1. A Program Planning Tool

2. Problem Statement
 Why are we starting this project/
program?
 What data is telling us we need this project?
 Is the problem significant?
 Is the problem something we can change?

3. Strategies (Interventions)
 How are we going to solve the problem?
 What interventions/ policy changes are
going to solve the problem?
 What are the significant components of our
intervention?
Sometimes problems need multiple strategies.

4. Inputs
 What do we input (invest) in the
program/ project?
 Program staff
 Money
 Staff time
 Building space
 Evaluators/Researchers
 Experts
 Other resources (computers, software,
paper, ect.)

5. Outputs
 What do we expect to get from our
inputs (investments)?
 New curriculum
 Training materials
 Trained staff
 Educated students
 Project reports
 Process evaluations
 Satisfaction with program (increased buy-in)
 Data

6. Short-term Outcomes
 What do we expect to change in the near
future? How do we expect it to change?
 Increase student engagement
 Increase college knowledge
 Increase persistence rates
 Increase enrollment
 Decrease student or institutional costs
Short-term outcomes are important to a
project. They help us keep interest in the
project and improve the project.

7. Long-term Outcomes
 What do we expect to change three or
more years from the start of the project?
How do we expect it to change?
 All of the short-term outcomes
 Increased graduation rates
 Increased persistence rates (3-6 years)
 Decrease in time to degree
 Increased GPA’s
Long-term outcomes often help us to link the
goals of your state, region, and institutions
to the program.

8. Reviewing a Logic Model Before
Starting a Project
Critical Thinking 101
 Is the problem significant?
 Do the strategies solve the problem?
 Do we have the needed inputs to
engage in the strategies?
 Are the inputs what is needed to
produce our outputs?

9. Reviewing a Logic Model During a
Project
Critical Thinking 101
 Are the outputs being achieved?
 Are the outputs starting to cause the
positive (or negative) short-term
outcomes?
 Are positive short-term outcomes
causing positive long-term outcomes?

10. When is a logic model useful?
 Logic models are useful for all projects.
 Student projects
 Professional development
 Curriculum alignment
 Research projects
 Evaluation

11. Who needs to see the logic
model?
 Everyone
 All program staff
 All stakeholders
 RESEARCHERS
 EVALUATORS

12. Exercise
 Think of a current or future project.