SPR Guidance 2009 – Introductory Module
Design Module:
Logframe Design & Results
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What does this manual cover?
Overview of COMET Design Module………………….…………………....2
Part 1: Explaining M&E concepts……………………………..……...3
1.1 The Strategic Results Framework
1.2 The Logframe
1.3 The building blocks of WFP Logframes
Part 2 COMET system features………….……………………..…….…6
Entering Project information & approvals
Part 3: How to use COMET Design Module………………....8
1. Log-in (Insert Credentials, Homepage)
2. Create a Logframe………………………………………………………………..…10
3. Cross-cutting Results Information………………………………….……..13
3.1 Add a cross-cutting result and indicator
3.2 Enter Values for a cross-cutting indicator
3.3 Enter Values (Date, Value)
3.4 Enter Values (Activity)
3.5 Enter Values (Location)
3.6 Enter Values (Modalities, Notes)
4. Outcome Information ……………………………………………………….……20
4.1 Add an Outcome
4.2 Add Outcome Indicators
4.3 Add Risk and Assumptions & Save
4.4 Enter Values for an Outcome Indicator
4.5 Enter Values (Date, Value)
4.6 Enter Values (Location)
4.7 Enter Values (Source, Method of Collection, Modalities)
5. Output Information …………………………………………………….……………28
5.1 Add an Output
5.2 Add an Output Indicator
6. Approval process…………………………………………………….…….………….30
7. Add/View Results…………………………………………………………..………….33
8. Reports…………………………………………………………………….………………...36
9. Projects…………………………………………………………………….…..…………...39
10. Other Features……………………………………………………………….…………..42
11. Guidance and manual………………………………………………..….……………47
12. Administration…………………………………………………………………………….48
13. Annex A: Reflecting UNDAF Outcomes/Indicators in COMET.....49
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OVERVIEW OF COMET DESIGN MODULE
A logframe is a best-practice management tool used in the
design and measurement of performance of projects throughout
their project cycle. “It involves identifying strategic elements
(inputs, outputs, outcomes, impact) and their causal
relationships, indicators, and the assumptions or risks that may
influence success and failure. It thus facilitates planning,
execution and evaluation of a development intervention.”
(OECD glossary)
The first part of this module provides you with an overview of
the broader concepts of M&E in WFP, including why the logframe
approach is undertaken, and how this relates corporately to the
Strategic Results Framework and the project design process. It
provides some definitions of the different elements of a
logframe, from strategic objectives, to outcome and output
indicators, and risks and assumptions - the building blocks of
the logframe.
In the second and third parts of this module, we get into the
practical aspects of using COMET. The manual provides you
with the five steps that you need to create a logframe, along
with guidance on how to record your latest results against a
logframe, as this information is collected.
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HOPE YOU FIND THIS MODULE USEFUL IN HELPING YOU AND
YOUR COUNTRY TEAM ENSURE A WELL-DESIGNED PROJECT, AND
GIVE
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ABILITY
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PERFORMANCE OF YOUR WORK!
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PART 1: EXPLAINING M&E CONCEPTS
1.1 The Strategic Results Framework (SRF)
The Strategic Results Framework is a core component of
WFP’s
strategic,
management
and
accountability
frameworks. It is also the basis for WFP’s performance
measurement system, which enables WFP to translate its
mandate and strategy into tangible outcomes. The
framework helps WFP to demonstrate to what degree it
has achieved its Strategic Objectives and the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs); this is especially so for MDG 1
Target 2, which aims to reduce by half the proportion of
people who suffer from hunger.
The Strategic Results Framework enables WFP to track
outcomes and outputs at the project level, which can then
be aggregated to show achievements at the corporate
level.
Strategic Plan
“The Strategic Plan (2008-2011) marked a historical shift
from WFP as a food aid agency to WFP as a food assistance
agency, with a more nuanced and robust set of tools to
respond to critical hunger needs.” The Strategic Plan
involved consultations with the Executive Board, WFP’s
principal stakeholder. The Strategic Plan also refers to the
Strategic Results Framework, which identifies corporate
outcomes and outputs, with performance indicators.
