This OECD toolkit provides practical guidance to governments, development agencies, ministries and implementers of all sizes on designing and using results frameworks to maximise the effectiveness of international co-operation efforts towards sustainable development.
To that end, it recalls foundational concepts of results frameworks and proposes concrete approaches for integrating sustainable development principles, as well as for designing those frameworks at various levels – from overarching national/corporate strategies to individual projects. It provides detailed guidance on strengthening monitoring systems –including by using country systems and digital technologies– and on using results information effectively for learning, decision-making, accountability and communication.
Recognising emerging priorities and challenges in development practice, the toolkit also addresses hard-to-measure, cross-cutting issues such as Leave No One Behind principles, climate adaptation and resilience, capacity-development initiatives, and locally led development approaches. Dedicated sections focus on capturing these complex, multi-dimensional outcomes in results frameworks and measurement practices.
This toolkit aims to help co-operation practitioners maximise the value of every development effort. By applying the shared principles and strategies it proposes, development actors can transform challenges into opportunities, translate data into smart decisions, navigate rapid change and unexpected impacts, and convert intentions into lasting impact.