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Monitoring and evaluation system and framework
Published in Callistus Tengan, Clinton Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala, Construction Project Monitoring and Evaluation, 2021
Callistus Tengan, Clinton Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
The logical framework approach (LFA) was developed in the early 1960s by the USAID and NORAD in response to planning and monitoring of development projects (Barasa, 2014). A logical framework (LogFrame), also referred to as a logic model, provides a linear, logical interpretation of the relationship between specific input needs for carrying out planned activities to produce the specific outputs, resulting in the specific outcomes and impacts comparable to the objectives and goals of the project on the horizontal axis. The logical framework can be described as a planning and management tool (Barasa, 2014) for projects because it details the current progress of the project and where the project should be within a specific time frame. It further places much importance on the linkage between resources, activities, outputs and outcomes which serves as the basis to develop a comprehensive management plan (Gage & Dunn, 2009). The World Bank (2004) posits that the logical framework clarifies project objectives and assists in identifying the causal links and performance indicators at each stage of the resulting chain; thus, input – process – output – outcome – impact. The log frame obliges as a useful tool practically during implementation to take corrective actions and review progress (World Bank, 2004).
Introduction
Published in Samuel C. Morris, Cancer Risk Assessment, 2020
The traditional approach in epidemiology and public health was to identify excessive disease in a population, then seek out, identify, and control its cause. In contrast, risk assessment is anticipatory. It identifies and anticipates the problems or effects of proposed technologies or regulations. To do this, risk assessment brings together results of research from many fields which bear on a specific problem, organizes them in a logical framework from which estimates can be drawn, then puts these estimates in a context which will make them useful to decisionmakers. Its focus on management and integration of information is an important characteristic of risk analysis. Information available is sometimes scant, sometimes vast. Too often, it is complex and of poor quality. Risk assessment cannot improve on the state of the basic data available. If it is poor quality, it remains poor quality. Risk assessment is an organizing and focusing activity which can improve the understanding of existing data, help to set priorities for making improvements where they are most needed, and express uncertain results in ways that aid in decisionmaking.
Measuring and improving the impact of humanitarian logistics consulting
Published in Production Planning & Control, 2021
Stephan M. Wagner, Bublu Thakur-Weigold, Federico Gatti, Jonas Stumpf
The Logical Framework Approach (LFA) is a planning, managing, and monitoring methodology, developed in the late 1960s for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (Crawford and Bryce 2003; Hummelbrunner 2010). Although it cannot be considered a dominant standard, the LFA is widely deployed by humanitarian organisations ranging from the IFRC to the WFP (IFRC 2017; WFP 2010). Because its aim is to assess the final impact of interventions, it has the most potential to shed light on how the long-term effects of humanitarian logistics consultancy on the beneficiaries of their clients can be evaluated.