DANIDA CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME

RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT- ACHIEVING RESULTS, FOSTERING CHANGE

January 11th – 29th 2016 and April 4th – 8th 2016

› Are you involved in developing or managing development programmes where results matter?

› Would you like to become better at planning for, tracking and learning from results?

› Are you interested in learning more about how to develop Programme Results Frameworks?

› Are you interested in knowing how to use key RBM tools such as the Theory of Change, Context Analysis, Risk Management and setting up M&E frameworks?

If yes, then this is the course for you!

The course is designed to build the capacity of develop-ment practitioners in ministries, private sector, civil society organisations and other institutions in applying Results Based Management (RBM) principles and tools.

Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) has contracted COWI, a lead-ing Danish multi-disciplinary consulting company, to undertake the course. The course will be held in two parts:

Part 1: 3 weeks in Denmark from the 11th to the 29th January 2016 at COWI’s Head Office in Lyngby, 10 km north of the capital Copenhagen.

Part 2: fourth course week in Kampala, Uganda from the 4th – 8th of April 2016.

Between the two parts of the course, participants will be expected to work with the acquired skills and the action plan developed as part of the course.

COURSE OBJECTIVESAfter participation in the course, the course participants will be able to › lead or support the application of RBM principles in pro-grammes and projects

› master the application and use of key RBM tools, e.g. Theory of Change, Context Analysis, Risk Management and M&E frameworks

› develop and manage streamlined and results-oriented interventions

› guide and mentor colleagues and partners on the application of RBM tools and approaches

› explain the rationale and benefits of RBM to colleagues and other relevant stakeholders

Participants will benefit from systematic training in relevant aspects related to RBM, as well as from relating and adapting the training contents to programmes and projects in their own countries. The course also provides rich opportunities for building a network of colleagues and counterparts in many countries of the world.

The overall objective of the course is to improve participants’ understanding of what is required for identifying, developing, implementing and learning from successful RBM-based pro-jects, programmes and approaches and endow participants with practical tools for developing RBM Action Plans for their respective ministries, institutions or companies.

TARGET GROUPS FOR THE COURSEThe course is for actors involved in the development and management of development programmes, projects or strate-gies with a focus on achieving results: › Representatives from ministries and agencies › Private sector actors › Civil society organisations

COURSE CONTENTThe course comprises the following modules: › RBM and the global Aid Effectiveness agenda › Planning for Results – Theories of Change (ToC) and participatory planning approaches

› Managing for Results – Results Based programme and project management

› Monitoring Results – the what, how and when of monitoring

› Evaluating results – and using learning › Action Planning › Excursions

Throughout the course, various training methods will be applied including participatory approaches, teacher-centred training, cases and good practice material and examples, as well as field work. The course will introduce the participants to methods, approaches and tools that they will be asked to apply in problem-solving situations through discussions, group work and individual planning sessions in relation to the development of action plans. A number of excursions to ministries, organizations and RBM-relevant projects will be included to ensure practical learning aspects.

The responsibility for developing and transferring applicable skills will be shared by the participants and trainers in a enabling learning environment.

A results-based ToC has been developed for the course itself (see below) and will be reviewed and explored further with participants throughout the course, to exemplify the course content.

INTRODUCTIONThis leaflet describes a 4-week Danida fellowship course on Results Based Management with particular focus on the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of results based programmes and projects. The course includes 3 weeks training in Denmark followed by 1 week training and exposure in Uganda.

PRE COURSE AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

Superiors are supporting fellows

The organisation has a clear plan for the career of the fellow

The organisation has a clear strategy for using RBM in its operations

The fellow is prepared to work with RBM

Assumptions

Supporting actionPre-course contact with fellow and superior

FELLOWS’ LEARNING DURING COURSE

The learning objective of the course will be to provide participants with the theoretical knowledge, tools and practical experience to shift towards or strengthen RBM in and of their organisations, programmes and projects, understanding RBM not as a goal in and of itself, but as a means to ensure the achievement of actual and tangible results.

The course will also, by drawing in participants from across different institutions and sectors, facilitate dialogue about cross sector and intra sector collaboration towards shared results and how ToC and results matrix thinking may help facilitate more coherent collaboration.

The modules in DK provide thorough understanding of RBM principles and toolsThe module in Uganda provides room for practical and joint reflections

Close contact with participants on progressUse of learning logsE-learning site for knowledge sharingAlumni organisation

Sphere of control Sphere of influence

FELLOWS’ REFLECTION AFTER COURSE

After the course, participants should be well prepared to ensure a more result-oriented focus within their organizations, programmes and projects, by being able to apply good practice RBM principles, tools and approaches in the work relevant to their position.

