Participatory impact pathways analysis

PIPA developed from innovation histories[6] and work carried out by the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative.

[7] A paper describing PIPA was accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation.

PIPA also works well when one project wishes to build up common understanding and commitment from its stakeholders.

The final step is to integrate the causal chain and the network perspectives by drawing a timeline.

Optionally, monitoring and evaluation can be discussed by identifying SMART criteria (specific, measurable, attributable, realistic, and time-bound) to measure expected change, and by identifying "most significant change" to pick up unexpected ones.