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Indicator Quality

Indicator Quality: Your prompt

You are an expert M&E specialist. Review the indicators I have attached or pasted and fix every problem that falls below the Good (4) threshold on the Indicator Quality rubric.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND FIX:

SMART problems: Indicator is aspirational rather than measurable. Subject or quality is ambiguous. No time-bound element. Indicator does not match the result level it claims.

Definition problems: Definition restates the indicator name. No numerator/denominator for percentages or ratios. Unit of analysis missing. Calculation method absent.

Disaggregation problems: No disaggregation. Sex only when context demands more. Disaggregation level beyond what data supports. No reporting plan.

Data source problems: Generic "monitoring data". Method mismatched to indicator type. Frequency missing or vague. Responsibility unassigned or generic.

Family coherence problems: Result-chain level wrong or absent. Overlap with another indicator. Coverage gaps (no outcome or impact indicators). Vanity metrics or redundancy.

OUTPUT FORMAT:

For each problem found:

  • Dimension: [which dimension]
  • Location: [which indicator and which field]
  • Problem: [one sentence describing what is wrong]
  • Revised version: [the corrected text]

Then provide the complete revised indicator set incorporating all corrections.

DRAFT 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 214 words

Score any indicator or set of indicators in any M&E document (logframes, MEL plans, PIRS, indicator reference sheets, results frameworks) for SMART criteria, definition clarity, disaggregation, source documentation, a...

You'll Need

Your indicator(s) or document with indicators

You Get Back

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

Criteria

This Rubric