Who should be involved?
The reality of funding proposals and completing log frames usually means a desk officer in the UK trying to summarise a project outline for a funding application. However, if used correctly as a planning tool, the log frame ought to be developed by the person most closely involved in project implementation. This will most likely be your project co-ordinator or partner organisation overseas.
During the planning stage you can use participatory approaches to feed into the log frame process. Whilst project beneficiaries may not identify easily with the concept of a logical framework, they may be able to identify the factors that are critical to project success, as well as the most appropriate measures (indicators) of progress. In this way, participatory techniques can be used to inform the logical framework. The log frame can also provide a guide as to what information needs to be gathered through participatory processes, and can be used to synthesise the outcomes of other planning tools, such as social mapping, wealth ranking, and problem and objective trees.
The input to a log frame should be a team effort, as much as possible. If you are not the person closest to the project, try and engage that person in developing the log frame. Always consider what impact the objectives & indicators will have on their work what is realistically achievable? Will they have enough time to collect the information you are asking for? What assumptions are you making unconsciously that might be obvious to them?