LMS supports the efforts of health organizations around the world to effectively respond to change and produce improved health outcomes.
Management and Organizational Sustainability Tool (MOST)—MOST is a participatory management diagnostic process that enables managers in organizations and public sector institutions to develop a management capacity profile for their organization and a prioritized action plan for improvement. There is also a "suite" consisting of the overall organizational MOST and specialized in-depth MOST applications in three areas: Human Resource Management, Financial Management (FIMAT), and Health Information Systems.
Financial Management Assessment Tool (FIMAT) - The purpose of FIMAT is to improve the capacity of organizations to manage their financial resources. FIMAT is based on the belief that an efficient and effective financial management system depends on clear, well-understood policies and procedures that well-trained staff follow to accurately record and report all financial transactions and make sound, timely decisions about their organization’s use of resources. A strong financial system is one of the supporting pillars of organizational sustainability.
Responsibility and Authority Mapping Process (RAMP)—RAMP is a practical management method designed for policymakers and senior managers to help them identify those health management functions for which responsibility and management authority are most ambiguous. The underlying premise to the development of the RAMP is that managers or other stakeholders who do not perceive that they have power over particular management actions (even if on paper they possess this power) are unlikely to take the responsibility or authority for them. Similarly, managers or other stakeholders who do believe that they have been allocated such powers are likely to act, even if those powers are not formally theirs. It is important to understand clearly how managers and stakeholders perceive their powers in order to foster appropriate action and reduce conflict.
Performance Assessment and Improvement (PAI)—PAI is an approach for strengthening management in the context of decentralization. It provides detailed guidance to district or provincial planning teams in assessing their area's health problems and current service performance; designing strategies for improving priority health services in short timeframes; and establishing monitoring functions ("Health Watch") to use routine and survey data to monitor progress and performance. The general process was designed by MSH and adaptations have been applied in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Afghanistan.
Work Group Climate Assessment (WCA)—The WCA is a survey process that enables work groups to assess their current perception of climate, providing insights and strategies for improvement to work group managers on areas requiring attention. This survey complements the LPI Guide and helps teams improve their work climate while they improve performance. WCA has been applied in Brazil, Egypt, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, and other Latin American countries via the Virtual Leadership Development Program. The WCA was validated by outside experts.
Quickstart—Quickstart is a tool to help NGOs evaluate their policies, procedures, and internal controls in preparation for a pre-award audit by a donor organization. Quickstart provides guidelines for assessing each of the six key business systems evaluated by donor organizations. These systems are: Accounting, Procurement, Personnel, Travel, Property management, and Information.
Performance Assessment and Improvement (PROSPEK)—PROSPEK (the Bahasa Indonesia acronym for Performance Assessment and Improvement) was designed and applied by Management Sciences for Health in Indonesia during 2002—2004 with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The PROSPEK process was developed to facilitate decentralization in the Indonesian public health sector by building the capacity of district health managers to perform essential management functions and deliver basic health services.
Virtual CSO Board Governance Program (VCGB)—The Virtual Civil Society Organization (CSO) Board Governance Program (VCGP) is an eight-week program that helps board members and management teams of civil society organizations to understand board roles and responsibilities. The program provides ways to ensure accountability, transparency, and prevent conflict-of-interest situations.