Campos, J. EdgardoRandrianarivelo, BenjaminaWinning, Kay2014-02-052014-02-052013-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16933The international development community has been grappling with the challenges of implementing development programs and, consequently, with the design of practical approaches to attaining program objectives. This paper contributes to the emerging discussion on addressing the implementation capacity gap in developing countries. It presents the post-conflict experience of Burundi in building the capacity of its public sector to deliver basic services and demonstrates a practical approach to implementing what has been called problem-driven iterative adaptation. The Leadership for Results approach shows that a results-focused process of learning through disciplined experimentation enables local officials and stakeholders to more willingly learn and adopt new ways of doing things. This approach can be structured to address the time inconsistency between a development program and political or electoral concerns, both of which are critical to overcome implementation challenges.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC YEARACCOUNTABILITIESACCOUNTABILITYACHIEVEMENTACTION PLANACTION PLANSANTI-CORRUPTIONASSESSMENT METHODOLOGYASSETSBASIC SERVICESBRIBEBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS INDICATORSCALLCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SERVANTCIVIL SERVANTSCIVIL SERVICECIVIL SOCIETYCOLLAPSECOMMERCECOMPETITIVENESSCONFIDENCECORRUPTIONDEMOCRACIESDEMONSTRATIONEDUCATION OFFICIALSEDUCATIONAL MATERIALSELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENTEQUIPMENTFAMILIESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT EXPENDITUREGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSHARDWAREHEALTH CAREHUMAN RIGHTSIMPLEMENTATION PROCESSINITIATIVEINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSISOLATIONJUSTICELEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING GOALSLEARNING PROCESSLECTURESLICENSELICENSESMATH TEXTBOOKSMEDIAMENUMINISTERMINISTERSMONITORING MECHANISMSNETWORKSOPEN ACCESSOPERATING EXPENSESPAPERSPHONEPOLITICAL INTERESTSPOLITICIANSPREGNANT WOMENPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOKSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTSPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT LAWPRODUCTIVITYPROJECT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC TRANSPORTQUALITY OF SERVICEREFUGEESREGISTRYRESULTRESULTSSAVINGSSCHOOL SUPPLIESSCREENINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECURITIESSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICES TO CITIZENSSITESSTRATEGIC VALUETARGETSTEACHERTEACHERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ISSUESTECHNICAL TRAININGTELECOMMUNICATIONSTENURETEXTBOOKSTRACKING SYSTEMTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTREATMENTTRUST FUNDSWASTEWATER SUPPLYWEBWORK ENVIRONMENTWORKERSWOUNDSiterative adaptationcapability traptime inconsistencypublic sector capacity buildingchange managementscience of deliveryWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6717