Strategy Toolkit

Toolkit for the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of public administration reformand sector strategies: Guidance for SIGMA partners 

A well-functioning public administration is a prerequisite for transparent and effective democratic governance. It is the foundation for the functioning of the state, determining a government’s ability to provide public services and foster competitiveness and growth.

Achieving the necessary standard of public administration requires reforms in many areas of both policy and administration. If reforms are planned and implemented in a fragmented, ad hoc way, they may not transform the governance system and functioning of a public administration as expected. Achieving results requires governments to steer and co-ordinate implementation of an overall reform vision and prioritised objectives.

Effective and clear leadership, well-functioning implementation mechanisms, clear accountability lines and financial sustainability are at the heart of any successful reform strategy. They are critical for ensuring that a strategy is actually implemented and does not exist only on paper.

Over the years, SIGMA has assisted a number of countries with developing plans for the reform of their public administration, as well as elaborating and introducing the corresponding monitoring and reporting frameworks for these reforms. SIGMA has also helped countries to develop their national strategic planning systems to ensure that the same quality of standards and conceptual approaches are applied to their sector strategy development and monitoring, irrespective of the specifics of the policy area.

This Toolkit provides practical insights and advice, as well as easy-to-use tools for those involved in the development and implementation of public administration reform (PAR) and sector strategies. 

The Toolkit guides the reader through each stage of the development, implementation, monitoring and overall management of strategies. It covers:

• problem analysis;

• the prioritisation of reform ambitions;

• the setting of objectives;

• the definition of indicators (with baselines and targets);

• action planning and costing;

• implementation monitoring, reporting and evaluation;

• PAR management and learning.

The Toolkit (with its Annexes) provides a number of recommendations, tools, and templates to develop and implement strategies.

Annex 1 Prioritisation I Annex 2 Indicators I Annex 3 Action Planning I Annex 4 Part I Costing Table I Annex 4 Part II Costing Example 

 Annex 5 Monitoring, reporting and evaluation I Annex 6 Part I Checklist for evaluating monitoring report quality I Annex 6 Part II Annotated structure of monitoring report content

Read the Toolkit in French

Manuel pour la préparation, la mise en œuvre, le suivi, le reporting et l’évaluation de la réforme de l’administration publique et des stratégies sectorielles : Conseils pour les partenaires de SIGMA 

Annexe 1 hiérarchisation I Annexe 2 indicateurs I Annexe 3 planification des actions clés I Annexe 4 Partie I calcul des coûts 

Annexe 4 Partie II exemple de chiffrage I Annexe 5 suivi, reporting et évaluation I Annexe 6 Partie I liste de contrôle: évaluation de la qualité du rapport de suivi I Annexe 6 Partie II structure de contenu annotée du rapport de suivi

Read the Toolkit in Arabic

Toolkit for the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of public administration reform
and sector strategies: Guidance for SIGMA partners 

Annex 1 Prioritisation I Annex 2 Indicators I Annex 3 Action Planning I Annex 4 Part I Costing Table I Annex 4 Part II Costing Example I 
Annex 5 Monitoring, reporting and evaluation I Annex 6 Part I Checklist for evaluating monitoring report quality I Annex 6 Part II Annotated structure of monitoring report content

Read the Toolkit in Ukrainian

Toolkit for the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of public administration reform and sector strategies:
Guidance for SIGMA partners

Annex 1: Prioritisation I Annex 2: Indicators I Annex 3: Action planning I Annex 4 Part I: Costing table I Annex 4 Part II Costing Example I
Annex 5 Monitoring, reporting and evaluation