Method for project follow-up for long-term effects

Purpose and goal:

The purpose has been to develop a method for following up the long-term impacts of projects funded by InfraSweden three years after completion.

The goals are that the method involves follow-ups of the project´s development towards innovation, makes it possible to check off completed projects against the program´s objectives and impact logic, is systematic and can be used in future follow-ups. Expected results and effects:

The project has resulted in a method for monitoring impacts and a model for analysis. The results are expected to be used in future follow-ups of the projects´ development towards innovation and to reconcile completed projects against the program´s objectives and impact logic. It is expected that application of the method will contribute to increasing the knowledge of the projects´ impacts and to identify success factors for projects financed via InfraSweden.

Approach and implementation:

Initially, information in project reports were analysed for 30 projects. The conclusion was that data needed to be collected from people who had been involved in completed projects. After that, a draft method and follow-up criteria were developed and discussed at a workshop with InfraSweden´s focus area leaders. A questionnaire was drawn up and tested in a survey among 26 project managers. The results of the application were compiled in power-point, excel templates and project report.