framework approach and.
Outcome mapping is a project progress measurement system that was designed by the grantmaking organisation international development research centre idrc. Pdf the purpose of this paper is to indicate how outcome mapping. The rapid outcome mapping approach and project management for. The originality of this approach lies in its shift away from assessing the products of a program to focus on changes in behaviour, relationships, actions, and activities in the people, groups, and organizations it works with. It is a vehicle for expressing and releasing the knowledge, creativity, and energy that lies within every group, regardless of its position or level within an organization. Instead, it actively engages groups and teams i e th selfreflection as a core principle.
Applying outcome mapping to plan, monitor and evaluate. A project or program that uses the framework and vocabulary of outcome map. Research centre idrc to help evaluate the outcomes of its applied. Outcome mapping was first developed by the international development resource centre idrc in the late 1990s as a way to identify and present the qualitative impact of idrc research in terms of changed behaviour and practice. A dash and the letter mfp added at the end of the file. Lessons learned from the application of outcome mapping to an idrc ecohealth project. Mar 28, 2020 outcome mapping attempts to document changes in community behavior in an attempt to foster those that are supportive of program intent over the long term.
This is because the partner ownership is high enough to be able to see an effect, some observe changes and the programme influence is high enough to be able to say with some confidence that those changes originated from the intervention. Outcome mapping om is a framework used in planning, monitoring. This manual is intended as an introduction to the theory and concepts of outcome mapping and as a guide to conducting an outcome mapping workshop. Introduction to outcome mapping linkedin slideshare. This methodology was advanced by the international development research center idrc, a canadian economic and social development organization. Research and evaluation, to adapt his outcome engineering. Outcome mapping in resultsbased project cycle management 1 the outcome mapping approach 1. Asareca napier diseases project the outcomes report. Dec 05, 2012 lessons learned from the application of outcome mapping to an idrc ecohealth project. Dec 07, 2011 outcome mapping provides a focus on institutional transformation that is often lacking in techniques which emphasize the delivery of outputs as an indicator of achievement. Idrc digital library conceptual fusion of the logical framework approach and outcome mapping.
Outcome mapping a methodology developed by idrc s evaluation unit a planning, monitoring and evaluation tool focuses on changes in behaviour, actions of the people, with whom the program works directly categorized into 3 stages and 12 steps. Nov 01, 2008 outcome mapping puts people and learning first and accepts unexpected change as a source of innovation. Outcome mapping is an approach to planning, monitoring and evaluation that puts people at the centre of development, defines outcomes. These outcomes can be logically linked to a programmes activities, although they are not necessarily directly caused by them. Idrc digital library outcome mapping exercises in lac region. Outcome mapping and the logical framework approach. Outcome mapping provides not only a guide to essential evaluation mapmaking, but also a guide to. It was developed in 2001 by the international development research centre to clarify what human, social, and environmental betterment projects or programs hope to contribute and then focus monitoring.
Outcome mapping om is a methodology for planning, monitoring and evaluating development initiatives in order to bring about sustainable social change. Tools for knowledge and learning outcome mapping introduction as development is essentially about people relating to each other and their environments, the focus of outcome mapping is on people. This presentation was filmed by the pan asia networking. Outcome mapping has increasingly been acknowledged. And the extent of outcome is demonstrable at any time of the project lifetime valuable for programs whose results and achievements.
Om is concerned with results or outcomes that fall strictly within the. Outcome mapping introduces monitoring and evaluation considerations at the planning stage of a programme. Outcome mapping seeks to identify and assess changes in the. Ilac brief 7 changes in behaviour of partners outcome organisations own capacity to prompt behavioural changes in partners individuals or organisations learning internal. Mapping program learning outcomes unsw teaching staff gateway. For example, the aims in the cofa curriculum mapping project were to. The pdf mapping feature allows you to collect your data using a responsive online form and have the data stored digitally, in addition to having it generated as a pdf file. Outcome mapping may be used by leaders and managers as a tool for building the prerequisites to integrated care, defined in the literature as a shared vision and a common understanding of how the vision will be realized. This report is a case study analysis on how om was applied by the research team leaders in kenya. Outcome mapping puts people and learning first and accepts unexpected change as a source of innovation. The core concept in outcome mapping is that development is based on changes in peoples behaviour.
Outcome mapping provides not only a guide to essential evaluation map making, but also a guide to learning and increased effectiveness, and affirmation that being attentive along the journey is as important as, and critical to, arriving at a destination. Mapping is merely an enablera means to a more important end. Aiim stakeholder analysis influence mapping social network analysis force field analysis for example. It has been developed with international development in mind, and can also be applied to projects or programme relating to research communication, policy influence and research uptake. Outcome mapping om was developed by sarah earl, fred carden and terry smutylo from the international development research centre idrc as a way of planning international development work and measuring its results. Outcome mapping om is a methodology for planning and assessing projects that aim to bring about real and tangible change. The outcome mapping learning community is a global group of over 1200 individuals dedicated to collective learning and sharing of knowledge around outcome mapping om. Outcome mapping provides not only a guide to essential evaluation mapmaking, but also a guide to learning and increased effectiveness, and affirmation that being attentive along the journey is as important as, and critical to, arriving at a destination.
To address this problem, idrc has been working with dr barry kibel, of the pacific institute for. Pdf outcome mapping as methodology to monitor and evaluate. The questions are intended to guide the reader in determining the usefulness of outcome mapping for their particular context. Outcome mapping a breadth of uses outcome mapping outcome mapping om was developed by the international development research centre idrc of canada in 2001 as an alternative or in some cases a complement to conventional methods of planning and evaluating complex, resultsfocused programmes and activities. This difficulty has motivated the program to use outcome mapping to help teams anticipate the types of outcomes that they expect andor desire and, when possible, to plan their activities to reach these outcomes more effectively. Outcome mapping helps a program be specific about actors to target the changes expected, strategies to be employed and, as a result, be more effective in terms of results to be achieved. This is a great place to start if you are new to om.
Terry smutylo created idrc s evaluation unit in 1992 and served as its director until 2005. This page gives a brief introduction to the outcome mapping evaluation approach, with links to the outcome mapping manual, the outcome mapping learning community, some introductory presentations and videos, and case studies. A method for tracking behavioural changes in development programs. Outcome mapping idrc, earl, carden, smutylo smutylo, t. The abovementioned criticisms of existing project cycle management tools and more specifically their weaknesses in the monitoring and evaluation of development effects, have motivated idrc international development research centre, canada to develop a different approach. Idrc digital library outcome mapping and the logical framework approach. Outcome mapping module 1517 june 2015 instructor and. This item appears in the following collections 20102019. For each program outcome, detail the extent to which each course learning outcome contributes to the program outcome. Outcome mapping virtual learning community phase ii idrc.
Outcome mapping recognizes that development is essentially about people relating to each other and their environment. Outcome challenge describes how the behaviours, relationships, activities or actions of an individual, group, or institution will change if the program is successful progress markers indicators of changed behaviours for a boundary partners that focus on the depth or quality of change. The originality of the methodology is its shift away from assessing the. This manual on outcome mapping cant provide the specific map you need for. Outcome mapping practitioner guide outcome mapping.
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