The document discusses monitoring progress in outcome mapping programs. It provides details on three key elements to monitor: 1) Changes in behaviors among boundary partners, 2) Strategies used by the program, and 3) Functioning of the program as an organization. Tools like outcome, strategy, and performance journals are proposed to document monitoring data in these three areas respectively on a regular basis, such as every 2-3 months. The document emphasizes that monitoring requires ongoing commitment but enables programs to track progress, make adjustments, and report results at any stage.

1. Monitoring Progress in OM Julius N Nyangaga and Charles Warria

2. Monitoring elements: Changes in behaviours, actions, activities and relationships among the key boundary partners - the Progress Markers The Strategies the Programme is employing to encourage the changes The functioning of the Programme as an Organizational unit Session Seven

7. Monitoring plan (help prioritize): : Priority: Boundary partner progress Program Strategies Program Organizational Practices Proposed Tool: Outcome journal Strategy journal Performance journal Session Seven

8. Developing an Outcome Journal Work dating from … to …(Reporting period): Contributors to monitoring update: BP’s Outcome challenge: LMH measure (Your rating of achievement, e.g. Low = 0 – 40%, Medium = 41 – 80%, High = 81 – 100%) LMH Progress Marker Who

9. Developing an Outcome Journal LMH Progress Marker Who Expect to see the BP … Like to see the BP … Love to see the BP …

11. Developing a Strategy (Activity) Journal Or I-1, I-2, … E-3 Work dating from … to …(Reporting period): Contributors to monitoring update: Strategy being monitored: Strategy type (C-I, P-I, .. S-E) Describe the activity: (What did you do? With whom? When?) Effectiveness of strategy: Outputs:

12. Developing a Strategy Journal Describe the activity: (What did you do? With whom? When?) Effectiveness of strategy: Outputs: Required program follow-up: Lessons: Date of next monitoring meeting:

13. Developing a Performance Journal List the organizational practices: 1. Prospect for new ideas, opportunities, resources 2. Seek feedback from key informants 3. Obtain support of next highest power 4. Assess and (re)design products, services, systems and procedures 5. Check up on those served to add value 6. Share your best wisdom with the world 7. Experiment to remain innovative 8. Engage in organizational reflection

14. Developing a Performance Journal Work dating from … to …(Reporting period): Contributors to monitoring update: Practice 1: Prospecting for new ideas, opportunities, resources Example or Indicator: Sources of evidence: Lessons:

15. Developing a Performance Journal Practice 2: Seeking feedback from key informants Example or Indicator: Sources of evidence Lessons: Practice 3: Obtaining the support of your next highest power

16. Monitoring plan (Prioritize): : Session Seven Monitoring priority Who will use? Purpose When needed? Who will use? Who will collect? How often? Proposed tool Achievement of outcomes Outcome Journal Program Strategy (ies) Strategy Journal Program Org’nal Practices Performance Journal

17. Conclusion It is recommended to combine the OM monitoring approach with other M & E approaches to make the process inclusive and the results more acceptable Note … Because OM enables a team to use ongoing feedback to track progress, make corrections and report results at any stage of an initiative .

18. for more information and to share your experiences www.outcomemapping.ca www.idrc.ca/evaluation www.mapeodealcances.net “ Not everything that matters can be counted, and not everything that can be counted matters” - Albert Einstein