KPI Quality Checklist
How to tell a measurable outcome from a restated activity, with tests for baseline, attribution, and verification.
Most proposal KPIs are activity counts wearing an outcome's clothing. These tests separate the two without demanding academic rigour.
The checklist evaluates measurement quality only. It does not weigh whether an outcome is worth funding.
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Tests applied to each KPI
- Is there a stated baseline before work begins?
- Could the number move without the funded work happening?
- Who measures it, and can anyone else reproduce it?
- Is the target a threshold or an open-ended 'increase'?
- What is the reporting interval and where is it published?
Use these alongside it
Resources members commonly pair with this one.
Milestone Funding Review Sheet
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Treasury Request Checklist
Twenty-four questions to work through before voting on a treasury withdrawal, from budget realism to reporting obligations.
Evidence and Source Quality Checklist
A short protocol for grading the sources behind a claim: provenance, independence, recency, and reproducibility.