Sponsor
|
Name
|
Description |
Strengths |
Weaknesses |
| BDP/UNDP, January 1998 |
Capacity Assessment and Development
in a Systems and Strategic Management Context. Technical
Advisory Paper No. 3. |
The how-to handbook covers
capacity assessment and development in the context of
the programme approach. While retaining a systems approach,
these guidelines abandon the five dimension HIID model
in favor of analysis at three levels: the system or enabling
environment; the organization; and the individual. SWOT
analysis is recommended for the system level. Analysis
of capacity gaps is recommended for the organization and
individual levels.
|
A comprehensive analytical
process directly linked to programme development and implementation.
The model is easy to understand. |
The method requires a high
level of management commitment and process facilitation.
While easy to understand, the model nevertheless requires
a high level of analytical capacity and communications
skills. |
| RBEC UNDP, 2001 |
Rebuilding State Structures |
Rebuilding State Structures.
RBEC UNDP. 2001.
This paper describes the methodology for functional reviews
of state institutions that was carried out in several
RBEC countries. The reviews focus directly on organizational
functions and seek to answer four basic questions: Which
current functions are redundant and should be eliminated?
Which current functions are duplicated by other institutions?
Which functions are that should be performed are missing?
How can the distribution and performance of functions
be rationalized?
|
Highly focused and practical
approach to capacity assessment at the organizational
level. Easy to understand and implement. |
The process has been a bit
over-conceptualized. Limited application to public sector
organizations presumed to be permanent. |
| DFID, March 2003 |
Promoting Institutional and
Organizational Development: A Source Book of Tools and
Techniques |
The source book presents an
integrated process for organizational assessment and development
and a number of tools for data collection and analysis. |
The approach is easy to understand
and the tools are relatively easy to use. Ownership developed
through tools for impact analysis and sponsor evaluation. |
The process involves use of
a series of tools and is not completed integrated. |
IDRC, 2002
|
Organizational Assessment:
A Framework for Improving Performance. Charles Lusthaus
et al. |
This book presents a conceptual
framework and an integrated process for organizational
assessment that includes both the enabling environment
and the organization itself. |
Excellent conceptual discussion,
identification of issues, and definition of tools for
assessment. |
Not integrated into a programming
framework as it challenges a number of programming assumptions. |
| McKinsey and Company. 2001 |
Effective Capacity Building
in Non-Profit Organizations. |
Written for non-profits, this
report includes description of seven elements of organizational
capacity and the McKinsey Capacity Assessment Grid, a
clear and comprehensive capacity assessment tool. The
grid includes a method for ranking each variable on a
scale of 1 to 4 along with descriptors of the meaning
of each numerical level. |
Easy to understand and comprehensive.
Though written for non-profits, the assessment methodology
could be easily adapted for use in any kind of organization. |
A few of the variables are
specific to NGOs, such as, assessment of the functioning
of the organization’s board, but these could easily
be skipped or adapted. |
