The project will help to meet the drinking water and sanitation service needs of the population of these divisional headquarters and surrounding rural areas estimated at 259 915 in 2020, 52. Indicators that measure the value added of implementation of the components. Feb 12, 2011 the logical framework approach lfa to project management has been around for about 4 decades. People, events, processes, sources of data supervision and monitoring system for project implementation. For example, the goal of the project could be a 10% increase in the number of grades 56 primary students continuing on to high school within 3 years. A logframe matrix is a short name for a logical framework matrix a comprehensive project cycle management tool. As a way of thinking about projects, logical framework analysis helps to focus on some key questions during the project design process. Pdf the logical framework has played an important role in the project planning and management over the last two decades. The project detail can be more easily developed from the log frame than the other way round. This means that some organisations find they are unable to access donor funding. Why is the project relevant to society, in terms of the longerterm benefits to beneficiaries and the wider benefits to other groups. A log frame is a tool for improving the planning, implementation, management, monitor ing and. This free course, logframe planning, improves your understanding of and practice with the structure of the logframe matrix using an animated overview with voiceover commentary followed by interactive questions relating to using the matrix. Project management data collected directly from districts or schools, national school census data project management data targets assumes 80% success rate in targeted learning assistants passing entrance exam.
If you want information about the services provided by project agency please call 0208 446 7766 or email. We know about various components of a project such as goal, objectives, activities, results and indicators. This tool offers an explanation of the basic logical project framework log frame used in relation to planning, designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating antitrafficking and other projects. The child rights organization first carries out a situation analysis that shows many community. Apr 19, 2012 indicators, logframe and m and e system 19 april 2012. Formulating a project plan and completing the logical framework matrix requires some understanding of the logical framework approach to project planning. The logframe and its preparation is an analytical, presentational and management. Narrative summary indicators means of verification assumptions outputs cont. The first column in the table is the project summary. How to write a logical framework logframe tools4dev. The logical framework has played an important role in the project planning and management over the last two decades. Sanitary conditions in the project area are improved through the construction of 600 latrines adaptable to the local regulations and cultural sensitivity in gbao, rrs and sughd oblast. Basic introduction to project cycle management using the.
You need to create a simple logframe for a proposal or new project. This format is called the project matrix pm, or project planning matrix ppm, and allows for a complete project to be represented in a clear and related manner. Overview of the logical framework approach log frame matrix, a documented product of the lfa is prepared before a project proposal and makes its integral part. This tool offers an explanation of the basic logical project framework log frame used in. Writing log frames in the uk is not participatory, which has led to criticism of the log frame as a planning tool. It provides clear, concise and systematic information about a project through a framework. Pdf explain how a logframe is used in monitoring and. Water, sanitation and hygiene wash project wet foundation. The wa project subscribes to the purpose and theory of change expressed in the umbrella document. In an ideal world, a logframe should be flexible and updated frequently. The project will continue to generate research outputs that will support the farmbased households of smallholders to improve their livelihoods by increasing income and improving diets. You can also use these files to test functionalities such as exporting to word or excel, or to create a finished risk monitoring or project monitoring file.
The log frame is a way of structuring the main elements in a project and highlighting the logical linkages between them. The logical framework approach takes the form of a fourbyfour project table, often referred to as a logframe. It provides a structure to help specify the components of a project and its activities and for relating them to one another. The project will also develop a livestock research strategy to increase the impact of livestockrelated activities, especially those on small ruminants. Aug 17, 2015 a standard logframe template looks like this. As an example pdf, if our goal is to create a community of happy. The rows represent types of events that take place as a project is implemented. The first three levels inputs, outputs, purpose are specific to the project itself, while the highest level the goal relates the project to programme of which project is a part, or it relates a programme to other programmes to which it. The world bank logframe handbook, a logical framework. Brief introduction to completing the logframe matrix. Sample logframe on the next page is an example of what a logframe might look like after concerns about the use of corporal punishment in a particular community have led a child rights organization to consider a programme intervention. On the next page is an example of what a logframe might look like after concerns about the use of corporal punishment in a particular community have led a child. Logical framework analysis or the logical framework approach lfa is an analytical process for structuring and systematizing the analysis of a project or. The first three levels inputs, outputs, purpose are specific to the project itself, while the highest level the goal relates the project to programme of which project is a part, or it relates a programme to other programmes to which it is a contributor.
Pdf what are the advantages and disadvantages of using. This article attempts to explain the usage of this tool with the help of an example of a logframe matrix which can be downloaded from bright hubs media gallery. A logframe is a table that lists your program activities, short term outputs, medium term outcomes, and long term goal. The academy delivers updated and private sector relevant training courses to a minimum of to be adapted youth trained per year minimum of x trainers in technical skills, computing, language. Finally, it tells you how the project will be monitored, through the use of contentindicators. Pdf the logical framework approachmillennium researchgate.
The logical framework approach lfa to project management has been around for about 4 decades. A logframe document is the output of the lfa process. A logical framework approach to project cycle management. Logical framework for the project intervention logic objectively verifiable indicators of achievement sources and means of verification. In the case of research programmes, the primary products which will be delivered are the research results and the products which present these. What we do project wet international water, sanitation and hygiene wash water, sanitation and hygiene wash our wash education work started in 2007 as part of a project with the united states agency for international development usaid to reduce. Pdf the logical framework approach lfa has proved to be a valuable tool for project approval, design, and evaluation. The project elements in lfa are recorded and presented according to a matrix format. The logical framework or logframe is a document that gives an overview of the objectives, activities and resources of a project. By the end of 2005, sanitary and hygienic conditions in 200 households are improved.
