Value for Money: How to Show the Value for Money for All Types of Projects and Programs in Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations, Nonprofits, and Businesses - Hardcover

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Patricia Pulliam Phillips, PhD is an internationally recognized author, consultant, and president and CEO of ROI Institute, Inc. Phillips provides consulting services to organizations worldwide. She has been an author or editor of more than a hundred books and numerous journal articles, and her work has been featured on MSNBC and EuroNews.

Jack J. Phillips, PhD is chairman of ROI Institute and a world-renowned expert on measurement and evaluation. Phillips, a former bank president, is also the author or editor of more than a hundred books and has provided consulting services in 70 countries. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, and on CNN.

Gina Paone joined the International Monetary Fund in February 2011 after nearly eleven years with the United Nations World Food Programme based in Rome, Italy and 10 years in the private sector in a marketing capacity based in Toronto, Canada. She is currently the Division Chief, Talent Acquisition and Operations.

Cyndi Huff Gaudet, PhD, is director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development at The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park campus, a scholar-practitioner managing projects integrating the ROI Methodology, and a recognized national expert helping organizations implement a systematic approach for developing human capital

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HOW TO SHOW THE VALUE FOR MONEY for All Types of Projects and Programs In:

• Governments
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Nonprofits
• and Businesses

The most thorough, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of showing the value for money in the public sector.

Written by the world's most well-known ROI (Return on Investment) experts, this guide is indispensable for anyone involved in showing the value of money for projects and programs in governments, nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, and businesses. In a step-by-step process, the book shows how to measure the success of projects and programs, including measuring impact and ROI (Return on Investment). This book also shows how to forecast the value of the project in advance and how to collect data during and after project implementation. It addresses improvements throughout the process so that the project delivers optimum value.

As a reference for those who are seeking ways to assign value to what they have measured, this book clarifies and resolves much of the mystery surrounding the conversion of data to monetary values. Building on a tremendous amount of experience, application, practice, and research, this book is based on the work of many individuals and organizations, particularly those who have been reaching the ultimate levels of accountability using the ROI Methodology. Developed in an easy-to-read format and fortified with examples, tips, and checklists, this is an indispensable guide for those who seek to understand accountability issues.

Value for Money:

• Lays the groundwork through the ROI Methodology, a unique and time-tested approach for assessing the value of investment in many areas in all types of organizations.
• Describes a results-based approach for project implementation while focusing on a variety of measures, categorized into five data levels: Reaction, Learning. Application and Implementation, Impact (tangible and intangible), and Return on Investment.
• Presents several ways to show value for money, in addition to calculating the ROI.
• Offers a discipline and step-by-step implementation for process improvement management, and many other areas within the organization.
• Useful not just for the professional but for the student as well, perfect for use in the classroom to teach ROI and the value of projects and programs.

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HOW TO SHOW THE VALUE FOR MONEY for All Types of Projects and Programs In:

• Governments
• Nongovernmental Organizations
• Nonprofits
• and Businesses

The most thorough, comprehensive, and detailed explanation of showing the value for money in the public sector.

Written by the world's most well-known ROI (Return on Investment) experts, this guide is indispensable for anyone involved in showing the value of money for projects and programs in governments, nongovernmental organizations, nonprofits, and businesses. In a step-by-step process, the book shows how to measure the success of projects and programs, including measuring impact and ROI (Return on Investment). This book also shows how to forecast the value of the project in advance and how to collect data during and after project implementation. It addresses improvements throughout the process so that the project delivers optimum value.

As a reference for those who are seeking ways to assign value to what they have measured, this book clarifies and resolves much of the mystery surrounding the conversion of data to monetary values. Building on a tremendous amount of experience, application, practice, and research, this book is based on the work of many individuals and organizations, particularly those who have been reaching the ultimate levels of accountability using the ROI Methodology. Developed in an easy-to-read format and fortified with examples, tips, and checklists, this is an indispensable guide for those who seek to understand accountability issues.

Value for Money:

• Lays the groundwork through the ROI Methodology, a unique and time-tested approach for assessing the value of investment in many areas in all types of organizations.
• Describes a results-based approach for project implementation while focusing on a variety of measures, categorized into five data levels: Reaction, Learning. Application and Implementation, Impact (tangible and intangible), and Return on Investment.
• Presents several ways to show value for money, in addition to calculating the ROI.
• Offers a discipline and step-by-step implementation for process improvement management, and many other areas within the organization.
• Useful not just for the professional but for the student as well, perfect for use in the classroom to teach ROI and the value of projects and programs.