The Executive Board has approved WFP's Strategic Plan for
2014-2017, the blueprint to guide our organization's work
for the coming four years. A strategic plan gives an
organization's staff and board members a common
reference point when looking at priorities, resources,
outcomes and many other things. WFP's new plan will
replace the 5-year plan that WFP adopted in 2008, but will
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generally continue that plan's direction. The plan will
"make targeted adjustments and fine tune where
necessary," according to a four-page Roadmap guiding the
process. (WFP go article)
The final draft culminates more than a year of review of
WFP work, goals and priorities, and is also the result of
broad consultations with external stakeholders ranging
from the Rome-based agencies and to NGO partners in the
field, and internally, with staff at every level including a
global survey.
The plan pivots on four Strategic Objectives:
• Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies;
• Support or restore food security and nutrition, and
establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and
following emergencies;
• Reduce risk and enable people, communities and
countries to meet their own food and nutrition needs;
• Reduce under-nutrition and break the intergenerational
cycle of hunger.
1.2 Logical Framework (Logframe)
The logframe has emerged over the past forty years as
one of the best-practice tools in the management of
international development projects throughout their life
cycle. Many donor agencies make it a pre-requisite in
project design before they will consider a project for
funding.
In WFP, logframes must be included in a project’s design
for all food assistance projects, including emergency
operations (EMOPs), protracted relief and recovery
operations (PRROs), development projects (DEV) and
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country programmes (CPs).
To some extent, Special
Operations can also benefit from a logframe approach.
An example of a logframe in WFP using COMET:
TIPs:
A logframe can have more than one Strategic Objective.
As you formulate the key food and nutrition insecurity
challenges facing the country, their causes, and how you will
address these issues, you will be better able to determine which
strategic objectives are necessary for your project.
A logframe does not have to involve all strategic objectives;
indeed, your project will normally come under greater scrutiny if it
appears to be unfocused and aims to do too many things. This is
especially if resources are tight, and you don’t have the staff to
carry out the work. Note that Project Review Committees and
donors do look at these issues and criticise WFP if there is not a
well-justified reason for a project, its objectivities and activities –
and a clear plan to measure the project’s outcomes and outputs.
1.3 The building blocks of a WFP logframe: concepts
This next section deals with the logframe individual
elements one-by-one, to help explain how they relate to
each other, and the details that each component contains.
It is important to understand these components and their
details when using COMET Design Module.
Outcome Measurement Strategy & Indicator
compendium:
To facilitate project-level results measurement, the Strategic
Results Framework (SRF) links the Strategic Objectives with
outcomes.
As outlined in WFP’s Outcome Measurement
Implementation Strategy, for each Strategic Objective identified
to be addressed by a project, country offices should choose at
least one corporate outcome indicator per outcome, which can
be complemented by one or more project-specific outcome
indicators.
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qualitative or quantitative means of measuring an output or
outcome, with the intention of gauging the performance of a
programme or investment.” (UNDG RBM)
Project 2065XX: Logframe
Strategic Objective
Outcome
Outcome
Indicator
Verification
Assumptions
Outputs
Output
indicator
Verification
Assumptions
All indicators, both those in the SRF and those that are
project-specific, are defined in the M&E wiki. These are
reviewed and vetted by M&E staff at Headquarters to
ensure consistency in measurement and analysis across
countries. If countries want to add new indicators, they
should consult the compendium or contact RMP staff at email [email protected] to ensure the indicator
is not already available in the compendium.
Indicators include various attributes assigned to the result
value - a target, a baseline, and follow-up values.
The Indicator Compendium can provide you with guidance on finding
the correct targets. Baseline will set a benchmark upon which you can
later compare with follow-up results on whether your intervention is
achieving your outcome/s.
“Outcomes represent changes in the institutional and
behavioral capacities for development conditions that occur
between the completion of outputs and the achievement of
goals.” UNDG RBM
During the course of project’s implementation, outcome
results should be collected against relevant indicators, to
determine whether the project is on target or not. Such
analysis of outcomes will help project implementers take
stock and learn where adjustments may need to be made
in the project’s focus and implementation, and will also
help test whether the risks and assumptions identified at
the outset were correct.
