Outcome Mapping in Honduras

The Context Planning Based Mainly on Logical Framework Focus on Activities and Products Impact Measurement M&E mainly as Performance Measurement Used as a “Control” Tool Creates Uneasiness on Operative Base

Outcome Mapping: Pros Conceptually Easy to Accept Responds to Many Measuring Needs Qualitative Variables Complexity of Human Behaviour Sustainability of Human Processes

Outcome Mapping: Cons Same Challenges as Any Other Qualitative Measurement System Seen as a Complex System Requires Total Commitment of User Donors not too Open to Accept OM Time Consuming Vocabulary New Terms Create Resistance No Such Thing as “Socio Directo”

Outcome Mapping: Achievements At Least Four of our Boundary Partners are Experimenting with Aspects of OM Strategic Planning Project M&E Academia Three of our Projects use OM as Main M&E Tool

Outcome Mapping Challenges Flexibility on Application Flexibility on Vocabulary Education to Donors about Usefulness of OM Better Coupling of OM to Logical Framework and Results Based Management (RBM)