Data quality and data management are always at the heart of any MR or M&E project! I hope you agree!
Even if you don’t agree with the statement within the title of the article wholly, I’d like to think that by the time you have finished reading this article that I’ve been able to twist your arm a little more. Also, please note, as much as my content here relates to my work within the quantitative project world, it is still relatable in parts to the qualitative project world. So, let’s start my sharing my 4 rules surrounding “data quality”. 1 = never assume, 2 = ask questions, 3 = you will always find something wrong, so find it and 4 = build a friendly relationship with the collection scripting team!