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SAMPLE REPORT OUTLINE

1. Introduction

• Background and purpose
• Development issues
• Description of the organization
• Unit of analysis

2. Methodology

• Major issues/questions
• Data collection/sources
• Data analysis
• Limitations (time, resources, information) Team
• Schedule

3. Targeting Individual Organization or Network

• Identification of organization
• Profile of organization
• Organizational links to development problem

4. Enabling Environment

Formal rules

• Legal framework
• Intellectual property rights
• Mandate
• Labor rights

Institutional ethos

• History
• Cultural values
• Norms
• Taboos

Capabilities

• Natural resources
• Human resources
• Technology
• Financial resources

5. Major Organizational Capacity Issues Affecting Organizational Performance

• Strategic leadership
• Structure
• Human resources
• Finance
• Program/services
• Infrastructure
• Technology
• Inter-organizational linkages

6. Major Organizational Motivation Issues Affecting Organizational Performance

• Mission
• Vision
• History
• Culture
• System of incentives and rewards

7. Organizational Performance

• Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Ongoing relevance
• Financial viability

8. Conclusions and Recommendations

• Areas for further study
• Possible areas for intervention
• Possible ways of implementing the project

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