“A performance indicator is a unit of measurement that specifies
what is to be measured along a scale or dimension but does not
indicate the direction or change. Performance indicators are a
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For verification of results, each outcome needs to have
indicated the planned/actual source of the result, how
(data collection methodology) and where (location)
the information is/was collected. Further, as WFP continues
to transition into food assistance transfer modalities
(food/cash/voucher) should be reflected.
“Outputs are changes in skills or abilities and capacities of
individuals or institutions, or the availability of new
products and services that result from the completion of
activities within a development intervention within the
control of the organization. They are achieved with the
resources provided and within the time period specified.”
(UNDG RBM)
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The logframe design will allow you to select outputs
relevant to the Strategic Objectives chosen for your
projects, including output-level indicators. The actual
output results will not be tracked in this Module; rather
they will be part of the COMET Implementation Module.
Results captured in the Design Module refer solely to
outcome values.
Assumptions
“Assumptions- are the variables or factors that need to
be in place for results to be achieved. Assumptions can be
internal or external to the particular programme or
organization. Assumptions should be stated in positive
language. For example, in a reproductive health service
programme, an assumption might be that there are
adequately trained personnel and extension services.”
(UNDG RBM)
Over the course of a project being implemented, referring
back to your logframe helps you question whether your
assumptions were correct: For example, if your outcome
results are not what you expected, is this because the
assumptions you’d predicted was not met – or did
something else occur that was outside of your
expectations. Learning from these can help you better
design future projects to try and counteract these
surprises.
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PART 2: COMET SYSTEM FEATURES
COMET has a particular structure you will discover as you
begin to use it.
The structure in a logframe involves a two-tier approach
that stems from the Strategic Objective (SO), so that it
has:
• SO - Outcome - Outcome indicators
• SO - Output - Output indicators
This means both outcomes and outputs are linked to
strategic objectives.
COMET’s Design Module aims to provide country offices
with a place to store its M&E results at outcome level, and
for them to use this information to check the performance
of their projects during implementation, and as new
projects are designed.
Reports will be designed to assist countries with this
type of analysis.
This module will also produce a
logframe matrix to be included within the project
document – to avoid double-work for the country office.
COMET will also automatically feed information into
corporate reports such as the Standard Project Report
(SPR), the Annual Performance Report. As information
is more readily available, technical units (such as nutrition)
will be able to check on performance of projects
implementing relevant activities, and identify where issues
may exist, to help channel technical support.
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Entering Project Information
The first thing to focus on with a logframe in COMET is to outline
some information regarding your project.
Projects are WFP’s key means of focusing our expertise and
resources to address the identified food insecurity, nutritional
and other challenges in a specific country/location.
Projects exist in WINGS. COMET needs to be integrated with
(and
not
contradict)
other
systems.
An
important
complementary system is known as WINGS were projects are
recorded. In WINGS, projects have a project title, project ID
code, the WBS-element.
The project ID must exist in WINGS before a logframe can be
created in COMET. The WBS-element in WINGS can have
different statuses, so you can actually ask your colleague in
Finance to add into WINSG a project and set the status to either
DRFT (draft) or IDEA (Project Idea) to allow you to start
preparing your lograme – prior to the budgetary information
being added into WINGS. The status in WINGS can then be
updated to PRFA (Project Ready for Approval) once all the
project budgetary information has been added into WINGS.
COMET Design Module has its own statuses, so once you have the
WBS-element you can enter logframe details at various stages, thus
reflecting the statuses as drafted, submitted and approved.
Projects contain additional programme information that is
needed corporately, e.g.:
Cause: this is to include information on the different cause/s
the project aims to address. These may be due to natural
disasters, war, economic challenges, etc.
Budget Revision: a link can be created between the logframe
revision and the latest budget by selecting the WINGS BR
number (e.g. 905).
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Project design and approvals
Project documents in WFP go through a thorough review process
at the country, regional bureau and headquarters levels to
ensure that a robust project design is in place.
The Logframe is a crucial part of the project design process
involving both in-system activities and activities conducted
outside of the system, involving stakeholders and WFP teams.
The logframes accompany the project document, which outlines
the contextual factors (usually available through assessment
findings and other consultations), and the rationale and
justification for an intervention by WFP; the considerations may
have involved reviewing evaluations and other lessons learnt
from previous project implementations, to improve the project’s
design.
