A Guide for Developing a Logical Framework
Centre for International Development and Training University of Wolverhampton
The Logical Framework is a tool to help strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation.The Logical Framework is a tool to help strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation.The Logical Framework is a tool to help strengthen project design, implementation and evaluation.
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Advantages of the Logical Framework approach
The major advantages of the Logical Framework approach are:
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It brings together in one place a statement of all key components of the
project or programme.
Having all key components of projects or programme in a systematic,
concise and coherent way helps you clarify and demonstrate the logic
of how projects and programmes are expected to work. It can also
help you separate the various levels in the hierarchy of objectives, and
consequently ensure that inputs and outputs are not confused with
each other or with objectives. This can be particularly helpful when
there is a change of staff.
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It meets the requirements of good project design and enables possible
responses to past weaknesses in many designs.
It can help ensure that fundamental questions are asked and
weaknesses are analysed in order to provide decision makers with
better and more relevant information. It can also guide you in
systematically and logically analysing the inter-related key elements
which constitute a well designed project. This approach can help you
improve planning by highlighting linkages between project elements
and important external factors.
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It is easy to learn and use
Effective training in the basics of the Logical Framework approach can
be given in a few days. If this is combined with follow-up training and
process consultancy to sort out difficulties a key group of project staff
can be trained effectively in a short period of time.