Logic Modeling for Success

1. Logic Modeling for Success Dr Kathryn Wehrmann Illinois State University

2. Logic Models……. • …bring project dreams and concepts to life. • …provide graphic, narrative depictions of a project. • …illustrate the interrelationships • …take us from planning to results. • …provide stakeholders with a “road map” • … follow a chain of reasoning

3. Logic models help us… • Describe projects • Focus attention and resources on priority program operations and key results • Develop targeted communication and marketing strategies

4. Logic models map our way to success by focusing us on…. • Factors influencing the project goal • Resources need to achieve goal • Activities that are necessary to achieve the project goal • Results of the activities • The outcomes or immediate goals that activities are intended to accomplish • The longer term impact that will come through focused effort

5. Design and planning stages Logic models… • Enhance ability to develop program strategy • Enhance ability to talk about it clearly to stakeholders • Promote a shared understanding of what is to take place.

6. Project implementation… Logic models… • Provide the core for a focused management plan • Help to identify and collect the data needed to monitor and improve project efforts • Help to keep energy focused on achieving and documenting results • Help pinpoint where adjustments need to be made to increase successful achievement of objective. • Help maintain focus on priorities

7. Project evaluation and strategic report Logic models… • Support presenting program information • Support documentation of progress toward goals in ways that inform and teach program stakeholders.

8. If…Then Assumptions Certain resources are needed to operate our projects. • If we have access to them, then we can use them to accomplish your planned activities. • If we accomplish our planned activities, then we will deliver the amount of effort to the extent we intended. • If we accomplish our planned activities to the extent we intended, then there will be specific benefits. • If these benefits are achieved, then changes in organizations, communities and systems might occur.

9. Steps to Building Your Logic Model • Identify the longer term impact anticipated at the organizational, community, and/or system level changes expected as a result of project activity. • Begin with the Issue/PEP Outcome identified as the top priority. • Determine what resources and/or barriers which potentially enable or limit ability to achieve PEP Outcome • Identify activities , processes, tools, products associated with the project with achieving the PEP Outcome • Identify the outputs that are the direct results of the activities carried out to reach the outcome