COMET enables validations of an approval process.
COMET allows CO users to enter a draft logframe in the system,
and when stakeholder’ consultations are finalised, the final
version can then be validated, reflecting the approval status at
CO level before being sent to the Regional Bureau M&E and then
Headquarters M&E for review. If anywhere along this review
chain an issue is discovered usually consultations and
conference calls are undertaken between CO, RB and HQ, and
system will support an option to send comments back, for the
logframe to be adjusted and then re-submitted.
The entry and validation of a logframe in the system can be
done for approved projects and for new projects.
Once a logframe is approved at the HQ level, the country office
can continue to add outcome results into COMET as they are
collected – but the targets entered in at the original submission
cannot be changed. This increases the robustness of WFP’s M&E
credibility and reporting, and enables a more thorough review of
whether the project design (as outlined in the logframe) is
achieving its objectives or not.
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PART 3: HOW TO USE COMET
This chapter of the guidance manual will go through all the steps of the system from creation of a logframe,
through to final approvals, and adding results in over time.
1. Log-in
QA - Testing environment: https://comet.qa.wfp.org/systeme/login/login
Production environnement: https://comet.wfp.org/systeme/login/login
To Log in: Your username and password are the same as the Active Directory. If you have forgotten your password, or
do not have an Active Directory account, please email the IT Service Desk for assistance.
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Step 1.2:
Home Page
This is the Home Page screen with Main menu sections and the four “Logframe design and results” icons.
You can navigate through the system using either the 3 main icons or Main menu sections as shown below.
ICONS
Create logframe
Add / View results
View other logframes
Main menu section
Logframe
My dashboard
Projects
 If this is the first time you are entering the Design module, please select “Create a Logframe” icon.
Main menu sections
Icons
We will guide you through the system step by step; therefore later on in the manual you will find the functionalities related
to the remaining three icons.
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2.
Logframe main page
Once you have clicked on the “Create a Logframe” icon in the home page, you will come to the Logframe main page.
In this page you can view all the logframes related to your CO or if you are in a RB all the logframes submitted by the COs
From this page, when selecting a specific logframe by ticking on the box next to it; and depending on your user rights you
can “view”, “edit” or “Validate” a logframe.
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Step 2.1:
Create a Logframe
At the below “Logframes” tab please select the green button, “Create a logframe”. Once you have selected the ‘create logframe’
button, you will need to include information for this logframe in a pop-up window:
There are three mandatory fields marked with an
asterisk to fill in the pop-up window
Project: see the step 2.2 for the detail guidance
Causes: double click to select relevant causes from the
list and then select OK to close the pop-up window. (For
example: The project aims to address chronic under
nutrition, conflict situation or war, etc.)
Strategic Objectives: double click to select relevant SO
from the list and then select OK to close the pop-up
window.
It is optional:
Description: Enter info that is important to highlight for
the logframe additionally.
Additional Project information:
Indicate if your project underwent a budget revision that
also affects a revision to your logframe, you can create a
link between your logframe revision and the latest budget
by selecting the WINGS BR number (e.g. 905).
Once you have completed all the above fields, you can
enter any comments in the Remarks box and press Save.
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Step 2.2:
Select Project number:
For Project Number section in the pop-up window you can select only ONE project number at a time. Click on
to select respective Regional Bureau , Country and then double click on the project and press OK to close the pop-up window.
If you know the project number you can also use the search function in the pop-up window.
The project in COMET reflect the latest changes of
the Financial Framework Review (FFR)
In COMET though regardless if your programme has
a cash/voucher component, you will have to build
the logframe around the Food Transfer Programme.
Note: If you cannot find your project, it may not
have been created in WINGS yet. You will need to
contact your CO/RB Finance Officer to add the
project and its components (the WBS number) into
WINGS in order to see it in COMET; this can be
inserted as a “Project Idea” in WINGS, before it’s
formally approved.
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3. CROSS-CUTTING Results information
Once you have saved the ’Create a logframe’ pop-up window, the window will close and prompt you directly into the logframe page.
There is a separate page for cross-cutting indicators as well as for each of the selected Strategic Objectives (SO). The system
automatically prompts to the cross-cutting indicators page.
