Why are outcomes important

Information on outcomes can help you and your organisation work more effective. It helps you:

• Identify what works well and what you could change or improve
• Report back to funders more effectively
• Provide evidence to help you plan
• Develop services based on what your users need and not what you think they need
• Create a shared understanding of what the project can achieve
• Useful for staff development and monitoring progress
• Make your organisation more efficient and effective in long-run
• Work towards building a sustainable future

For commissioners and funders it is a useful way of assessing how well an organisation, project or service is performing and can reduce bureacracy and promote better regulation.