From Aurora Borealis to Carpathians. Searching the Road to Regional and Rural Development

Logframe structure is briefly presented by the following table.

Table 3 Typical structure of a logframe matrix (PCM Guidelines 2004, p.58)

The organisation of the activity through verifiable objectives, purposes, results and activities
connects different levels of activity and makes more concrete and explicit the project idea.
Designing the Logical Framework takes place during the Identification and Formulation phases and
the necessary activities are running during the following two stages: analysis stage and planning
stage. “There are four main elements of the Analysis Stage, namely:

1. Stakeholder Analysis, including preliminary institutional capacity assessment, gender analysis
and needs of other vulnerable groups such as the disabled (profile of the main ‘players’);

2. Problem Analysis (profile of the main problems including cause and effect relationships);

3. Analysis of Objectives (image of an improved situation in the future); and

4. Analysis of Strategies (comparison of different options to address a given situation).

This analysis should be carried out as an iterative learning process, rather than as a simple set of
linear ‘steps’. For example, while stakeholder analysis must be carried out early in the process, it
must be reviewed and refined as new questions are asked and new information comes to light.

In the Planning Stage the results of the analysis are transcribed into a practical, operational plan
ready to be implemented. In this stage:

• the logframe matrix is prepared, requiring further analysis and refinement of ideas;

• activities and resource requirements are defined and scheduled, and

• a budget is prepared.

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