Progress Trackers
Activity Tracker (activity metric)
Attendance Tracker (participation metric)
Achievement Tracker (Binary indicator) - this must belong to an Outcome
Numerical Tracker (Value indicator) - this must belong to an Outcome
Multiple Choice Tracker (Scale Indicator) - this must belong to an Outcome
When to use each type of Progress Tracker and Outcome
Activity Tracker | Use this to track the number of each type of activity or event you do. Examples: “Sessions Run”, “Events Held”, “Workshops Delivered” |
Attendance Tracker | Use this to track people’s attendance at your activities and events Example: “Attendees” |
Outcome | Use this to describe the difference that your work makes Example: “People increase their confidence” |
Achievement Tracker | Use this to track an individual’s progress using a tickbox. This is useful when a subgoal is binary, i.e. it is either Yes or No Example: “Got a Job”, “Got an Increase in Benefits”, “Got a new home” |
Multiple Choice Tracker | Use this to track an individual’s progress along a scale with a set of predefined levels. Example: “Level of confidence.” With levels: Low, Medium, High |
Numerical Tracker | Use this to track an individual’s track progress using a number. Examples: (Number of) “Presentations given”, (Number of) “Ideas proposed” |
Explanation video https://www.loom.com/share/f7fb0aad9c8441f0b53a23567c812643
Log progress towards a Goal or subgoal
Log progress towards an Activity Goal using the Instant Update popup
Log progress towards a Participation Goal using the Instant Update popup
Log progress towards a Multiple Choice subgoal using the Instant Update popup
Log progress towards a Numerical subgoal using the Instant Update popup
Log progress towards a Tickbox subgoal using the Instant Update popup
For Developers only
Rules that govern where Changes, Outcomes and Indicators appear
Note: we sometimes use Metric / Goal / Sub Goal / Outcome / Indicator interchangeably. But they do have specific meanings as explained in the table below.
Name in the back-end | Rules | Name in the front-end |
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Change | In order for a CHANGE to appear on a Project Page, it must be in Stage 1 or Stage 2 If it is in Stage 1 it is called an Activity Change. (The back-end name for Stage 1 is Activity Outputs) If it’s in Stage 2 it’s called a Participation Change. (The back-end name for Stage 1 is Participation Outputs) | Now we are using the term “Goals” We call the STAGE 1 changes “Activity Goals” We call the STAGE 2 changes “Participation Goals (or sometimes Engagement Goals” |
Indicator | Must be of one of three types:
In order to appear in the Create Story page or to be added to a Project, the indicator must be part of an Outcome | Now we call the indicators “sub goals” because we call the Outcome an Outcome Goal |
Outcomes | Must be in Stage 3, Stage 4 or Stage 5. Stage 3 is called Short-term otucomes in the back-end Stage 4 is called Medium term Outcomes in the back-end Stage 5 is called Long-term Outcomes in the back-end | Now we call them “Outcome Goals” |
Difference between Changes and Indicators
How to spot the difference while creating or editing a Progress Board
Explanation video: https://www.loom.com/share/27ee4bda152c42c9bd8affda62804f93
Helpful links
The Site Overview page: https://www.loom.com/share/dca51237d3174e1eb58adc90b92eeb3d