Changes, Indicators and Outcomes

The term “Progress Tracker” is a single term that is used in the front-end to describe all of these items in the back-end. Collectively these are sometimes called Metrics.

  • Changes (there are two types: Activity and Participation)

  • Indicators (there are three types: Binary, Scale and Value). Every indicator must belong to at least one outcome.

  • Outcomes (they can exist in one, two or three Stages. The stages are: Short-term, Medium-term and Long-term). An outcome can contain many indicators.

Front-end term

Back-end term

Front-end term

Back-end term

Activity Tracker

activity metric

Attendance Tracker

participation metric

Achievement Tracker

Binary indicator

Multiple Choice Tracker

Scale Indicator

Numerical Tracker

Value indicator

When to use each type of metric

Type of metric

 

Activity Change

Use this to track the number of each type of activity or event you do.

Examples: “Sessions Run”, “Events Held”, “Workshops Delivered”

Participation Change

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”

Binary Indicator

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”

Scale Indicator

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

Value Indicator

Use this to track an individual’s track progress using a number.

Examples: (Number of) “Presentations given”, (Number of) “Ideas proposed”

Watch an explanation video

Find out the differences between Changes, Indicators and Outcomes

https://www.loom.com/share/f7fb0aad9c8441f0b53a23567c812643

Rules that govern where Changes, Outcomes and Indicators appear

Name in the back-end

Rules

Name in the front-end

Name in the back-end

Rules

Name in the front-end

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 “Progress Tracker”

We call the STAGE 1 changes an “Activity Tracker”

We call the STAGE 2 changes an “Attendance Tracker”

Indicator

Must be of one of three types:

  • scale

  • binary

  • value

In order to appear in the Create Story page or to be added to a Project, the indicator must be part of an Outcome

We call the indicators “Progress Trackers” - each type has a different name

Scale Indicator = Multiple Choice Tracker

Binary Indicator = Achievement Tracker

Value Indicator = Numerical Tracker

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

These are called “Outcomes” in the front-end as well as in the back-end

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

 

Creating stories that include Change and Indicator data

These links show you how you would create stories in the front-end that tag progress towards Changes and Indicators