Tackling an issue for which government is primarily accountable

Tackling an issue of society/the economy / where government has a significant but contributory role

Tackling a problem which is instrinsic to how government does its business

Selecting diagnostic frameworks

Analysing the political economy

Working with / being guided by local actors who know the reality

Developing a theory of change (stakeholder management?)

Developing a results-chain

Developing an intervention logic and a theory of change

Scaling and sequencing

Costing reform plans

Allowing space for / encouraging flexibility and adaptation

Identifying data sources and indicators

Identifying evaluation methodologies/tools

Assessing gaming and ratchet risks

Using evidence to inform decisions (establishing feedback loops)

Conducting and using comparative research

Learning from peers

Strengthening donor co-ordination and use of country systems

Supporting problem-based approaches

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