The Logic Model and Other Management Frameworks
There are numerous other popular management frameworks that have been developed in recent decades. This often causes confusion, because the various frameworks have different functions. It is important to select the right tool for the job. The following list of popular management tools is suggested to indicate where they are most appropriate (this list is by no means complete).
Organizational assessment tools
Fact-gathering tools for a comprehensive view of the as-is situation in an organization, but without prescribing how to change it:
- Malcolm Baldrige Assessment (United States)
- EFQM (Europe)
- SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
- Skills audits
- Customer surveys
Strategic planning tools
For identifying and prioritizing major long-term desired results in an organization, and strategies to achieve those results:
- Strategic Vision (Writing a clear "picture of the future" statement)
- Strategy maps
- Portfolio Management (Managing a portfolio of interdependent projects)
- Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (An approach for project staff and stakeholders to jointly agree on a vision, develop a logic model and an evaluation plan)
- Weaver's Triangle (simply asks organisations to identify inputs, outcomes and outputs).
Program planning and evaluation tools
For developing details of individual programs (what to do and what to measure) once overall strategies have been defined:
- Program logic model (this entry)
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Managing for Results model
- Earned Value Management
- PART - Program Assessment Rating Tool (US federal government)
Performance measurement tools
For measuring, monitoring and reporting the quality, efficiency, speed, cost and other aspects of projects, programs and/or processes:
- Balanced scorecard systems
- KPI - key performance indicators
- Critical success factors
Process improvement tools
For monitoring and improving the quality or efficiency of work processes:
- PDCA - Plan-do-check-act (Deming)
- TQM - Total Quality Management (Shewhart, Deming, Juran) - A set of TQM tools is available.
- Six Sigma
- BPR - Business Process Reengineering
- Organizational Design
Process standardization tools
For maintaining and documenting processes or resources to keep them repeatable and stable:
- ISO 9000
- CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration
- Business Process Management (BPM)
- Configuration management
- Enterprise Architecture
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