This can lead to confusion and acrimony, and ultimately derail a promising project. At the same time, even if there is general agreement as to the goals, there may be no mechanism in place to assess whether or not those goals were achieved. The process of establishing the project logic can eliminate some of these problems and insure a plan to measure success is in place. Resources are the people, equipment, structures and other tangibles needed by the project to bring about the intended effects. Activities are the operations of the project, i.e., how the resources are used.
Outcomes are the consequences of the activities of the project.
The MOR is as essential tool in each type of evaluation as it describes the project in three components which are logically linked. Exhibit I provides a sample MOR for an offender employment project. It will be completed by the evaluator after discussions with appropriate project staff, and other interested parties. In light of limited resources, it is unrealistic to examine each and every component of a project. Therefore, certain elements, hereinafter referred to as key events, must be identified.