1. Mosaic Workshop - Ottawa
UNPACKING RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT (RBM) Module 5 – Results-Based Reporting
Mosaic Workshop - Ottawa
July 14-18, 2008

2. Results-based Reporting
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Results-based Reporting
Reporting is required every 4, 6, 12 months
Always refer to the original Project contract.

3. From Activities to Results
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From Activities to Results
In RBM, we are challenged to describe what has changed NOT what was done

4. When Reporting on Results…
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When Reporting on Results…
Place the people affected, or the product generated by the activity in the centre of your statements, not the person doing the activity
If you think you are describing an activity, ask the “so what” question

5. When Reporting on Results…
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When Reporting on Results…
Be guided by your results framework
Outputs
Outcomes
Impact

6. Results Reporting Ideas - Discussion
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Results Reporting Ideas - Discussion
What kind of results statements would you want to make about your Case Study Outputs and Outcomes?

7. Reporting on Activities or Results?
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Reporting on Activities or Results?
Community Capacity Output Result…
Groups and individuals have increased knowledge of social justice issues and are capable of sharing/ disseminating knowledge with others
“This year a total of 3342 self help group members received justice lessons. We could not provide justice lessons to 158 members; they will receive them next year.”

8. Reporting on Activities or Results?
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Reporting on Activities or Results?
“All 150 identified individuals are now trained. By the end of the training, about 100 (20 of 23 groups) were demonstrating how they might raise the “justice” theme in their home settings.
For example, with diversity training one new group realized their organization’s staff and management was largely male, able-bodied, white and heterosexual. They were planning to hire a consultant to help them do an organizational audit of their policies and procedures.
Community Capacity Output Result…
Groups and individuals have increased knowledge of social justice issues and are capable of sharing/ disseminating knowledge with others.

9. Some key reporting questions to ask your team
What is different after these activities?
Who was directly involved in these activities?
What are they doing differently now?
Who was affected (outcomes)
What changes have you seen, in the short term and
over time?
How do you know? (indicators)
What helped or hindered your achievement of these
results?
What did you learn?
What would you do differently next time?, or you can ask yourselves
“SO WHAT?”

10. Reporting Against Planned Results
Indicator
Progress to date
Variance
Priorities for next Period
Output
Outcome
Impact

11. Workshop Exercise - Results Reporting
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Workshop Exercise - Results Reporting
In your Learning Project Group…
Consider how you will report following delivery of the ‘mini’ projects
Content
Presentation
Make a plan to ensure that you have the information you need/want to report by the end of the mini-project