Language choices - Clear Impact

1.1 What are the basic ideas behind Results-Based Accountability, and Results-Based decision making and budgeting?

The Short Answer Start with ends, work backward to means. What do we want? How will we recognize it? What will it take to get there? Be clear and disciplined about language. Use plain language, not exclusionary jargon. Keep accountability for populations separate from accountability for programs and agencies. Results are end conditions of [...]

2018-01-28T16:54:25-05:00By Mark Friedman|Categories: RBA Implementation Guide|Tags: basic ideas, End and Means, Language choices, Language diagnosis, Performance accountability|1 Comment

1.8 How do we fit together different approaches when there is more than one approach to Results-Based Accountability being used in my area?

The Short Answer 1. Use a cross walk to let people see how different frameworks are related. While terminology and structure may vary, most approaches are actually trying to accomplish the same thing and differ principally in the labels used for ideas. 2. The crosswalk tool presented in this guide can be used to: [...]

2018-01-30T11:55:52-05:00By Mark Friedman|Categories: RBA Implementation Guide|Tags: Crosswalk, Language choices, Logic models|0 Comments