Insight and Innovation

The Success Case Method (SCM)

by Robert Brinkerhoff

offers a simple, carefully crafted way of determining how well a new organizational initiative is working. Already shown to be effective in dozens of organizations, SCM is based on five steps: focusing and planning the study; clearly defining what outcomes will be considered "success"; identifying success cases; conducting interviews to learn exactly how success was achieved; and communicating results throughout the organization.


About the Authors

Robert Brinkerhoff

Robert O. Brinkerhoff is an internationally recognized expert on training effectiveness and evaluation and is author of 14 books and many articles.