Managing for Development Results (MfDR)

Managing for Development Results (MfDR) is a development planning and management approach or strategy which emphasizes outcomes or results to ensure development effectiveness. Managing for Development Results (MfDR) is a development planning and management approach or strategy which emphasizes outcomes or results to ensure development effectiveness. Governments are increasingly being called upon to be more accountable for results. Governments are increasingly being called upon to be more accountable for results. Citizens, parliamentarians and media expect “national public management” to focus beyond inputs, activities and outputs towards “outcomes” and “impacts”. Citizens, parliamentarians and media expect “national public management” to focus beyond inputs, activities and outputs towards “outcomes” and “impacts”.

Results Focus Inputs Activities/ Outputs  Outcomes/ Impacts Health Sector Funds disbursed  No. of clinics built  Quality of health service delivery Education Sector Funds disbursed  No. of schools built  How many girls and boys are better educated Focus on Results in all phase of development (Planning, Implementation, and Post Implementation

Institutionalizing MfDR in Sri Lanka The Ministry of Plan Implementation (MPI) has commenced a number of initiatives to institutionalize "MfDR" within government Established a core group Selected few Ministries Developed Agency Results Framework (ARF) Introduced a score card for each Ministry Including KPI in to the Budget Estimates in 2010

Mainstreaming and Cascading MfDR  We mainstream/cascade - National Development Plan (National Results Framework) - Sector Plans (Sector Results Framework) - Institution (Agency Results Framework) - Projects (Project Results Framework) - Provincial Plan (Provincial Results Framework)

National Level Sector Level Ministry Level Dept / Project Level RF for MC 10 YR Development Plan RF for Sector RF for Line Ministries RF for Agencies below Ministry level (Depts/Projects) ALIGNMENT THROUGH RESULTS FRAMEWORK

Ten Year Development Framework (2006 – 2016) National Level National Outcome Indicators GDP Growth-7.4%-10.6% GDP Growth-7.4%-10.6% Per capita increase - US$ US$ 3960 Per capita increase - US$ US$ 3960 Investment Increase-30%-36.5% Investment Increase-30%-36.5% Budget deficit reduced -8.7%-3.5% Budget deficit reduced -8.7%-3.5% Foreign debt GDP ratio Foreign debt GDP ratio reduce-45%-25% Unemployment reduce-7.7%-3.8% Unemployment reduce-7.7%-3.8%

Sector Outcome Indicators Education Sector Results Framework Enrollment years: increase from 85% to 95% Enrollment years: increase from 85% to 95% years : increase from 60% to 70% years : increase from 60% to 70% Retention grade 9: increase from 80% to 100% Retention grade 9: increase from 80% to 100% GCE / OL qualified for AL class: increase from 50% to 65% GCE / OL qualified for AL class: increase from 50% to 65%

Ministry of Health and Nutrition Ministry of Health and Nutrition Agency Results framework Agency Results framework Vision Vision To foster a healthier nation that contributes to its economic, social, mental and spiritual well being. To foster a healthier nation that contributes to its economic, social, mental and spiritual well being.Mission To achieve the highest attainable health status by responding to people’s needs and working in partnership to ensure access to comprehensive high quality, equitable, cost effective and sustainable health service To achieve the highest attainable health status by responding to people’s needs and working in partnership to ensure access to comprehensive high quality, equitable, cost effective and sustainable health service Thrust Areas Thrust Areas (1) Curative and Preventive health services (1) Curative and Preventive health services (2) Community Empowerment (2) Community Empowerment (3) Human Resources for Health (3) Human Resources for Health (4) Health financing and resource allocation (4) Health financing and resource allocation (5) Stewardship and Management (5) Stewardship and Management

Fundamental Prerequisites  Political will and Policy environment – Govt.Policy on MfDR  Champions to lead the change management process  Leadership at different levels of Government (Change Agent)  MfDR Strategy and Action Plan  Adoption of a process approach-consensus building  Buy-in (LM/NB/NPD/AG)  Country Level Community of Practice to facilitate peer to peer dialogue.  Statistical information  Capacity Building and Readiness Assessment

Results Based Management  The decision points can be articulated as four simple questions: 1) Where are we now ? (Baseline) 2) Where do we want to go? (Setting Goals) 3) How do we get there? (Strategy) 4) How did we do? (Measurement)