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This study explores Result Based Management (RBM) in the strategic system approach by analyzing a life case study. It is a management approach purely shaped by the results. This study discusses the RBM logical framework and the theory of change. The logical framework of RBM resides on the structured, logical model, which identifies the expected outputs and, consequently, the inputs and activities required to accomplish the outcomes. The logical framework is structured around five items: assess, think, plan, do and review. The philosophical assumptions underlying this study are based on critical realism. This study seeks to establish the mechanisms applied in RBM and the required structures via a life case study of the United Nations Organizations. In critical realism ontology, three aspects are considered, the real, the actual, and the empirical. This study combines all three aspects of insightful analysis. The study notes the existence of RBM on policy papers, but there is a minimal impetus to implement it practically despite its potential benefits in achieving organizational performance. There is an inadequate degree of inclusivity, participatory, and enabling environment in occasional cases where the framework is implemented. The life case study focused on the United Nations Organization and the modalities for the implementation of RBM. In conclusion, this work has explored the concept of RBM as a management approach that targets improving results in a three-thronged model constituted of short-, medium-, and long-term types of results, outputs, outcomes, and impacts. The concept is particularly prevalent in public and not-for-profit organizations. The study has provided valuable insight into the RBM in program management and its application in a selected case study.