Results-based management (RBM) is a program/project life cycle approach to management. It integrates:

  • strategy
  • people
  • resources
  • processes and measurements to improve decision-making
  • transparency
  • accountability

The approach focuses on:

  • achieving outcomes
  • implementing performance measurement
  • learning
  • adapting, and
  • reporting on performance, including outcomes

(Global Affairs Canada)

Results-Based Management for International Assistance Programming at Global Affairs Canada: A How-to Guide (2016)

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Webinar: What’s new in Results-Based Management: An Insider’s Perspective from Global Affairs Canada (An ICN webinar, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada and Aga Khan Foundation Canada)