analysis-qa-checklist
Pre-delivery quality assurance for analysis work. Use when reviewing analysis before sharing with stakeholders, checking for completeness, validating assumptions, or ensuring clarity of recommendations.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Analysis QA Checklist skill is a specialized quality assurance tool designed to audit and refine analytical work before it reaches stakeholders. It provides a structured framework to verify data completeness, validate underlying assumptions, and ensure that recommendations are clear, logical, and actionable, thereby increasing the reliability and professional impact of business reports.
Use Cases
- Final Review: Use this skill to perform a comprehensive audit of business intelligence reports to ensure all data points are verified and conclusions are logically sound before a major presentation.
- Assumption Validation: Apply the checklist to technical or financial models to identify and document hidden assumptions, ensuring the analysis stands up to rigorous stakeholder scrutiny.
- Clarity Enhancement: Utilize the skill to refine the language and structure of complex research findings, making sure the 'so-what' and next steps are easily understood by non-technical audiences.
| name | analysis-qa-checklist |
|---|---|
| description | Pre-delivery quality assurance for analysis work. Use when reviewing analysis before sharing with stakeholders, checking for completeness, validating assumptions, or ensuring clarity of recommendations. |
Analysis Qa Checklist
Quick Start
This skill helps you pre-delivery quality assurance for analysis work.
Context Requirements
Before proceeding, I need:
- Analysis to review: Key information needed for this analysis
- QA checklist: Key information needed for this analysis
- Peer review process: Key information needed for this analysis
- Sign-off requirements: Key information needed for this analysis
Context Gathering
If any required context is missing from our conversation, I'll ask for it using these prompts:
For Analysis to review:
"To proceed with analysis qa checklist, I need to understand analysis to review.
Please provide:
- [Specific detail 1 about analysis to review]
- [Specific detail 2 about analysis to review]
- [Optional context that would help]"
For QA checklist:
"To proceed with analysis qa checklist, I need to understand qa checklist.
Please provide:
- [Specific detail 1 about qa checklist]
- [Specific detail 2 about qa checklist]
- [Optional context that would help]"
For Peer review process:
"To proceed with analysis qa checklist, I need to understand peer review process.
Please provide:
- [Specific detail 1 about peer review process]
- [Specific detail 2 about peer review process]
- [Optional context that would help]"
Handling Partial Context
If you can only provide some of the context:
- I'll proceed with what's available and note limitations
- I'll use industry standard defaults where appropriate
- I'll ask clarifying questions as needed during the analysis
Workflow
Step 1: Validate Context
Before starting, I'll confirm:
- All required context is available or has reasonable defaults
- The scope and objectives are clear
- Expected outputs align with your needs
Step 2: Execute Core Analysis
Following best practices for analysis qa checklist, I'll:
- Initial assessment - Review provided context and data
- Systematic execution - Follow structured methodology
- Quality checks - Validate intermediate results
- Progressive disclosure - Share findings at logical checkpoints
Step 3: Synthesize Findings
I'll present results in a clear, actionable format:
- Key findings prioritized by importance
- Supporting evidence and visualizations
- Recommendations with implementation guidance
- Limitations and assumptions documented
Step 4: Iterate Based on Feedback
After presenting initial findings:
- Address questions and dive deeper where needed
- Refine analysis based on your feedback
- Provide additional context or alternative approaches
Context Validation
Before executing the full workflow, I verify:
- Context is sufficient for meaningful analysis
- No contradictions in provided information
- Scope is well-defined and achievable
- Expected outputs are clear
Output Template
Analysis Qa Checklist Analysis
Generated: [timestamp]
## Context Summary
- [Key context item 1]
- [Key context item 2]
- [Key context item 3]
## Methodology
[Brief description of approach taken]
## Key Findings
1. **Finding 1**: [Observation] - [Implication]
2. **Finding 2**: [Observation] - [Implication]
3. **Finding 3**: [Observation] - [Implication]
## Detailed Analysis
[In-depth analysis with supporting evidence]
## Recommendations
1. **Recommendation 1**: [Action] - [Expected outcome]
2. **Recommendation 2**: [Action] - [Expected outcome]
## Limitations & Assumptions
- [Limitation or assumption 1]
- [Limitation or assumption 2]
## Next Steps
1. [Suggested follow-up action 1]
2. [Suggested follow-up action 2]
Common Context Gaps & Solutions
Scenario: User requests analysis qa checklist without providing context ā Response: "I can help with analysis qa checklist! To provide the most relevant analysis, I need [key context items]. Can you share [specific ask]?"
Scenario: Partial context provided ā Response: "I have [available context]. I'll proceed with [what's possible] and will note where additional context would improve the analysis."
Scenario: Unclear objectives
ā Response: "To ensure my analysis meets your needs, can you clarify: What decisions will this inform? What format would be most useful?"
Scenario: Domain-specific terminology ā Response: "I want to make sure I understand your terminology correctly. When you say [term], do you mean [interpretation]?"
Advanced Options
Once basic analysis is complete, I can offer:
- Deeper investigation - Drill into specific findings
- Alternative approaches - Different analytical lenses
- Sensitivity analysis - Test key assumptions
- Comparative analysis - Benchmark against alternatives
- Visualization options - Different ways to present findings
Just ask if you'd like to explore any of these directions!
Integration with Other Skills
This skill works well in combination with:
- [Related skill 1] - for [complementary analysis]
- [Related skill 2] - for [next step in workflow]
- [Related skill 3] - for [alternative perspective]
Let me know if you'd like to chain multiple analyses together.