Methodology
Evidence model and technical boundaries
Plain-language detail for procurement, IT, and evaluation leads — aligned with the public truth table.
This page describes how CIIS is designed to behave. Capability-by-capability live status is maintained on current status (last reviewed June 2026).
Evidence model
- Outcome statements link to measures, source evidence, review state, and explicit limitations.
- Shareability labels (ready to share, internal only, needs review, blocked) reflect evidence strength and governance — not marketing tiers.
- Reporting lenses map interpretation for different audiences; they do not certify impact or compliance.
Human review gates
- CIIS supports judgement; it does not replace it.
- No automated funding, clinical, or policy decisions.
- Reviewer context and next actions are part of the record, not optional footnotes.
Data ingestion (today)
- CSV-first bulk import for spreadsheet-style program data.
- Document and manual-entry workflows are pilot-scoped.
- Native multi-sheet Excel import is not supported today — see current status.
- APIs may be enabled by agreement; not open public API self-serve.
AI assistance
- AI may assist drafting, classification, or quality signals where enabled in scope.
- Outputs are advisory; accountable humans approve what leaves the organisation.
- The public homepage claim demo uses fixed illustrative rules — not production models or your data.
Privacy and deployment
- Your organisation owns the impact information it enters; exact subprocessors and retention are contract-specific.
- CIIS targets aggregate outcomes and performance information, not individual case management — minimisation remains a shared responsibility.
- Compliance posture (e.g. APP, GDPR-oriented workflows) depends on configuration and your processes — not software alone.
What we do not claim
- Fixed counts of quality checks or shipped report types beyond what current status lists.
- ROI or time-saved at scale without measured pilot evidence.
- Open self-serve product access without a guided pilot conversation.
Relationship to Impact Intelligence
Impact Intelligence Lab builds CIIS for program-level evidence governance and reporting. Impact Intelligence (impactintel.com) is a separate consultancy focused on large-scale unstructured data analytics for global institutions. The Lab site does not describe news-corpus or enterprise strategic-intelligence engagements; those belong on impactintel.com.
Questions for IT or procurement?
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