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An evaluative SROI analysis will be more time-consuming and could take several
months, but the time required is much reduced if the organisation already produces
good outcomes data or has a system of social accounting in place. However, it can take
time to introduce systems to assess outcomes. Doing a forecast SROI analysis first can
help one plan and prioritise the introduction of outcome assessment systems.
4 Using this Guide
This guide goes through the SROI process in stages. The completion of a table which
maps out the analysis is central to the process. This table is called an Impact Map.
There is a loose insert of the Impact Map included in the printed version of the guide,
and copies are also available for download from the SROI Network website,
www.thesroinetwork.org.
If you are new to SROI, please read the whole guide before starting. This is important
because although it works through the process step by step, some of these steps can
be completed at the same time, so reading the whole guide first may save you time
later. Then return to the beginning and start working your way through. Bear in mind
that not everything will be relevant to your analysis.
If you have some experience in SROI you may wish to use the guide as a reference
tool. Social investors and commissioners interested in using SROI could focus on the
introduction, the principles and the supplement on the SROI Network website,
www.thesroinetwork.org.
Symbols
You will see these symbols throughout the guide:
Time for you to put what you have learned into
practice. Over to you!
Top Tip: Alerts you to a top tip that can make
life much easier for you.
The caution symbol warns you about
common mistakes.
The return symbol highlights key points where
you may decide you need to go back to an
earlier step in the process.
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