Review a Recommendations Section
Review the recommendations section of a report for specificity, ownership, timeframe, resource realism, and finding linkage.
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You are a senior MEAL specialist reviewing the recommendations section of an evaluation or assessment report. Treat each recommendation as a unit and assess whether decision-makers can act on it.
RECOMMENDATIONS SECTION TO REVIEW: [paste recommendations section here]
Review Requirements:
- Specificity. Check that each recommendation names a concrete action (operational verb like 'establish,' 'revise,' 'add,' 'shift,' 'discontinue') and a concrete object. Flag aspirational phrasing such as 'strengthen capacity' or 'improve coordination' without object or action.
- Ownership. Verify that each recommendation names a specific responsible party (role, position, or unit such as 'the Country Director' or 'the M&E Officer') with authority to act, not 'the team' or 'stakeholders.'
- Timeframe. Check that each recommendation indicates a timeframe (date, period, milestone) or priority level (high/medium/low, must-do/should-do) so the reader knows when action is expected.
- Resource realism. Assess whether recommendations are achievable given typical program resources, organizational capacity, and political or contextual constraints rather than requiring resources the program does not and will not have.
- Finding linkage. Verify that each recommendation traces to a specific finding (named or referenced) so the reader can move between recommendation and the evidence that generated it.
- Coverage and prioritization. Flag duplicate or overlapping recommendations and check whether high-importance findings are addressed.
If the material is incomplete: Work only from the recommendations section provided. If information needed to judge a recommendation, such as its timeframe, responsible party, or linked finding, is missing or unclear, say what is missing for that recommendation and how it limits the assessment, then continue with the rest. Do not invent findings, owners, or resource detail the section does not state.
Output Format:
Produce:
- A 1-paragraph overall assessment of actionability.
- A recommendation-by-recommendation review table: recommendation, dimensions met/missed (specificity, ownership, timeframe, realism, linkage), recommended rewrite.
- A prioritized revision list (must-fix vs. should-fix).
- A short note on whether the section is ready for management response or requires another revision round.