Why you should use compact 1x1 pages

DoView lets you use a range of page sizes.

However, there are a number of advantages in using the default compact 1 x1 pages when you first build your mode. If you build a model using compact 1 x1 pages you can, if you wish, also clone all of it onto one or more larger pages so that you can print it in larger printed poster formats. See the Section on Clones for more information.

The advantages of using compact 1 x 1 pages are as follows:

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Compact 1 x1 pages can always be viewed on a dataprojector. The philosophy behind the DoView approach is to build a comprehensive outcomes model (program logic, strategy map, results chain etc) which can be used for integrating all aspects of organizational or project life - strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, contracting etc. This means that the model needs to be able to be used in all important meetings and amended in real-time in such meetings.

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Breaking your model up into compact 1 x 1 pages encourages a modular approach to outcomes model (program logic etc) development. Such a modular approach breaks an outcomes model up into pages such as a national, local, institutional, individual etc level. This approach increases efficiency because you can borrow modules from other outcomes models which you can then amend and fit into the model you are working on. Once you have built your outcomes model you can then take modules from it and you, or others, can use them in subsequent models in the future. Models from which you can borrow some or all pages are available at www.outcomesmodels.org.

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Compact pages can be emailed to anyone and viewed either on screen or printed as either a PDF produced by DoView (See Section on Printing as PDF file) or as a DoView file for those who already have DoView or who want to download the DoView 14-day free trial. Being able to share outcomes models with all of your colleagues is another aspect of the DoView approach.