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Step 3.1
Add a Cross-cutting result and Indicators
To enter the cross-cutting results, click on the button “Add a cross-cutting result”.
In the pop-up window, click on the drop-down menu to select the cross-cutting result as required.
Cross-cutting indicators
Are mandatory wherever applicable and must
be included in all projects and project logical
frameworks. The cross-cutting indicators
must be monitored at least twice a year.
(i) Cross-cutting result:
(mandatory field) Select the
cross-cutting result from the
The system will automatically show the relevant indicators for the cross-cutting result selected.
drop-down list
(ii) Cross-cutting result
description: (optional) here you
can include any description
related to the cross-cutting result.
(iii) Indicators: the system will
provide the indicators related to
the cross-cutting result selected.
(iv) Assumption: Add in the
assumptions that you believe will
impact the achievement of your
cross-cutting result
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Step 3.2
Enter values for the cross-cutting indicators
Once you have added all your crosscutting
results
and
associated
indicators:
i) Click on a cross-cutting indicator
ii) Then select the “Enter Values”
green button to include target values.
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Step 3.3
Enter Values: Target date and value
In the screen for entering cross-cutting values, press the ‘Add a value’ green button.
Place the cursor on the line below and click to initiate data entry.
(iii) Select the target date (month &
year) for which you plan to reach your
target.
(iv) Select the sign
(=, <,>) and Enter the target
value for the indicator (there are no
restrictions for data entry - any value
can be entered).
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Step 3.4
Enter Values: Activity
(v) Select the activity type.
Clicking on the arrow will provide you
with a drop-down menu to choose
from.
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Step 3.5
Enter Values: Location
(vi) Select the location
By clicking on the dotted square, a new window
opens showing the administrative breakdown of the
country office.
Select the location by double clicking on it.
NOTE: Cross-cutting indicators in the Design Module are
linked to other documents in the Implementation Module
(such as project plan, other outputs plan and actual data
reports) - for this reason the location is taken from the
administrative break-down of the country office. It is not a
free text field (as for the outcome indicators, where you
will be able to create the location as a free text).
Cross-cutting indicators and outputs indicators will have
actuals in the Implementation module hence the need for
location coherence.
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Step 3.6
Enter Values: Modalities and Notes
Non Mandatory fields:


Modalities: Selected from drop-down list. If you are collecting data that can be disaggregated by different transfer
modalities (e.g. to see the effectiveness of different approaches) you can select the modality.
Notes: if you have further notes, you can add these in the free text box.
Once all the information is entered press “save and close” button.
This information will be locked once the logframe is approved.
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4. OUTCOME information
Once you have entered the information for the cross-cutting indicators you can start inserting the information for the Outcomes
under each Strategic Objectives chosen for your logframe.
The Logframe screen contains all the
elements to construct a logframe:
(i) The logframe’s project number (and
description), Modalities and
Logframe status are indicated on the
top left-hand side of the screen.
(ii) Each Strategic Objective is viewable
on the right-hand side of the screen
(iii) You can add an outcome and
outcome indicators by clicking “add
an outcome” for the selected SO.
(See next page for more information)
(iv) You can add an output and output
indicators by clicking “add an output”
for the selected SO.
(v) Please note that default order of the
outcomes and outputs is based on the
timestamp of a user entry (outcomes
/outputs you enter first will appear
in your logframe first etc.)
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Step 4.1
Add an Outcome
For the Strategic Objective (SO) selected, please click on ‘Add an outcome’ in order to enter outcome info.
(i) Select the outcome from the
list…
The system will give you a dropdown list
of outcome statements. You can select
corporate outcome statements, as
defined
in
the
Strategic
Results
Framework, or if you have a projectspecific outcome, you can select this
option.
(ii) In the outcome additional
text:
- If you selected a project-specific
outcome, write it out.
- If you selected a corporately defined
outcome, you can add any additional
information against your outcome, such
as targeting of specific vulnerable
populations
or
geographical
areas
(example: for IDPs only)
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Step 4.2
Add Outcome Indicators
Once you have selected the desired outcome by pressing the “Add an outcome” button (in Step 4.1), you will be able to select the
indicators. The button allows you to view the complete list of indicators (corporate and project specific) under the selected
outcome. The
button allows you to remove indicators mistakenly selected/not applicable to your logframe.
