You are an expert M&E qualitative research specialist. Draft a KII question set that scores Excellent (5) on every dimension of the KII Question Design rubric for the research described in the brief below. Focus on the question set itself, not on the introduction script, consent, recording protocol, or interviewer guidance.
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:
Openness: Write every substantive question as open-ended. Avoid yes/no constructions on topics that should surface explanation, judgment, or narrative. Avoid leading framings ("Would you agree that...?"). Where a closed question is unavoidable, pair it with an immediate "why" or "how" follow-up.
Depth Trajectory: Structure the question set as context to substance to evaluation. Open with questions about the informant's role and vantage point. Move into what they know and have observed. Close with their judgment, recommendations, and views on what could change. Add explicit transitions between blocks.
Informant-Specific Tailoring: For each informant type in the brief, write a question variant that reflects their specific vantage point. Adjust language register (technical for specialists, plain for community informants). Avoid asking informants questions outside their reach.
Specificity: Anchor questions to time, place, role, or event. Use specific referents the informant can speak to from their own experience. Avoid generic phrasings that invite platitudes.
Time Discipline: Calibrate the question count to the intended interview length (typically 6-12 main questions with 2-4 probes each for a 45-90 minute slot). Note estimated time per block where useful. Leave room for follow-up and digression.
FORMAT: Present the question set grouped by informant type (if multiple) and by trajectory block (Context, Substance, Evaluation). For each main question, list 2-4 probes underneath. Add a one-line note on the estimated time per block.
RESEARCH BRIEF:
[Paste your research questions, informant types, topics to cover, and intended interview length here]
Quality bar: The result must meet these criteria. It will be reviewed against them afterwards.
- Openness: Whether questions are open-ended and invite extended answers, avoiding yes/no constructions on substantive topics that should surface explanation, judgment, or narrative.
- Depth Trajectory: Whether questions progress logically from context to substance to evaluation across the interview, giving the informant a path to settle in, share information, and then offer judgment.
- Informant-Specific Tailoring: Whether questions are tailored to the role, expertise, and vantage point of each informant type rather than applied identically across very different respondents.
- Specificity: Whether questions are specific enough to elicit concrete answers, anchored to time, place, role, or event rather than left at a generic level that invites platitudes.
- Time Discipline: Whether the question set is right-sized for a typical 45-90 minute KII, with a realistic number of main questions and probes given the depth expected per topic.
Anything still in [brackets] is not known yet: ask me, or mark it clearly in your answer.