What it’s about
This OECD toolkit is a step-by-step playbook for governments and development partners that want to turn monitoring and evaluation into sharper decision-making. It explains how well-designed results frameworks map the path from money to measurable change, keep multiple actors pulling in the same direction, and build a culture of learning and accountability. The guide walks through the essentials: defining a clear results chain, choosing credible indicators, setting baselines and targets, and documenting risks and assumptions.
Beyond the basics, it shows how to knit sustainable development principles and the SDGs into national plans, corporate strategies, sector portfolios, and individual projects. Practical chapters cover designing frameworks at each level, strengthening country monitoring systems, and using data for real-time course correction. Special sections tackle tricky issues such as “Leave No One Behind,” climate adaptation, locally led development, and capacity building, offering checklists and case examples for each.
When to use it
- Designing programmes and projects: building logical results chains, indicators, and risk registers that link to higher-level goals.
- Setting strategy: aligning national or agency plans with SDG targets and selecting headline indicators.