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  1. Change Management Toolkit

    Change management is hard. We've developed a range of tools to help with the people-side of implementing DevResults. Principles and best practices Responsibilities matrix Permissions matrix Roadmap for data management ...
  2. Data Submission & Approval Process

    DevResults has a built-in submission and approval process for each reporting period, for each project. Each of a project's reporting periods will move through five statuses: No Data:  This is the initial status for each reporting period for e...
  3.  Video Tutorial: Partner Training

    Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Key points from the video Context The goal of using DevResults is to make data entry easier for partners and to make information useful for decision-making. When data is entered into DevResults, ma...
  4. How to Use Forms

    The "Forms" tab in DevResults offers some basic tools to help you create reports, briefings, letters, forms, or other paperwork in Microsoft Word. Forms in DevResults work like Microsoft Word's Mail Merge. First, you create a template document th...
  5. GDPR: Tips and Tools

    The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect on May 25, 2018, is pushing organizations (private, public, and non-profit) to reconsider the ways in which they collect, store, use, and disseminate personall...
  6. Visualizations: Targets and Actuals Graph

    The Targets and Actuals Graph is a time series visualization designed to display indicator actuals and targets over time. It's the most complex indicator visualization we offer. We affectionately call it TAAG . For other visualizations, check o...
  7.  Video Tutorial: Dashboards

    Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Key points from the video Context Dashboards are a powerful tool for visualizing progress and communicating about your work. Each user can create or view their own set of dashboards. Create new da...
  8. Permissions Overview

    DevResults manages access using permissions groups. In plain English: Users are assigned to a single group. A group is defined with an access level for each part of the site. This makes it easy to see a user's permission and to update...
  9. MultiMatrix

    MultiMatrix  is a powerful query tool for organizing and analyzing data for multiple indicators. MultiMatrix works just like Matrix , but for more than one indicator. MultiMatrix reports can be saved to a list of reports or as a dashboard.  C...
  10. Define a Results Framework

    DevResults uses Results Frameworks to organize indicators into hierarchies of results. Some organizations use other terms for a results framework, like 'logframe'. Some might call their results 'goals', 'objectives' or 'sub-objectives'. The over...