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Module The management community has developed the SMART criteria for indicator selection. Under this
5 system, indicators should be:

Specific
?
Measurable
?
Aggressive but achievable targets
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9-12 December, 2013 Criteria like these are useful, but they are not a guarantee that the indicators selected will be the
Relevant
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Time-bound
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most meaningful to any given audience. Quality control needs to be built into the discussions with

stakeholders not only for individual indicators but also for the entire set, to ensure that indicators are
useful in subsequent analysis and to help substantiate trends within and connections among drivers,
states and responses (See Module 4 to learn more about data and indicators).

Indicators should be presented with information that helps interpretation. A sample template is shown
in Figure 11 (Source: Pintér, Zahedi and Cressman 2000).

EXERCISE

In groups of five, identify indicators for each priority theme/issue from the previous exercise
using the following matrix.

Thematic/issue category:

Problems Framework element (D, P, S) Indicators Data source

Time: 10 minutes group work, 15 minutes plenary.

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