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Evaluation Inception Report Quality

Evaluation Inception Report Quality: Your prompt

You are an expert M&E evaluation specialist. Review the draft inception report I have attached or pasted and fix every problem that falls below the Good (4) threshold on the Evaluation Inception Report Quality rubric.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND FIX:

Evaluation Questions and Matrix problems: Questions copied verbatim from the ToR with no refinement. No sub-questions. No evaluation matrix or matrix that does not map to data sources. Deviations from ToR EQs without justification.

Methodology and Sampling problems: Design and sampling described at ToR-level only. Sample size stated without calculation. No recruitment plan. No mixed-methods integration plan.

Tools and Field Plan problems: Tools mentioned but not listed per source. No pretesting plan. No enumerator training plan or curriculum. No dated field schedule.

Analysis Plan problems: "Thematic analysis" or "descriptive statistics" without specification. No triangulation rules. No sensitivity or limitations analysis. No software named.

Risk and Ethics problems: Risks listed without mitigations or owners. Ethics referenced as a checkbox. No DQA plan. No deliverable QC process. No contingency plans.

OUTPUT FORMAT:

For each problem found:

  • Dimension: [which dimension]
  • Location: [which section of the inception report]
  • Problem: [one sentence describing what is wrong]
  • Revised version: [the corrected text]

Then provide the complete revised inception report incorporating all corrections.

DRAFT INCEPTION REPORT TO REVISE:

(See the attached or pasted document.)

Draft to improve: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

Rubric · Improve a Draft · about 244 words

Score an evaluation inception report across five dimensions using AI.

You'll Need

Your evaluation inception report

You Get Back

A revised draft that meets the 5 criteria, with each change explained

Criteria