Not linked to program or project Not well linked to program Linked to program or budgets or project budgets project budgets Containing good activities, timelines, Lacking clear and measureable Needing significant Containing adequate responsibilities, or goals, activities, timelines, revisions in goals, activities, timelines, performance indicators and responsibilities, performance activities, timelines, responsibilities, or targets indicators, or targets responsibilities, or performance indicators and performance indicators and targets Prepared with broad staff targets Not prepared with significant participation staff participation Prepared with significant Not prepared with broad staff participation Consistently used for Not used for management staff participation management decisions, or decisions, operational planning, Usually used for operational planning, and and monitoring progress Not usually used for management decisions, or monitoring progress management decisions, operational planning, and operational planning, and monitoring progress Not modified as needed Modified with required donor monitoring progress approvals Modified with required Modified without required donor approvals approvals Workplan Development Notes 1. Describe how the organization produces annual workplans. Who is involved in developing annual workplans? Are the annual workplans timely? Are workplans modified as needed, with donor approval as required? 2. Do annual workplans contain clear and specific goals, activities, timelines, responsibilities, or performance indicators and targets? 3. Are the workplans linked to the program budget? 4. How are annual workplans used (e.g., management decisions, operational planning, monitoring and evaluation)? How often are workplans monitored? 7.3 Change Management Subsection Objectives: Assess the organization’s ability to respond to change in the internal and external environment Resources: Policies, processes, and plans for change management; schedule for reviewing policies; response to issues identified in the NUPAS or previous OCAs; and questionnaires or interviews of senior managers, staff, and donors Low Capacity Capacity Moderate Capacity Strong Capacity 1 2 3 4
Not linked to program or project budgets Lacking clear and measureable goals, activities, timelines, responsibilities, performance indicators, or targets Not prepared with significant staff participation Not used for management decisions, operational planning, and monitoring progress Not modified as needed Not well linked to program or project budgets Needing significant revisions in goals, activities, timelines, responsibilities, or performance indicators and targets Not prepared with broad staff participation Not usually used for management decisions, operational planning, and monitoring progress Modified without required approvals Linked to program or project budgets Containing adequate activities, timelines, responsibilities, or performance indicators and targets Prepared with significant staff participation Usually used for management decisions, or operational planning, and monitoring progress Modified with required donor approvals Containing good activities, timelines, responsibilities, or performance indicators and targets Prepared with broad staff participation Consistently used for management decisions, or operational planning, and monitoring progress Modified with required donor approvals Workplan Development Notes 1. Describe how the organization produces annual workplans. Who is involved in developing annual workplans? Are the annual workplans timely? Are workplans modified as needed, with donor approval as required? 2. Do annual workplans contain clear and specific goals, activities, timelines, responsibilities, or performance indicators and targets? 3. Are the workplans linked to the program budget? 4. How are annual workplans used (e.g., management decisions, operational planning, monitoring and evaluation)? How often are workplans monitored? 7.3 Change Management Subsection Objectives: Assess the organization’s ability to respond to change in the internal and external environment Resources: Policies, processes, and plans for change management; schedule for reviewing policies; response to issues identified in the NUPAS or previous OCAs; and questionnaires or interviews of senior managers, staff, and donors Low Capacity Capacity Moderate Capacity Strong Capacity 1 2 3 4
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