Managing for Development Results (MfDR)

1. Managing for Development Results(MfDR)

2. Managing for Development Results (MfDR) is a development planning and management approach or strategy which emphasizes outcomes or results to ensure development effectiveness. • Governments are increasingly being called upon to be more accountable for results. • Citizens, parliamentarians and media expect “national public management”to focusbeyondinputs, activitiesand outputstowards“outcomes”and“impacts”.

3. Results Focus Focus on Results in all phase of development (Planning, Implementation, and Post Implementation

4. Institutionalizing MfDR in Sri Lanka • The Ministry of Plan Implementation (MPI) has commenced a number of initiatives to institutionalize "MfDR" within government • Established a core group • Selected few Ministries • Developed Agency Results Framework (ARF) • Introduced a score card for each Ministry • Including KPI in to the Budget Estimates in 2010

5. Mainstreaming and Cascading MfDR • We mainstream/cascade • - National Development Plan (National Results Framework) • - Sector Plans (Sector Results Framework) • - Institution (Agency Results Framework) • - Projects (Project Results Framework) • - Provincial Plan (Provincial Results Framework)

6. ALIGNMENT THROUGH RESULTS FRAMEWORK National Level RF for MC 10 YR Development Plan Sector Level RF for Sector RF for Line Ministries Ministry Level RF for Agencies below Ministry level (Depts/Projects) Dept / ProjectLevel

7. Ten Year Development Framework(2006 – 2016)National Level National Outcome Indicators 2006 2016 • GDP Growth - 7.4% - 10.6% • Per capita increase - US$ 1200 - US$3960 • Investment Increase - 30% - 36.5% • Budget deficit reduced - 8.7% - 3.5% • Foreign debt GDP ratio reduce - 45% - 25% • Unemployment reduce - 7.7% - 3.8%

8. Sector Outcome IndicatorsEducation Sector Results Framework • Enrollment 15 - 16 years: increase from 85% to 95% • 17 - 19 years : increase from 60% to 70% • Retention grade 9: increase from 80% to 100% • GCE / OL qualified for AL class: increase from 50% to 65%

11. Ministry of Health and Nutrition • Agency Results framework • Vision • To foster a healthier nation that contributes to its economic, social, mental and spiritual well being. Mission • To achieve the highest attainable health status by responding to people’s needs and working in partnership to ensure access to comprehensive high quality, equitable, cost effective and sustainable health service • Thrust Areas • (1) Curative and Preventive health services • (2) Community Empowerment • (3) Human Resources for Health • (4) Health financing and resource allocation • (5) Stewardship and Management

13. Fundamental Prerequisites • Political will and Policy environment – Govt.Policy on MfDR • Championsto lead the change management process • Leadership at different levels of Government (Change Agent) • MfDR Strategyand Action Plan • Adoption of a process approach-consensus building • Buy-in(LM/NB/NPD/AG) • Country Level Community of Practice to facilitate peer to peer dialogue. • Statistical information • Capacity Building and Readiness Assessment

14. Results Based Management • The decision points can be articulated as four simple questions: • 1) Where are we now ? (Baseline) • 2) Where do we want to go?(Setting Goals) • 3) How do we get there? (Strategy) • 4) How did we do? (Measurement)

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