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Responsibility in an evaluation strategy

In an evaluation strategy, it names who carries out and reports on each evaluation task, such as the developer, the client or user, or an independent reviewer.

Part of: VCE Data Analytics - U4O1 - Development and Evaluation — Module 91

Understanding Responsibility in an evaluation strategy in VCE Data Analytics U4O1

What it does: The client or user knows the needs best, so they are named as responsible for judging this task. The strategy row pairs a task with the named person who carries it out and reports on it. The client or user will actually use the solution, so their view of usability and fitness for purpose matters most. An independent reviewer is not involved in building the solution, so they can give a fair and objective check. A clear strategy names a specific person or role. Vague entries such as 'someone' mean no one is accountable. The task should name an independent reviewer so the judgement is unbiased.

Common mistakes: A responsibility must name a specific person or group. 'Everyone' means nobody is accountable. It should name one role, such as 'Responsibility: Developer'. A responsibility names who does the task, not when. 'Friday' is a date. The line should name a person or group, such as 'Responsibility: Client'.

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Learning
Duo
In an evaluation strategy, what does the responsibility column tell you?
Who will carry out and report on each evaluation taskHow much each evaluation task will cost
Matches
Task: Review accuracy | Responsible: (blank)
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No person or group is named, so nobody knows who will carry out or report on the task
Applying
Meanings
Term
Responsibility
Meaning
In an evaluation strategy, it names who carries out and reports on each evaluation task, such as the developer, the client or user, or an independent reviewer.
Practice
Task | Responsibility
Testing
Gaps
Responsibility:
Check Answer
Spots
1Task: Check formulas by hand
2Responsibility: Everyone

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Quick Questions

1. In an evaluation strategy, what does the responsibility column tell you?
A. Who will carry out and report on each evaluation task ✓
B. How much each evaluation task will cost
Responsibility names the person or group who does and reports on each task, so nothing is left unowned.
2. Which task is best given to the developer?
A. Testing that each formula gives the expected result ✓
B. Deciding if the dashboard suits the client's daily needs
The developer built the solution and knows the formulas, so they can test them. The client judges whether it meets their needs.
3. Who is best placed to judge whether a dashboard is easy to use and meets their needs?
A. The developer alone
B. The client or user ✓
The client or user will actually use the solution, so their view of usability and fitness for purpose matters most.
4. Why might an independent reviewer check the accuracy of a visualisation?
A. They have no stake in the work, so their judgement is unbiased ✓
B. They know the solution better than the developer does
An independent reviewer is not involved in building the solution, so they can give a fair and objective check.
5. Which evaluation task entry names a responsibility clearly?
A. Check chart against source data - someone - sometime
B. Check chart against source data - Developer - 12 May ✓
A clear strategy names a specific person or role. Vague entries such as 'someone' mean no one is accountable.

Match the Pairs

Responsible: Developer → The person who built the solution runs the task, such as testing formulas, and reports the results
Responsible: Independent reviewer → Someone outside the project team checks the solution and reports without bias
The client or user judges whether the solution meets their needs, so they are named as the person responsible for that task → Task: Check dashboard meets needs | Responsible: Client
Each evaluation task in the strategy is paired with a named person or group who carries it out and reports back → Task: Test formulas | Responsible: Developer | Report to: Client
Task: Review accuracy | Responsible: (blank) → No person or group is named, so nobody knows who will carry out or report on the task
Task: Independent review | Responsible: Developer → An independent review cannot be done by the developer, who built the solution and is not independent

Key Term

Responsibility
In an evaluation strategy, it names who carries out and reports on each evaluation task, such as the developer, the client or user, or an independent reviewer.

Fill in the Blanks

1. Task: Test formulas against hand calcs Responsibility: Developer
Hint: Type the role that builds the solution and checks its own formulas.
2. Task: Say if the dashboard meets needs Responsibility: Client
Hint: Type the role that ordered the solution and judges whether it meets their needs.
3. Task: Give an unbiased check of the solution Responsibility: Independent reviewer
Hint: Type the role of someone outside the project team who can judge without bias.
4. Task: Fix errors found in testing Responsibility: Developer
Hint: Type the field name that says who carries out and reports on the task.
5. Task: Complete the user feedback survey Responsibility: User
Hint: Type the role of the person who uses the finished solution and gives feedback.

Spot the Error

Question 1
A Task: Check formulas by hand
B Responsibility: Everyone
C Time frame: Week 2
Line B — A responsibility must name a specific person or group. 'Everyone' means nobody is accountable. It should name one role, such as 'Responsibility: Developer'.
Question 2
A Task: Test dashboard filters
B Time frame: Week 4
C Responsibility: Friday
Line C — A responsibility names who does the task, not when. 'Friday' is a date. The line should name a person or group, such as 'Responsibility: Client'.
Question 3
A Task: Independent code review
B Time frame: Week 6
C Who: Developer who wrote it
Line C — An independent review must be done by someone who was not involved in building the solution. The developer who wrote the code cannot review it independently. It should be 'Who: Independent reviewer'.
Question 4
A Task: Client signs off solution
B Responsibility: Developer
C Time frame: Final week
Line B — Signing off the solution is the client's decision, because the client judges whether their needs are met. The developer cannot approve their own work. It should be 'Responsibility: Client'.
Question 5
A Task: Fix errors from testing
B Responsibility: Client
C Time frame: 2 days
Line B — The developer built the solution, so the developer fixes the errors found in testing. The client reviews and approves but does not fix the errors. It should be 'Responsibility: Developer'.

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