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Results-Based Financing Readiness Blueprint
For ministries and agencies preparing or implementing results-based programmes, where money is released when agreed results are achieved and verified (for example Program-for-Results with disbursement-linked indicators). Answer 24 questions on results design, government systems, data and verification, financial flows, capacity and incentives, and receive a readiness blueprint.
- Assessment
- 12 min
- Free
- Sources checked November 2026
Who it is for
- Ministries implementing Program-for-Results or other results-based programmes
- Programme coordination units and planning departments
- Statistics, M&E and internal audit units
- Agencies preparing a new results-based operation
What you get
- A strategic interpretation of your situation
- Your priorities, ranked
- A visual architecture of how the pieces fit
- A phased roadmap and the programmes that build each step
How this tool works
- Built on
- Six areas that results-based programmes depend on: results design, government systems and programme management, data and verification, fiscal flows, capacity and incentives, and fiduciary, environmental and social systems.
- Scoring
- Each answer scores from 0 (not in place) to 4 (fully in place). An area's score is the points earned as a share of the maximum for the questions you answered; the overall score is the average of the areas. Bands: Foundations needed 0–39%, Transformation under way 40–69%, Ready to scale 70–100%.
- Limitations
- Results depend on the information you enter and are not verified by Risalat. This tool does not replace MAPS, PEFA, World Bank or other formal assessment methodologies, or an independent review.
- Your data
- What you type stays in your browser unless you save it to a free account. We receive your name, email and summary only when you open your results.
- Sources checked
- November 2026 (checked every month)
- Team or organisation
- With a free account you can invite colleagues from each department to answer the same questions. You get a consolidated dashboard: scores by area and department, where colleagues disagree, priority gaps and an action plan. Anonymous mode hides names and groups departments with fewer than 3 responses.
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Programmes that build these skills
Upcoming programmes whose content matches the areas this tool measures. Your results show which fit your weakest areas.
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Questions
Who is it for?
Ministries implementing Program-for-Results or other results-based programmes; Programme coordination units and planning departments; Statistics, M&E and internal audit units; Agencies preparing a new results-based operation.
How long does it take?
About 12 minutes. Your answers stay in your browser until you ask for the blueprint.
Is this an official assessment?
No. It is a structured self-assessment based on recognised good practice. It helps a team agree where to start; it does not replace an audit or a formal assessment.
Can Risalat help us implement it?
Yes. The blueprint can open a one-day workshop with your team, a training programme or a consulting assignment that turns the roadmap into a work plan.
Based on
- World Bank Program-for-Results Financing
- World Bank blog: cost-efficient verification of PforR results
Sources checked: November 2026. We check the official sources every month.
A self-assessment and planning aid based on common good practice in public sector reform. It is not an audit or an official assessment.