Organizational Performance and Change Management - Workshop Proceedings - October 1-3, 1997, Y.C. James Yen Center, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Silang, Cavite, Philippines (IIRR, 1997, 242 pages): Workshop 2: Case 4: MASAI: Experiences in developing and using organizational assessment tools: Notes

Organizational Performance and Change Management - Workshop Proceedings - October 1-3, 1997, Y.C. James Yen Center, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Silang, Cavite, Philippines (IIRR, 1997, 242 pages)

Workshop 2

Case 4: MASAI: Experiences in developing and using organizational assessment tools

		(introduction...)
		Description of experience
		MASAI's evaluations
		The evaluation framework
		Content areas
		Methods and tools
		The evaluation process
		Outcomes or impact of the evaluations
		Lessons and insights
		Key insights
		When would the assessment of NGO performance be considered "successful"?
		Conclusion
		Notes

Notes

¹ In terms of PME, for example, these include: basic unity in vision or orientation; common understanding of thrusts, targets, and indicators; and factual assessment of internal and external conditions. Or, in terms of the actual project methodologies or components, that there be a logical progression from inputs to activities to outputs to objectives.

² For example, the same indicator may mean something completely different or have varying demands in terms of monitoring costs in different contexts. Or, a series of scattered informal education sessions may be more effective than formal centralized ones.

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³ The LogFrame proceeds by: 1) making the desired goals, purpose, outputs, and activities/inputs of a project explicit; 2) checking for the logical consistency or flow between these; and then 3) checking whether they are present or not.

⁴ PLOCS defines an organization according to the important management functions of planning, leading, organizing, controlling, and staffing then inquiries to what extent these are performed. Organizational strengths and weaknesses are identified and appropriateness of the systems and procedures examined.