Sources for your next decision

AgentBrain Analytics

We review scattered sources for a decision you need to make. You receive a brief with the sources behind each finding and the questions still open.

Should a programme be funded? Does it overlap with existing work or fill a gap? We examine public plans, budgets and reports, along with other agreed records. The starting point is a source review with a clear scope. We agree the question and material with you.

Sources included Gaps identified You decide
Your scope country, portfolio, programme or place The output a brief with its sources The limit unanswered questions stay open
01 · The problem

Do the documents answer your question?

Before a funding decision, you may already have the national plan, a budget and reports from ongoing projects. You still need to compare them to judge whether the proposed programme fills a gap.

We check which records refer to the same work and what they establish. Approved funding is kept separate from work delivered, and targets from measured results. Where public records are missing, activity on the ground remains an open question.

Your team can use the sources to review and explain its decision.
02 · Typical questions

What do you need to find out?

Assess a country

Which institutions and capabilities are in place, and how well are they documented?

Review a portfolio

Where do funded programmes overlap? Which needs are still unmet?

Trace funding

After a funding commitment, what can be traced through procurement and delivery to the result?

Appraise a programme

Should the proposed programme be funded? Which assumptions need checking first?

Review results

Which planned activities were carried out? What is known about their effects?

Understand a place

Which investments and infrastructure projects affect this location?

03 · What you receive

A brief you can check against the sources.

You receive the main findings on your question, with the sources behind them and an indication of how well each finding is supported. For a programme review, this can cover overlap with existing work and questions that need answering before funding.

The starting material National plans Funding records Procurement records Programme reports Research outputs
Your decision brief Supported findings Partly supported links Unanswered questions Conflicting sources Next checks
04 · Applications

AMR programmes and location decisions.

Analytics can be used for questions about countries, portfolios, programmes or individual places. These examples show the kinds of sources involved in a public health question and a location review.

AMR use case

What follows national commitments?

For antimicrobial resistance (AMR), plans, surveillance data and funding records are held by different institutions. We examine what they establish about a programme and its delivery.

Method example. No customer results are shown here.
Explore the AMR use case
Location review

What reaches a place?

For an agreed area, we compare public investment and infrastructure projects with plans and local economic data. You can see which projects are announced or delivered, and where information is missing.

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Discuss a place decision
05 · 5-Day Evidence Sprint

Start with a scoped source review.

The 5-Day Evidence Sprint reviews sources for a specific decision. With you, we define the question, area and period to examine, and agree which records to include. You receive an initial decision brief. It does not replace a full risk assessment, and funding decisions remain with your team.

Discuss a sprint
Question and scope

A record of the agreed question, area, period and person responsible for the decision.

Source list

A list of the records reviewed and the findings each one supports.

Findings and review status

Each main finding is marked as supported, partly supported or not established.

Funding and delivery

Connections between funding, projects and results, where the sources establish them.

Open questions

Missing information and contradictory sources are identified.

Follow-up checks

A record of which additional sources or confirmations could change the answer.

06 · Who it is for

For teams that need to explain their decision.

Development finance

You are reviewing a country or portfolio and need to assess whether the conditions for delivery are in place.

Funders and foundations

Before funding or expanding a programme, you need to know what is already funded and which needs remain unmet.

Consultancies and evaluators

You need sources and findings that you can check and use in your own country or portfolio analysis.

Governments and agencies

You compare policy priorities with budgets and responsibilities, then examine delivery reports.

Investors

You need to assess infrastructure projects and unresolved risks before deciding on a location.

07 · Make limits visible

How well is a finding supported?

The sources determine how much weight a finding deserves, regardless of how confident an AI answer sounds. Each main finding is labelled to show what the reviewed records establish.

Supported

The reviewed sources directly support the finding or connection.

Partly supported

There is relevant evidence, but an important part of the connection is still unclear.

Unresolved

The available records do not provide enough information to answer.

Conflicting

Credible sources disagree on this point.

Not established

The reviewed records do not provide sufficient evidence for the claimed connection.

08 · Human review

Your team is responsible for the decision.

AgentBrain assists with research and comparing records. Your team reviews the findings using its own expertise and decides what conclusions to draw.

The brief distinguishes a source that suggests a connection from one that establishes it. In AMR, for example, health funding must be shown to belong to the programme. Planned results remain labelled as planned unless there is evidence they occurred.

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09 · Stay traceable

Follow a finding back to its source.

When someone on your team questions a finding, they need to be able to check what it rests on. The review therefore records how the findings were reached.

Question

The decision being prepared and the agreed scope are recorded.

Source references

You can see which record supports a finding and what it says.

Connections

Established connections are distinguished from those with only partial support.

Open issues

Gaps and contradictions are documented for further review.

Review record

Recorded assumptions show what needs revisiting when new sources appear or programmes change.

10 · Your question

What do you need to decide?

Describe the decision you need to make and the records you already have. For example: should a programme receive funding in a region where similar work is already under way? That gives us a starting point for discussing the question and scope of the source review.

Your decision question Records you already have Your decision deadline
Discuss an Evidence Sprint Tell us about your decision.

Our first conversation is to establish whether your question can be examined within a sprint using the available sources.

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