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Instructional Guide - Creating and Using the Logic Model for Performance Management

Office of Child Support Enforcement
February 2006

Logic models are intended to be a tool for programs or projects to be able to examine intermediate and long-term outcomes, examine where you are relative to where you want to be, and to examine what additional research or performance measures are needed to inform us all about program results. They should drive the way we all think about our programs or projects; the way we prioritize, and the way we budget, i.e., where we should invest funds to make program and project adjustments and/or generate more information? It is intended to be a living, useful tool, not just an exercise.

In a nutshell, logic models should represent whole programs or projects in a visual diagram with everything from inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes (as well as external factors and assumptions). It is our sincere hope that the construction and use of logic models will help you and the Office of Child Support Enforcement obtain better results from our program and project initiatives.

Please send comments on the Logic Model Instructional Guide to: cselogicmodel@acf.hhs.gov

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Section I: Definitions and Instructions for Creating Logic Models

Section II: LOGIC MODELING RESOURCES

Logic Model Worksheets (MicroSoft PowerPoint file)

Example Logic Model Worksheets (MicroSoft PowerPoint file)