Intro to Impact Optimisation An impact driven organisation is one which considers future results in its strategies, operations and decisions.

By planning, implementing and measuring all activities for impact, organisations are able to move beyond short-sighted operational decisions and begin to consider the broader consequences of their actions. And once the potential consequences can be anticipated and visualised, they can either be mitigated (negative consequences) or optimised (positive consequences) .

The ultimate result of impact optimisation is long-term organisational sustainability.

Benefits of the Impact Optimisation Framework :

• The Impact Optimisation Framework is a valuable decision-making tool relevant to any stage of a project/initiative (individually or as part of the broader organisational plan.
  
• At the planning stage, the process that proves effective when a decision must be made whether to invest in a project or not. With the forecasting capabilities of the framework, the potential future results of a scenario with /without implementation may be modelled in order to better justify management decisions .
  
• A further benefit of the Framework is that it can identify possible project outcomes, impact and value per individual stakeholder group over the short, medium and long term. And the ultimate value is not merely expressed in monetary terms, but may be defined as financial, developmental, social, reputational, etc.          
  
• The Framework assists with limiting future cost and time implications. As a result, projects can therefore be adapted in order to maximise potential impact.
  

The Framework increases accountability and therefore becomes a valuable management dashboard and reporting tool The Impact Optimisation Framework answers the following important questions: 

• What does success look like for the initiative? 
  
• How do we know we have achieved it? At what cost? 
  
• What was the impact – intended and unintended
  consequences – of the initiative?
  
• Which role players contributed/detracted from the success?
  
• How do we optimise for future growth and success?