Data Quality Audit Tool (DQA)
The objective of the DQA tool is to provide a common approach for assessing and improving overall data quality. It focuses exclusively on (1) verifying the quality of reported data, and (2) assessing the underlying data management and reporting systems for standard program-level output indicators. The tool provides guidelines to be used by an external audit team to assess a program’s/project’s ability to report quality data.
The DQA tool provides processes, protocols, and templates addressing how to:
- Determine the scope of the data quality audit
- Engage the program/project(s) and prepare for the audit mission
- Assess the design and implementation of the program/project’s data management and reporting systems
- Trace and verify (recount) selected indicator results
- Develop and present the audit team’s findings and recommendations
There are two versions of the DQA Tool: one which provides guidelines to be used by an external audit team to assess a program/project’s ability to report quality data, and a simplified version that allows programs and projects to assess the quality of their data and strengthen their data management and reporting systems.
- Tool Designer Organization:
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Download:
- Guidelines for implementation
in English - Contact:
- Dr Rick Steketee
Summary of main features
- Purpose
- The Data Quality Audit Tool is designed to verify data quality, assess the system that produces that data, and develop action plans to improve both
- Scope of interventions
- HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
- Limitations
- Output
- Action plans to improve data quality and M&E systems, national M&E plan
- Time frame
- The DQA Tool can be used each time the program undergoes an external audit, and as often as required by the program itself (at least every 5 years during revision of national M&E plans)
- Potential users
- External auditors, national disease program managers and project leaders, partners, and donors
- Skills required
- M&E and programmatic skills
- Type of software
- Adobe PDF
- User manual available?
- NA
- Type and length of training required
- NA
- Available languages
- English
- Country applications
- M&E planning, program auditing
- Last update and version
- January 2009