This reviewer-facing page defines SMART-D details for the Democracy requirement group: Verification and Validation Requirements.
Phase Boundary: Requirements review only. Metrics scoring, report-card use, legislative mapping, issue grades, member grades, rollups, leaderboards, and action tools are disabled for this reviewer-facing page.
Red text = bad current value, bad trend, missing critical data, or unfavorable gap. Green text = favorable value or improving trend. Amber text = context-dependent, incomplete, or source-method review needed. Neutral/gray text = descriptive value that is not inherently good or bad.
| Requirement | Metric / Measurement | Top Countries / Sources | Value to the American People | Gap / Target / Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEM-VV-001: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: The Democracy requirements shall be reviewed for completeness, clarity, measurability, consistency, and traceability before being used as the controlling basis for metrics and scoring. Verification: Requirements review checklist. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-002: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: Each proposed Democracy metric shall pass a readiness review before it is promoted from candidate to public display or active scoring. Verification: Metrics promotion checklist. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-003: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: Each source used for active Democracy metrics shall have an approved source definition or documented review status. Verification: Source definition file review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-004: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: Democracy ETL outputs shall be validated against source counts, expected fields, data freshness, and known sample records. Verification: ETL validation report. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-005: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: Public Democracy pages shall be checked in the browser after each major content, data, or code update. Verification: Browser quality checklist. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-006: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: Democracy Report Card scores shall be validated with sample members before public release. Verification: Member evidence sample review. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |
| DEM-VV-007: Verification and Validation Requirements Requirement: The Democracy issue shall receive at least annual review to update requirements, metrics, sources, weights, and public explanations. Verification: Annual review log. Review Status: Draft / source-method review required |
Current Metric: Candidate requirements, metrics, source, ETL, and report-card validation-readiness indicator set; source-method review required. Current Value: Not yet approved for scoring. Current Trend: Not yet approved for scoring. Automation Feasibility: To be assessed during metrics development. Trend Meaning: No trend should be interpreted until the source, formula, baseline period, and limitations are approved. |
Source-Method Review: Required Source families and approved datasets must be selected during source-method review before public scoring. Comparator Caution: Democracy comparators are useful for context but should not be treated as one-to-one targets without method review. |
Ensures requirements, metrics, sources, ETL outputs, and report-card scores are reviewed before public release. | Gap: No approved public baseline yet. Target: Approved requirement text, approved metric candidate, source registry entry, formula, limitations, update frequency, and review decision before scoring. Timeframe: Complete during requirements and metrics review before public report-card promotion. |