Outcomes Based Accountability A Brief Summary. O utcomes-Based Accountability or OBA also known as Results-Based Accountability and RBA in some parts of the world is a disciplined way of thinking and taking action that communities can use to improve the lives of children youth families adults and the community as a whole. What is Outcomes-Based Accountability.
But acronyms are jargon and they can leave people out if youre not days. When these conditions are absent improvement efforts and outcomes-based accountability can work at cross-purposes resulting in distraction from core purposes gaming of the system and even outright corruption and cheating. The Mark Friedman Outcomes Based Accountability OBA approach starts with a focus on outcomes and provides a framework for planning and performance managing services.
Institutions accountable for certain outcomes including cohort default rates accreditation and financial responsibility scores.
This brief was prepared in conjunction with a presentation delivered by Jon Baron at the 2009 North Carolina Family Impact Seminar Evidence-based Policy. O utcomes-Based Accountability or OBA also known as Results-Based Accountability and RBA in some parts of the world is a disciplined way of thinking and taking action that communities can use to improve the lives of children youth families adults and the community as a whole. Institutions accountable for certain outcomes including cohort default rates accreditation and financial responsibility scores. The Mark Friedman Outcomes Based Accountability OBA approach starts with a focus on outcomes and provides a framework for planning and performance managing services.