An Assessment of the Implementation of Results-Based Management Frameworks in Selected Countries

Failure of bureaucracies to identify appropriate output definitions and indicators, and a unifying outcomes classification framework has undermined the usefulness, integrity, and comprehensibility of agencies’ performance-based budget (PBB) and results-based budget management (RBBM) frameworks. PBB or RBBM frameworks require at least the same diligence in defining classification and management protocols as does a chart of accounts—and as did the development of Classification of the Functions of Government.