DoView allows you to work in a much more flexible way when thinking about and identifying the results and outcomes you are trying to achieve. It has been specifically designed to allow you to quickly build what are called outcomes models (program logics, project models, strategy maps, program theories, theories of change, results chains, simple cause-effect models, etc). Outcomes models are becoming a standard way of providing a visual representation of the results and outcomes you are trying to achieve personally, in a project, organization or sector.

 

The DoView Approach

The DoView approach is for you to have a comprehensive outcomes model which underpins your project, program or organization's work. The same outcomes model can be used for strategic planning, priority setting, monitoring, evaluation, research and development planning, outcomes-focused contracting and other aspects of organizational life. Using the same visualized outcomes model for some, or all, of these purposes increases organizational, project or program alignment to achieving your outcomes. Using the DoView approach also means you save time - you no longer have to rework the same material relating to outcomes, strategy and performance management in different formats (e.g. a strategic plan in one format, performance monitoring and evaluation in another, outcomes-focused contracting specification in another etc.).

 

Using the DoView approach means working with DoView which will help you:

 

 

DoView is very simple to use in real-time and has been optimized for use on a data projector in a medium-sized meeting. See the Using DoView in meetings Section. You can print your model as a PDF file (either letter/A4 or a range of different paper sizes up to large-sized posters). Or you can produce a web page models and then put  it up on the internet so that people can see it there.

 

DoView takes a generic approach to working with outcomes

There is a wide variety of terminology used throughout the world when people are working with outcomes (outcomes, results, objectives, key priorities, key drivers, activities, outputs, processes, inputs etc.). DoView does not 'hard-wire' in one particular terminology and instead just talks in terms of high-level outcomes and steps. This means that it can be used for modeling outcomes in any situation where one is working with outcomes or results-based approaches.

 

Examples

For examples of use, see the Examples of Use Section. Uses include: outcomes models, program logics, project outcomes, strategic planning, strategy maps, outcomes models. In addition, DoView is flexible enough to be used for a range of other purposes such as stakeholder plans, SWOT* analyses and building full visual monitoring and evaluation plans.

 

*Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analyses used in strategic planning.