(iii) Select the outcome
indicators that you
will use to measure
achievements
against your
outcomes.
In line with the business rules
of the 2014-2017 Strategic
Results
Framework,
some
outcomes have “Key Outcome
Indicators
(KOI).
If
you
selected
one
of
these
outcomes, the list of KOIs will
be preselected for you. For
other outcomes without KOIs,
or to add additional indicators,
you will need to select the
button to see the full list of
outcome indicators: corporate
(from SRF) and projectspecific.
See also guidance under the
Building Blocks of a WFP
Logframe (page 4).
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Step 4.3
Add Risk and Assumptions & Save
For the selected Outcome Description and Indicators, type in any risks and assumptions in the free text field and then press SAVE to
close the ‘Add an outcome’ window:
For each outcome:
(iv) Add in the assumptions
that you believe will impact
the achievement of your
outcome.
For more information on risks
and assumptions, see the
earlier section of the concept
guidance under the Building
Blocks of a WFP Logframe.
Press save once you’ve
finished.
Repeat Steps 4.1-4.3 to add more Outcomes and Outcome indicators.
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Step 4.4
Enter Values for an Outcome Indicator
Once you have added in all
your outcomes, and
associated indicators:
(i) Select an outcome
indicator
(ii) Then select the “Enter
Values” green button to
include target and baseline
values.
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Step 4.5
Enter Values: Target date and value
In the screen for entering outcome values, select the Target tab and press on the ‘Add a value’ green button.
Place the cursor on the line below and click to initiate data entry.
(iii) Select the target date (month &
year) for which you plan to reach your
target.
(iv) Select the sign
(=, <,>) and Enter the target
value for the indicator (there are no
restrictions for data entry - any value
can be entered).
Note: There are some project-specific
capacity development indicators that
require qualitative assessment (i.e.
handover achieved fully/partially/not
achieved). In such cases there is a
parenthesis after the indicator description
that defines a value for each level of
achievement (example: not achieved=1,
achieved=2).
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Step 4.6
Enter Values: Location
To enter one or more locations for your Value, you will have to create a location group:
Enter the location.
If you select a “New Group”
and click on “next” you will
see a pop up window to add
new location group and
press on “add a location” to
save it.
Once
you
included
all
locations for this group (free
text) and select SAVE, you
can
then
select
which
location to attribute to this
Value.
If you select an existing
group you can re-use the
existing location; this will
enable comparability of your
information as you get
results.
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Step 4.7
Enter Values: (Source, means of collection, transfer modality, notes)
Select from drop-down list:





Source: enter the source of information (e.g. WFP survey, WFP monitoring, or secondary data)
Means of collection: Enter any collection information. For example, your information may be collected by a partner
through a CFSVA or other specific survey.
Modalities: If you are collecting data that can be disaggregated by different transfer modalities (e.g. to see the
effectiveness of different approaches) you can select the modality.
Notes: if you have further notes, you can add in and save.
Target and Baselines values can be entered for more than one location or transfer modalities as agreed in
targeting and measurement of results.
This information will be locked once the logframe is approved.
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5. Output Information
Step 5.1
Add an Output
To include an Output under a Strategic Objective (SO), click on ‘Add an output’
button.
Select the output from the drop
down list:
The list includes output statements
relevant to the Strategic Objective, as
per the Strategic Results Framework
2014-2017.
In the Output description text:
You can add any additional
information against your output (e.g.
specific locations, etc.).
Add in the assumptions that you
believe will impact the
implementation of outputs.
For more information on risk and
assumptions, see the earlier section
of the concept guidance under the
Building Blocks of a WFP Logframe.
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Step 5.2
Add an Output Indicator
For the chosen Output, select one or more Output indicators by clicking on
button
Select
the
output
indicators that you will use
to
measure
achievements
against your outcomes.
If you select the green
button, the list of corporate
output
indicators
will
automatically appear in the
indicator box. Your logframe
is only required to contain the
SRF indicators at output level
– more detailed indicators as
well as output values will be
managed
in
the
COMET
Implementation Module.