In addition, participants will bring back from the course practical tools, plans and frameworks specific to their own programmes or projects, designed by the participants during the course, in collaboration with other participants and through the mentorship and guidance of course facilitators.

Superiors provide room for fellows to reflectFellows are given tasks where they can try out reflections and apply RBM tools

Contact between course parts and after course with fellows & their organisationRBM inspired M&E questionnaire sent to participants for feed back

FELLOWS’ APPLICATION OF ACQUIRED COMPETENCE

CHANGE: Lead use of

RBM throughout project cycle

CHANGE: Explain RBM benefits

to colleagues and stakeholders

CHANGE: Master use of RBM tools in organisations

CHANGE: Manage more streamlined interventions

CHANGE: Guide colleagues

on use of RBM

CHANGE: Explain RBM benefits

to colleagues and stakeholders

IMPROVED USE OF RBM IN

ORGANISATIONS

Sphere of concern

WORKING WITH RBMAll participants will have the opportunity to apply new tools and skills for own work and organizational needs. The work with the participants’ action plans will be supported in the following way: › Before departing for Denmark: participants will be asked to describe the role and weight of RBM in the programmes and projects they are involved in/responsible for.

› During the course period in Denmark participants will apply relevant RBM tools and approaches in order to strengthen the results-orientation of their programmes and projects. This learning process will be coached by experienced facilitators.

› Upon return home: participants will continue the dialogue with their facilitators to support the achievement of the goals set by participants to incorporate or strengthen RBM in existing and future programmes and projects.

CERTIFICATIONUpon successful completion of the course, a course certificate will be issued to each participant.

COURSE MANAGEMENTThe course will be managed by COWI, a leading Danish con-sultancy company with more than 6,000 employees and 85 years of experience in consulting services worldwide. For more information see COWI’s webpage at www.cowi.com. COWI has considerable experience within setting up, implementing, monitoring and evaluating RBM approaches to development programmes and projects. Furthermore, COWI has proven experience in the development and implementation of targeted training courses for a variety of professionals.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE COURSE?Application for the course must follow the procedures stipu-lated in the ”Guidelines for Danida Fellowships”. The guidelines as well as the fellowship form are available at the local Danish Embassy or they can be downloaded from DFC´s webpage www.dfcentre.com. The fellowship form is to be filled in by the applicant and endorsed by the Danida programme/project and the Embassy Desk Officer in order to ensure that the training is within the framework of national sector plans for capacity development. The Embassy will forward the application forms to DFC.

Deadline for submitting the forms to the Embassy is October 19th 2015. Selection of candidates for the course will be carried out by DFC and COWI based on incoming applica-tions.

ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTSA career development plan, agreed between the participant and his or her supervisor, should be in place for all participants prior to the course. If such plan has already been developed, participants are asked to submit it together with their applica-tion. If not, participants are asked to outline in their application how and by when it will be developed, and submit it to the course management ahead of course start. To facilitate wider organizational learning, DFC and COWI highly encourages organizations wishing to send participants to the course to sub-mit applications from two or more participants working on the same project, programme or strategy. The selection committee will give preference to ensuring that more than one participant joins the course from each participating organization.

FUNDINGThe Course is co-funded by Danida Capacity Development Support Programme, managed by Danida Fellowship Centre. After selection of course participants the Danida programmes/

projects are charged a non-refundable amount of DKK 2,500 per participant per tutorial week in Denmark and DKK 1,500 per participant for the tutorial week in Uganda. Total funding needs are thus DKK 9,000 per participant. This includes study fees, accommodation at centrally located hotel, allowances, insurances and international transport.

WHERE TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION?DFC is responsible for the educational, administrative and practical aspects of the training in Denmark. Further informa-tion is available at DFC´s webpage www.dfcentre.com.

