Identifying Impact, Outcome, and Output

Should capture quality dimensions (not only a completed activity) 

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Medium-term effects  

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Vision or long-term development goal 

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Immediate, visible, concrete developmental change that is the tangible consequence of project

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Happens after the project life – and therefore project not responsible for measuring results at impact level - evaluation

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

We alone cannot bring about

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Effect of a series of achieved outputs

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Direct control over turn-out

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Should capture the changes for the beneficiaries

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output

Take place during the life of project/strategy

• Impact

• Outcome

• Output