Results-Based Management Principles and Standards: The 3+5 Framework for Self-Assessment
New York City: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2019), 30 pp.
ISBN 978-1-61800-035-4
"The 3+5 framework consists of three core RBM principles plus five supporting principles. Each principle has an associated set of standards that capture the essential elements of RBM for generating and using results information. The primary focus of the 3+5 framework is to enhance the availability of results information and to manage adaptively through continuous learning. The 3+5 framework helps UNFPA and its partners to assess their status in terms of results-based management and to identify areas for improvement. The RBM standards are assessed on a four-point scale that is intended to provide a rating of the extent to which the RBM standard has been met." (Page 2)
The Jellyfish Model of RBM Principles, 4
The Three Core Principles and the Five Supporting Principles, 4
Core Principle 1: Ensure that adequate and reliable results information is available when needed, 5
Core Principle 2: Use results information to inform planning and reporting, 9
Core Principle 3: Practice learning and adaptive management, using results information, 12
Supporting Principle 1: Foster transformational leadership in results-based management, 15
Supporting Principle 2: Promote and support a results-oriented culture, 18
Supporting Principle 3: Build and maintain results-based strategic plans, operational plans and frameworks, 22
Supporting Principle 4: Ensure effective partnerships for impact, 26
Supporting Principle 5: Review and update office results-based management practices, 28
Annex: Results questions for managers, 30
The Three Core Principles and the Five Supporting Principles, 4
Core Principle 1: Ensure that adequate and reliable results information is available when needed, 5
Core Principle 2: Use results information to inform planning and reporting, 9
Core Principle 3: Practice learning and adaptive management, using results information, 12
Supporting Principle 1: Foster transformational leadership in results-based management, 15
Supporting Principle 2: Promote and support a results-oriented culture, 18
Supporting Principle 3: Build and maintain results-based strategic plans, operational plans and frameworks, 22
Supporting Principle 4: Ensure effective partnerships for impact, 26
Supporting Principle 5: Review and update office results-based management practices, 28
Annex: Results questions for managers, 30
