Document review

Abstract

PURPOSE To review a variety of existing sources (e.g., documents, reports, data files, and other written artifacts) with the intention of collecting independently verifiable data and information. NEEDS ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS Many times the information required to complete a needs assessment has already been collected for other purposes. For example, similar data to what you are looking for may have been previously collected for generating other reports, papers, or research. Ministries, government agencies, NGOs, and other organizations often produce valuable reports that you can use to supplement your own data collection as part of your needs assessment. The document review process provides you with a systematic procedure for identifying, analyzing, and deriving useful information from these existing documents.