Information for cases

1. Information for cases SNV guidelines for case writing

2. SNV guidelines for case writing

3. Title Authors No. of advisory days Practice area Executive summary Description of context Description of clients Constraining factors SNV support Results achieved or expected Contribution to poverty reduction Photographs Quotations Information for cases

4. Information for cases • “The case should at least answer the following questions in not more than 1500-2000 words. • You can use any kind of order in your case, as long as you provide answers to all questions.”

5. Evaluating cases • SNV evaluates cases using this Excel form

6. Evaluating cases • General criteria • Context description is clear • Goals are clear • Activities are clear • Results are clear • Critical success moments are clear • Lessons learned are clear • Use of the lessons learned is clear • Specific data • Primary responsible advisor/PC?

7. 0 General criteria • The case is concise (max 2 - 3 pages) • The case is conform distributed format • The case is clear

8. 1 Context description is clear • Description of our client and the context the client is working in, including the target group(s) and number(s) of people reached • Client (group) clear • Target group clear • Number of people reached clear • Context of SNV interventions clear

9. 2 Goals are clear • Short description of the assignment/ client agreement, and a description of the presumed link to the client effect and strategic impact. • Goals are clear • Link to client effect/ strategic impact is clear

10. 3 Activities are clear • Short description of the main activities which have been carried out, including the time frame. • Activities are clear • Time frame is clear

11. 4 Results are clear • Output score? (Un)successful ? • Outcome score? (Un)successful ? • Effect for the client? • Contribution to strategic impact?

12. 5 Critical success moments are clear • Description of successes, quality improvements and the learning dimension. If you consider the result successful, could you identify what was critical to that. • Success(es) are clear • Key factors that led to success are clear • How was build on the success is clear • If you consider the result less successful, please describe what contributed to that. • What was 'less successful' is clear • Key factors that hampered success are clear • What was done to improve the results is clear

13. 6 Lessons learned are clear • Short description of the (replicable) ‘lessons learned’, like what did we do to achieve this success or how to improve our performance. • Clearly described ? • Replicable ? • Lessons with regard to client selection process ? • Lessons with regard to gender issues ?

14. 7 Use of the lessons learned is clear • Recommendations for learning and follow-up: Describe how you share this information inside SNV and outside SNV. • Have lessons been shared within SNV ? • Will lessons be shared within SNV ? • Have lessons been shared outside SNV ? • Will lessons be shared outside SNV ?

15. 8 Specific data • The following data are included? • DAD’s spent in 2006 • DAD’s expected to be spent in total? • Output – SNV score? • Output – client score? • Outcome score? • Start date? • Expected end date?

16. 9 Primary responsible advisor/PC? • Contact details are clear?

17. Information for cases • Not more than 1500-2000 words • (3-4 A4 pages) • Any kind of order • Answer all questions