FROM “WHAT WAS SPENT?” TO “WHAT VALUE WAS CREATED?”
Funding and expenditure matter.
Completion matters.
But neither alone demonstrates value.
HSD helps stakeholders examine the relationship between resources, activities, outputs, outcomes, evidence and sustainable value.
THE VALUE CHAIN
INPUT
What resources were committed?
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ACTIVITY
What was undertaken?
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OUTPUT
What was delivered?
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OUTCOME
What changed?
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SUSTAINABILITY
Can the results continue?
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VALUE
What meaningful benefit was created?
WHAT WE HELP ASSURE
RELEVANCE
Is the initiative addressing a genuine need?
QUALITY
Was delivery at the required level?
PERFORMANCE
Was implementation consistent with expectations?
EVIDENCE
Can reported results be supported?
OUTCOMES
Did intended results occur?
SUSTAINABILITY
Can the value be maintained?
ACCOUNTABILITY
Can stakeholders understand what was promised, delivered and achieved?
VALUE IS MORE THAN COMPLETION
An initiative can be:
Completed — but ineffective.
Funded — but poorly targeted.
Delivered — but below required quality.
Reported — but insufficiently evidenced.
Successful — but not sustainable.
Therefore:
ACTIVITY ≠ VALUE
EVIDENCE BEFORE CONCLUSION
CLAIM
What is being reported?
EVIDENCE
What supports it?
VERIFICATION
What can be independently assessed within scope?
CONCLUSION
What can responsibly be reported?
VALUE THROUGH THE LIFECYCLE
BEFORE
Is the proposition capable of creating value?
DURING
Is implementation progressing as intended?
AFTER
What was delivered and achieved?
BEYOND
Can the value be sustained?
THE ULTIMATE QUESTION
DID THE INITIATIVE CREATE THE VALUE IT WAS INTENDED TO CREATE?
HSD helps stakeholders move closer to an answer through a structured, independent and evidence-based approach.