Double
click
on
related
indicators to select them. The
button allows you to
remove indicators mistakenly
selected/not
applicable
to
your logframe.
See also guidance under the
Building Blocks of a WFP
Logframe (page 4).
Repeat steps to include one or more Outputs and Output indicators for this Strategic Objective
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6. Approval Process
Comet User profile: COs and RBs management should endorse the user who is given the rights to create/draft and/or
validate documents. It can be Programme Officer/Programme Assistant tasked with programme design, implementation,
M&E and reporting. In COMET the status of logframes is reflected whether it was drafted, submitted, returned with
comments or approved.
The user rights at Country Office (CO) level are given to enter and validate logframe for their projects. In the scenario,
when CO does not exist, logframes for a project are created at Regional Bureau (RB) level.
HQs and RBs users’ rights are to validate logframe. The system also supports the functionality to return document with
comments. Please note that as soon as the HQs/RBs provide comments to COs the logframe status turns to the initial draft
status. HQs’ user can approve a logframe, by clicking on the “Approval” button, only after the Project Review Committee
approves the project and its logframe.
Refer also to guidance under “Project design and approvals”. (Page 7)
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Step 6.1
Submit Logframe
When the design of the logframe is completed:
Select the print button: the printed version can be used to check if all the necessary information is there and for consultation
process that outside of the system
When the logframe is finalised: Press the “Submit” button. This will go to a higher level (RB/HQ) for validations.
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Step 6.2:
Return with comments
If any adjustments need to be made, RB/HQ user profiles may provide comments and click on button return with comments. This
will bring the logframe to draft status. Once the logframe is amended the CO/RB can re-submit the logframe.
The logframe will be reviewed before and through the Project Review Committees by the Regional Bureau M&E and then
Headquarters M&E. Before the PRC review the logframe should be validated by HQ M&E and approval action can be done after the
PRC official approval. COs may enter and submit the approved logframes retroactively, if and when this approach is required.
You will see the status in your Dashboard in COMET when the Project/logframe has been approved at all these levels.
Once you reach the final stage – CONGRATULATIONS! You have an approved logframe in COMET!
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7. Add/View Results
Step 7.1
Add/View results main page
From the COMET home page, selecting the icon “Add/View results” will bring you to “My Dashboard” main page.
My Dashboard page is divided into 4 main sections: Recently updated logframes, which shows the list of logframes and their status,
recently entered indicator values, Notifications and Favourite reports.
In the Notification section, you will be able to view which
actions have been taken by other staff on a specific
logframe, and also whether you need to take any action.
For example: if you are a RB validator, you will see if the
CO has submitted a logframe that needs revision and
eventual validation.
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Step 7.2
Include Outcome Follow-up results
Select the specific approved project logframe you want to enter follow up values for, by clicking on the Logframe version.
To enter follow-up data, the steps are similar to the above described process to enter baseline and target values.
Choose the outcome indicator to enter follow up values.
Note: Follow up/actual values should only be entered for the “HQ Approved” Logframes. For “archived” logframe display values are as read only (non-modifiable).
For draft logframes the follow up tab is hidden.
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Step 7.3
Include Outcome Follow-up results
In the screen for entering outcome values, select the Follow-Up tab, and:
(i) Select the “Add Value” green button. For each value;
(ii) Select the date (month & year) for which the result was collected (e.g. month of survey);
(iii) Enter the result value and Enter the location. You can choose from locations you’ve already created, or you can create a new location
group; this enables comparability of info from the same location.
(iv)Select from the list the source of information (e.g. WFP survey, WFP monitoring, or secondary data)
(v) Select from the list the tendency and enter collection information. For example, your information may be collected by a partner
through a CFSVA or other specific survey. Tendency should be selected only after comparison of Baseline, Target and Follow up values.
(vi)If you are collecting data that can be disaggregated by different modalities you can select the related modality.
(vii) If you have further notes, you can add these in.
(viii)
This information will be locked once a SPR is published.
(ix)Please ensure consistency of the follow up entries against the suggested targets and baseline data.
Repeat steps to include one or more follow-up data
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8. Reports
Step 8.1:
View Logframe Report
Once you have included the information for your logframe, you can select to view/print it by click on “Reports”, “Detailed
Description of logframe”, selecting the logframe(s) you would like to view and print when the file is opened.
