ToC Manuals: How to develop your ToC
14 Aug 2017

Using Theory Of Change in the development, implementation and evaluation of complex health interventions: A practical guide

by Mary De Silva, Lucy Lee & Grace Ryan
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Broadly, ToC can support the development of interventions, bringing together key stakeholders within the planning phase to scrutinise and address proposed approaches to achieving impact. It can also provide a rich process and impact framework to guide implementation and evaluation, addressing barriers to implementation, and incorporating the rationale behind approaches taken and con textual influences.

This paper provides a practical overview on constructing a Theory of Change (ToC) map focusing on developing the ToC through a stakeholder workshop perspective: planning and logistics.  It also examines what makes a good Theory of Change and what challenges when creating one. It finally looks at the key advantages of using Theory of Change and the theory of Change as a framework for process and outcome evaluations.