Logframe matrices assist directly in establishing the development pathway by which objectives will be. It looks like a table or framework and aims to present information about the key components of a project in a clear, concise, logical and systematic way. A guide for developing a logical framework1 introduction the logical framework is a tool to help strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation. Nov, 2014 pdf the logical framework has played an important role in the project planning and management over the last two decades. Logframe building resilience without borders in the sahel brwb. Logical framework and objectively verifiable impact indicators project strategy objectively verifiable indicators goal to contribute to sustainable development in the pacific islands region through improvements in water resource and environmental management. If you want to see what a completed project looks like in logframer, you can visit the logframer examples page and download one or more logframer documents. Please feel free to copy any of the attached documents.
You can alter any of them to suit the needs of your specific project or organisation. A logframe matrix often simply called the logframe serves to translate this broader lfa theory into action, and as a document forms the basis of an actionable work plan to guide implementation through the projectprogramme lifecycle. Progress towards the achievement of millennium development goal 1. Each of these areas is addre ssed in the following sections. Logical framework and objectively verifiable impact indicators. It looks like a table or framework and aims to present information about.
Explain how a logframe is used in monitoring and evaluation tool in your discussion include its strengths and weaknesses. This means that you use it throughout the project cycle. An introduction to multi agency planning using the logical framework approach introduction project management and planning can be difficult at the best of times, when the project is one that involves a whole range of partners and agencies, it can be made even more so. What we do project wet international water, sanitation and hygiene wash water, sanitation and hygiene wash our wash education work started in 2007 as part of a project with the united states agency for international development usaid to reduce the spread of preventable waterborne diseases in africa. What is logical framework analysis lfa and why is it. Project cycle macarthur 1994 the ideas and nature of the logframe as it is. Indicators,logframe and m and e system 19 april 2012. It provides a structure to help specify the components of a project and its activities and for relating them to. Some donors now expect log frames to be submitted alongside project proposals.
Project logframe pdf a log frame also known as a project framework is a tool for planning and. The log frame is a table which gives a summary of the project plans. It clearly displays the overall design of a project using a visual matrix and text. A logical framework or logframe consists of a matrix with four columns and four or more rows which summarize the key elements of the project plan including. The ppm allows for ease of understanding and sets the basis for project cycle management to occur. The logical framework is often used as a basis for monitoring and evaluation. The world bank 1818 h street, nw washington dc, 20433 usa. The project will help to meet the drinking water and sanitation service needs of the population of these divisional headquarters and surrounding rural areas estimated at 259 915 in.
Integrated soil fertility management in the tropics rationale and changes rationale. Project managers were committed to the fact that projects must be justified in terms of their ultimate benefits impact. Logframe is a tool for summarising the key features of a project design at the time of project. It is supposed to show the logic of how the activities will lead to the outputs, which in tern lead to the outcomes, and ultimately the goal. It is structured as a basic guide to the european commission europeaid project cycle management handbook, and the sections therefore follow the logic of. It is a method used for designing a project and aiding in planning typically for nonprofit organizations. The logical framework a tool for the management of project. A log frame also known as a project framework is a tool for planning and managing development projects. Activities, outputs, purpose and goal from bottom to top on the left. The logical framework was originally created as a planning tool for military purposes, and was then further developed by nasa to plan space programmes. Many soils in africa are highly weathered, kaolinitic soils with large amounts of oxidic minerals.
The log frame and the local picture, paper for intracs 5th. Project is needed to ensure that all information specified is. The example of a smallscale development project, wells for africa, set up by the author during his undergraduate studies, will be used to illustrate the. Supporting vulnerable women, children and men in 92 communities of 12 communes in niger to adapt to climate extremes impact impact indicator 1 b 0415 m1 0416 m2 0417 t 1017 women and men in niger are more resilient to climatic changes and extremes. The logical framework is a simple tool which helps you. An lfa is a management tool for effective planning and implementation of developmental projects. A logframe is another name for logical framework, a planning tool consisting of a matrix which provides an overview of a projects goal, activities and anticipated results. A logical framework matrix or logframe is the output of a program design process where you work out how the program activities will lead to the immediate outputs, and how these will lead to the outcomes and goal.
Livelihoods and food security trust fund june 2012 targets and milestones estimated from delta 1, delta 2 and countrywide proposals as at dec 20111 overall objectivesuper goal. Car project for drinking water supply and sanitation in. The logical framework logframe is the core reference document throughout the entire project management cycle. The first column captures the project s development pathway or intervention logic. At the end of the document, there is a list of useful websites for further information and reference. Page 5 the 1990s witnessed an alarming increase in the number of tuberculosis tb cases from 590 in 1990 to 1,051 in 1997. Putting together a logframe is just one part of a project planning process for development, but. The longterm objective will not be achieved by the project alone, but. A log frame is a tool for improving the planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of projects. On the worksheet, we have listed principles of sound.
Armenian red cross health and care programmehealth promotion and education. Pdf what are the advantages and disadvantages of using the. Pdf 1 2 using example of a project explain the use of a log frame. Project is needed to ensure that all information specified is essential.
Analysis stage preparatory analysis stakeholder analysis problem analysis. Need to submit a logframe for a project proposal but dont really know what. It becomes a standard approach which required by many donors for grant applications. From the outset of a project it sets out the framework for ongoing.