For questions related to course contents, please contact:

COWIMr Daniel la Couremail: dlc@cowi.comPhone: +45 2348 0191www.cowi.com

COURSE MODULESCourse Introduction › Introduction to life in Denmark (DFC) › Introduction to course programme and learning approaches › Presentation of course participants and facilitators › Introduction to study place

Aid Effectiveness and post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals › Looking at development 2000-2015 - The road from Rome to Busan and the MDG framework

› Looking at development towards the emerging future: New under-standing of partnerships, south-south cooperation and government partnerships with CSOs and the private sector

› Looking at monitoring the emerging future: The Global Monitoring Framework

Planning for Results – Theories of Change and participatory planning approaches › Participatory context and stakeholder analysis › Developing a shared Theory of Change › Developing a results matrix › Working with risk analysis

Managing for Results – results based programme and project management › RBM at the different phases of the programme cycle › Ensuring accountability at different levels through RBM › Working with anti-corruption in the different programme phases

Monitoring Results – the what, how and when of monitoring › Why do we monitor – what are the potential benefits? › Developing M&E systems for programmes and projects › Working with SMART indicators › Establishing baselines and defining realistic targets

Evaluating Results – evaluations and the art of learning › Designing programme and project evaluations (what, how, when and who)

› Balancing accountability and learning issues in evaluation designs › Using learning from evaluations for organisational development

Course round-up and way forward › Synthesizing learning from the “learning journey” › Formulating personal and organisational objectives and setting targets for the coming 6 months

› Course evaluation

COURSE FACILITATORSMR DANIEL LA COURDaniel la Cour holds a Masters degree in Cultural Sociology and has more than 20 years of experience as a course planner and manager. Daniel la Cour has been working with capacity and competence development since 1987. His wide experience in cross-cultural technical assistance, training and project management is gained through long-term assignments on development projects in Africa as well as short term formulation, evaluation and training assignments in various countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. Competence development through training and coaching is one of Daniel la Cour’s main areas of specialisation. He is an experienced teacher in project management which he teaches internally in COWI as well as for external clients in Denmark and abroad.

MS MATHILDE BANGSGAARD Mathilde Holmberg Bangsgaard is a consultant in the international team of COWI’s Planning and Economics Division. Her experience lies within the field of qualitative analysis and evaluation, policy analysis, capacity development and training. From previous positions held, Mathilde has gained experience with administration of Danida Programmes, monitoring and evaluation, and communication, and is able to communicate complex analyses in an accurate and clear manner and has several years of experience with teaching.

MR BJØRN NYGAARDBjørn Nygaard has more than 20 years of international experience from Europe, Africa and Asia for Danida, UN and NGOs. He has worked with Results Based Management one way or the other continuously since 1994 starting as planning and monitor-ing advisor in Kenya. Bjørn subsequently worked as a trainer and consultant establishing RBM systems in a large number of programmes and sectors both in the South as well as in Denmark. Bjørn Nygaard has extensive experience in training managers and employees in ministries, municipalities, universities, NGOs and the private sector using a wide variety mixed learning tools and covering issues such as project management, participatory planning and monitoring, Theory of Change, Logical Framework Approach, stakeholder analysis, and RBM. Additionally, he is the author of two books, one of which focus on monitoring and evaluation as a management tool in the public sector. Finally, Bjørn Nygaard has been a trainer and course coordinator at the DFC course “Human Rights and Conflict Transformation” for three years.

MR JEEF BECHJeef Bech holds two masters; in Organisational Learning Processes and in Educational Planning in Developing Countries. He has more than 25 years’ experience from management and implementation of international programmes including more than 50 fellowship courses of which more than 20 were courses on PCM/RBM and ToC. He has also been involved in 4 workshops in Africa together with DFC affiliated South Training Institutions, which focus on current development trends. He furthermore has in-depth experience with appraisal, evaluation and reviews of capacity development programmes, includ-ing organisational and institutional assessments, as well as formulation, management and evaluation of international Institutional, and Organisational and Human Resource Development interventions in support of programmatic approaches.

MS MARIE ILDVEDSENMarie Ildvedsen holds a master in political science and has seven years of experience as a development worker working for international NGOs in transitional and development contexts. She is experienced in strategic planning, rights-based programme development, project management and MEAL practices and frameworks. Marie has expert knowledge on partnerships and capacity strengthening of civil society, facilitation and training, and beneficiary and partner engagement. Among Marie’s thematic focus areas are civil society development and democratisation; rights, protection and prevention; education; and child participation.

MR THOMAS J. THOMSENThomas J. Thomsen has more than 18 years of experience from international development. He has substantial experience with global development policy, donor policy and aid management and has undertaken numerous programme formulations, apprais-als, reviews, studies and evaluations in addition to development of policy, strategy and guidelines. As Chief Advisor for Development Management in Danida’s Technical Advisory Services, he was overall responsible for the development and elaboration of Danida Guidelines and development of concepts for managing aid for results. He has substan-tial practical experience in working with Danida’s Guidelines for Programme Management, including the elaboration of results framework. Thomas has contributed considerably to the process of clarifying Danida’s approach and concepts in the field of RBM through an assignment on RBM in Danish development assistance.