Four rules for delivering data an auditor can follow

We don't promise artificial results. What we can promise is that anyone reviewing our work will be able to follow it from end to end. For that, we apply four rules on every project, whatever its size.

1. Evidence comes first

Every conclusion points to a field record, a photo or a georeferenced point. If a claim has nothing to stand on, it doesn't go in the report.

2. Figures are tabular

We hand over the databases, not just the charts drawn from them. A reviewer can redo every calculation and reach the same number.

3. End-to-end traceability

From survey to report, every step is recorded. Each record comes with who took it, when, where and with which instrument.

4. A stated margin of error

We say how precisely we measured and where the data's limits are. A number without its margin of error looks more certain than it is.

Why it helps the counterpart

A delivery that can be followed is reviewed faster and questioned less. We also deliver it in the template and system the reviewer asks for, whether the ICF, MiAmbiente+ or a donor, so no one has to redo it.

Everything ends in an auditable dossier.

Written byRuben AlmendaresIT