Theory Maker
This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change.
logframe
Logframer
Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe). Logframer was designed with NGO projects for development and humanitarian assistance in mind, but can also be used for projects in other sectors. The logframer website provides step-by-step guidance for making the most of the software to support a logical framework approach (LFA), Project Cycle Management (PCM), and Results Based Management (RBM).
What is a LogFrame?
American University's resource What is a LogFrame, written by Kirsten Bording Collins, gives a concise overview of LogFrames. It covers LogFrame structures, tips for developing LogFrames, and strengths and weaknesses of LogFrames.
The Logical Framework Approach
This publication is part of a series of guidelines developed by AusAid in relation to activities design. It provides an overview of the situation (the problem) and stakeholders involved, and describes the logframe matrix with its activities. The document also gives details of the implementation of the logical framework approach.
Aid Delivery Methods - Project Cycle Management Guidelines
These Guidelines from the European Commission have been prepared to support ongoing improvements in the quality of development assistance. Quality is defined primarily in terms of the relevance, feasibility and effectiveness of the programmes and projects supported with EC funds, including how well they are managed.
Logframe - A Critique
This paper provides a critical analysis of logframes and argues that they may not be a useful tool as they can discourage innovation due to their linear approach.
Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) Guidance for Developing Logical and Results Frameworks
This document was primarily written to provide guidance for conceptualizing, writing, selecting and measuring project performance indicators.
Critical Study of the Logical Framework Approach in the Basque Country
This document describes how the logical framework is used by public entities in the Basque region of Spain and its evolution and relationship with with other approaches and tools.
Guidance on Using the Revised Logical Framework
This guide from the UK Department of International Development (DFID) aims to help project managers/evaluators make the best use of logical framework (logframe) in designing and managing projects.
Develop programme theory / theory of change
A programme theory explains how an intervention (a project, a programme, a policy, a strategy) is understood to contribute to a chain of results that produce the intended or actual impacts.
It can include positive impacts (which are beneficial) and negative impacts (which are detrimental). It can also show the other factors which contribute to producing impacts, such as context and other projects and programmes.
Different types of diagrams can be used to represent a programme theory. These are often referred to as logic models, as they show the overall logic of how the intervention is understood to work.