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Step 8.2:
Full structure of SRF Master Data
You can select to view the SRF master data by selecting the report “Full structure of SRF Master Data.” Another window will open to
select “Display Outcomes,” “Display Outputs”, or other. When the file is opened you can print it.
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Step 8.3:
Any other report
You may select any other reports, as listed under “General” or “Trail/Audit” in the window below. You can also save the parameters
for future reports, by clicking on the “Favourite” button
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9. Projects
Step 9.1
Projects: View Project List & Details
You can view the project list by clicking on the Project tab and then clicking on related Organizational Unit and project; or selecting
Org Unit or entering a Project number/description through search, and then pressing on the filter icon
.
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Step 9.2
Projects: View Project List & Details
You can view project details by clicking on the Project or Project Component. In this screen you also can view, edit, create and print
logframes related to the selected Project /Component as per user rights and the status of a logframe. For instance, if the status of
logframe is “Approved”, a user can view it only.
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Step 9.3
Projects: Add approval date in the logframe
Once the project is approved at the PRC, you can edit the Project information, from the “Projects” tab. Click on the edit button
to edit the Project information and insert the approval date, then click on save.
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10. Other Features
Step 10.1
Change the ordering of Cross-cutting results and indicators, Outcomes, Outcomes indicators, Outputs and Outputs indicators
The order of the Outcomes, Outputs and their indicators has a time stamp, therefore they will appear in the reports in the order
they have been inserted. COMET has a feature that allows you to change the order of these in just a few steps:
(i) Place the cursor of the
mouse in the column
showing the 2 arrows and
over the object you would
like to move.
(ii) You will see a small hand
appear instead of the
cursor, click and hold,
then move the mouse
downwards or upwards
depending on where you
want to move the
selected object.
(iii) Once you have reached
the line were you wanted
to place the object,
release the click.
This procedure can be used to
change the ordering of Crosscutting results and indicators,
Outcomes, Outcomes indicators,
Outputs and Outputs indicators.
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Step 10.2
Projects: Sort the column view and add a New Column to a Table View
By clicking on a column header the column is sorted in an ascending order and if clicked again in descending order.
You can add a column to a table view by hovering on any of the existing column, then you will see at the right corner a small arrow,
click on it to view the “Columns option” N.B.: the selection is not maintained when you move on to another screen.
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Step 10.3
Projects: Save Filter
You can filter the view of the logframes by selecting one (or more) of the available filters options and then clicking on the “Filter”
icon
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Step 10.4
Logframe “returned with comments”
When a logframe is returned with comments you will see a callout icon
in the comments column. If you place the cursor over
the callout icon, the comment will show. Please note that by returning the logframe for comments, it makes the logframe go back
to draft status.
Step 10.5
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Enlarge the logframe view (zoom)
If you find that the fonts of the design module are too small, you can use the zoom function of the Internet Explorer, found at the
bottom right hand corner.
Click on the “zoom” button
and select to increase the
zoom
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11. Guidance & Manual
While working on the COMET design module, If and when you encounter any difficulties please click on Guidance icon to find this
Design Module Manual.
If you could not find an answer to your issue, please email COMET team at [email protected]
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12. Administration
The Administrator User Profiles will have ‘administrative’ permissions to access the Configuration page by selecting the ‘Tools’
button (the top, right corner). The Administrator can add, edit or delete the Strategic Objectives, Outcomes, Programme Activities,
Outputs and Indicators of the system, as well as the value list for Causes / Locations / Sources / Tendencies.
For example you
can add a value,
edit or delete
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Annex A: Reflecting UNDAF outcomes and indicators in COMET
Option 1
Users can enter UNDAF
outcomes and corresponding
performance indicators as
free
text
under
the
“Description” field in the
initial
logframe
creation
window.
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Option 2
Users can supplement a
corporate (SRF) outcome
statement with UNDAF
outcome free text and
choose from list of WFP
corporate
or
projectspecific indicators.
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Option 3
Users can select “projectspecific” outcome option in
COMET
and
spell-out
UNDAF outcomes as free
text and choose from list
of
WFP
corporate
or
project-specific indicators.
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How is this reflected in the final logframe?
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