The document discusses project management and working with logical frameworks (log frames). It explains that a log frame is a planning tool used to outline the key elements of a project, including objectives, indicators, assumptions, and budget. It details the typical components of a log frame, which include the goal, objectives, outputs, activities, indicators, and assumptions. The log frame provides an overview of the project and is used to guide project design and implementation.
The document discusses project management and working with logical frameworks (log frames). It explains that a log frame is a planning tool used to outline the key elements of a project, including objectives, indicators, assumptions, and budget. It details the typical components of a log frame, which include the goal, objectives, outputs, activities, indicators, and assumptions. The log frame provides an overview of the project and is used to guide project design and implementation.
The document discusses project management and working with logical frameworks (log frames). It explains that a log frame is a planning tool used to outline the key elements of a project, including objectives, indicators, assumptions, and budget. It details the typical components of a log frame, which include the goal, objectives, outputs, activities, indicators, and assumptions. The log frame provides an overview of the project and is used to guide project design and implementation.
Tutorial Question • Develop a project logical framework specifying the vision, mission, objectives, activities, outputs, output indicators, outcomes, outcome indicators, responsible parties’, Assumptions, inputs, and budget/resources for an intervention aiming at reducing teenage pregnancies (25 Marks) 3
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Log frames • A Log frame is another name for Logical Framework
• It is a planning tool consisting of a
matrix/table
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Log frames • The log frame provides an overview of the entire project and is actually closely referred to during implementation as one of the implementation tools
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Log frames • The logical framework approach was developed in the late 1960s to assist the US Agency of International Development (USAID) with project planning
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Log frames • Currently, the majority of large international donor utilize some type of logical or results framework to guide project design and implementation
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Log frames • Basically, a Log Frame is presented as a matrix with four columns and four or more rows
• The rows and columns summarize the
key elements of the project plan
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Log frames • The project plan entails a hierarchy of objectives
• The first column captures the
project’s development pathway or intervention logic 9
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Log frames • This is about how an objective or result will be achieved
• The key objective should be
explained by the specific objectives (they can be three specific objectives) immediately below the key objective 10
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Log frames • Although different donors use different terminology, a Log Frame typically summarizes the: goal; overall objective; development objective; the purpose or immediate objective; the outputs and activities
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Log frames • The second and third columns summarize how the project’s achievements will be monitored and consists of the following:
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Log frames • Indicators - a quantitative or qualitative measurement which provides a reliable way to measure changes connected to an intervention
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Log frames • In essence “a description of the project’s objectives in terms of quantity, quality, target group(s), time and place”
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Log frames • Sources of verification - Describes the information sources necessary for data compilation that would allow the calculation of indicators
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Log frames • Developing objectively verifiable indicators must also be a very careful process
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Log frames • Lastly, the final column lists the following: Assumptions i.e. the external factors or condition outside of the project’s direct control that are necessary to ensure the project’s success
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Log frames
• Additionally, a log frame can
contain modifications that suit ease of reference and implementation
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Log frames
• For example it could have in
the opening rows, the problem statement or context to which the project/program or intervention is responding to
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Log frames • Further to the above, it could also contain the vision, mission, and goal
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Log frames • Required and important components like impact, impact indicators, inputs to the process, and budget can be factored into the matrix at convenient points