FDM.5:4.4 - Examine the contribution and its failure points

Ask what would happen without this output or with the relevant alternative. Is the decision unchanged? Does another source already supply the same information? Can funding, authority, timing, delivery or subsequent use defeat the proposed gain?

Inspect the explanations that can change the present conclusion. A claim about improved financial outcomes may need a suitable comparison, uncertainty account and evidence of causes. An output-accuracy measure alone cannot supply them. Use the relevant evaluation or inquiry method when that further claim is required.

Preserve justified narrower claims. The service may improve the available decision information while its outcome effect remains unmeasured. It may supply a usable financial result under conditions outside its control. Locate the unanswered question rather than collapsing all evidence into either “benefit proved” or “no value”.