Logical Framework Approach

Logical Framework Approach

1. Process that support planning and management objectives

   • Analizes a situation
   • Identifies stakeholder's needs
   • Identifies risks
   • Establishes communication with stakeholders

2. Benefits

   • Facilities communication
   • Ensures continuity of approach
   • Provides planning
   • Takes into account external factors

3. Disadvantages

   • It is a general analytic tool
   • It is neccesary to use systematic training

4. Two stages

   • Analysis stage
     • Stakeholder analysis
       • People with interest in the project
         • The project affects them direct or indirectly
         • Target group: People affected positively and direct
         • Final Beneficiaries: People who benefit from the project in long term
       • SWOT
         • Analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses
         • Analysis of external opportunities and threats
       • StakeHolder Matrix
         • Basic characteristics of Stakeholders
         • Interest and problems
         • Capacity and motivation for a change
     • Problem analysis
       • Identifies negative aspects
       • Establishes causes and effects
       • Steps
         • 1. Identify problems
         • 2. Choose a major problem
         • 3. Identify causes and effects
         • 4. Establish a hierarchy of cause and effects
         • 6. Connect problems with cause-effects
         • 7. Review the diagram
         • 8.Copy and register the diagram
         • 5.Step 4 with each problem
     • Objective analysis
       • Negative situations are converted in solutions
       • Steps
         • 1.Reformulate negative situations in positives
         • 2. Check Means-Ends realtionships
         • 3. Work from the bottom upwards
         • 4. Draw connecting lines in means-ends relations
     • Strategy analysis
       • Identify possible alternatives to assess the feasibility
   • Planning stage
     • Logical Framework Matrix
     • Activity scheduling
     • Resource scheduling
     • Results of analysis stage but in practice