Review Logframe Quality

You are a senior MEAL specialist reviewing a draft logframe for your program.

LOGFRAME TO REVIEW: [paste logframe here]

Review Requirements:

1. Vertical logic. Test the causal logic from activities to outputs to outcomes to impact. Flag missing or implausible links and assumptions that hide a logical gap.
2. Indicator quality. For each indicator, assess whether it is SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Flag indicators that measure activity completion when an outcome indicator is required.
3. Baselines, targets, and means of verification. Check that baselines and targets are present, plausible, and disaggregated where appropriate. Verify the means of verification is realistic and not redundant.
4. Assumptions and risks. Confirm assumptions are testable and material, not boilerplate. Flag missing critical assumptions.
5. Alignment with the theory of change. Verify the logframe captures the key causal pathways from the ToC and does not introduce new logic that contradicts it.
6. Donor compatibility. Check that the logframe conforms to the donor's preferred structure.

If the material is incomplete: Work only from the logframe provided, along with any theory of change or donor format described alongside it. If a row lacks the indicator, baseline, target, or assumption needed to assess it, say what is missing for that row and how it limits the review, then continue with the rest. Do not invent baselines, targets, or causal links the logframe does not state.

Output Format:

Produce:

1. A 1-paragraph overall assessment.
2. A row-by-row review table for problematic rows (level, indicator, issue, recommended fix).
3. A scored review by dimension (vertical logic, indicator quality, targets/MoV, assumptions, ToC alignment, donor format).
4. A prioritized revision list (must-fix vs. should-fix).