Cornerstones of Impact Management How to Plan, Implement, Assess, and Understand Factors for Success

The demand for effective impact management is driving the need for skilled impact professionals. A 'how-to' guide for impact management, this book provides readers with an overview of the science of impact and best practices in impact management.The book discusses how readers may manage for impact through stages of planning, implementing, assessing, and managing for impact. This includes incorporating feedback loops to inform course correction along the way, as well as factoring for risk management and ethics compliance. Chapters of the book provide practical tools, relevant examples, case studies, and boxed tips - including lists of "do's" and "don'ts". Important supporting content is also provided in the form of a glossary of key terms, additional readings and resources.This book will appeal to researchers who wish to maximize impact, as well as R&D funders, research agencies and research innovation and impact managers.