Measuring IFC’s Results

Measuring Development Results of Private Sector Operations
Development results measurement for the private sector is no new endeavor. IFC is building on ten years' experience of using recognized good practice standards for evaluating private sector investments. Through the Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS), in operation since 2005, IFC can complement the evaluation system by keeping closer track on performance through:

1. Monitoring its entire active portfolio
2. Assessing outcomes throughout the project life against targets set at the outset
3. Aggregating and comparing performance across industries, regions and programs through standard performance indicators

IFC’s Evaluation Framework
IFC assesses development results of investments by using standard indicators that capture the company’s development reach to affected stakeholders, as well as an overall development outcome rating that captures economic, environmental and social, and financial performance of the project along with broader private sector development impacts.

More about our evaluation framework.
More about how we measure our advisory services results.

When We Measure
For both investments and advisory services, we track our projects’ development results in our Development Outcome Tracking System (DOTS). For each new activity, we formulate clear development objectives upfront, and identify appropriate indicators to track results throughout the life of the project. During supervision we assess whether the expected development results of the investment have been achieved and rate the overall development results and its four performance components.

More about measuring throughout the project cycle.