Definition:
Concept Number: *053
English Master: Effectiveness
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
Effectiveness is a raw Measure of Impact and does not contain information about the costs of making that Impact (performance in relation to Cost is the Role of an Efficiency Measure).
In ISO 9000:2000 ...
Effectiveness - the extent to which planned activities
are realized and planned results achieved.
Efficiency - the relationship between the Result achieved
and the Resources used.
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Notes
1. Several ‘measures of Effectiveness’ can be defined. The actual achievement of benefits compared to expected benefits is one possible Measure.
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Related-Concepts
Performance
Measure-of-Effectiveness
Benefit
Measure-of-Performance
Sum-of-Performance
Efficiency
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by Dorota.