1. Induction Presentation
Products & Validation
Induction Presentation

2. Product Types

3. Selecting a product type
The product(s) of a research project should be decided at the beginning of research design, and specified in the Terms of Reference (ToR).
Consider:
What is the purpose of the research?
Who is the audience?
What sort of information will it contain?
How should information be presented?
How long should the product be?

4. Report
Purpose:
To provide in depth analysis on a specific topic, beyond simple descriptive statistics
Audience:
Response Planning
Contents:
Full research, in depth  analysis
Layout:
Portrait, A4
Length:
≥ 50 pages

5. Situation Overview Purpose:
To provide a timely context and/or situation analysis at a specific time of a crisis
Audience:
Strategic Planning
Contents:
Cross sector analysis, crisis timeline specific
Layout:
Landscape, A4
Length:
≤ 10 pages

6. Profile
Purpose:
To provide an analysis of the main issues related to an area/location, thematic or sector
Audience:
Operations, Response Planning
Contents:
Area/thematic/sector specific
Layout:
Portrait, A4
Length:
≤ 10 pages

7. Factsheet
Purpose:
To present key indicators and their values at a glance for easy reference
Audience:
Operations Planning
Contents:
Indicators & figures only, no analysis
Layout:
Portrait or Landscape, A3 or A4
Length:
1-2 pages

8. Map
Purpose:
To present spatial data related to a specific geographic area or theme
Audience:
Response planning & strategic planning
Contents:
Location and/or analytical data
Layout:
Portrait or Landscape, A4/ A3/ A2/ A1
Length:
Single page

9. Infographic / Poster Purpose:
To graphically present a range of descriptive and spatial data with limited accompanying text
Audience:
General communication to donors, media and public
Contents:
Descriptive statistics, spatial data and descriptive text
Layout:
Portrait or Landscape, A4/ A3/ A2/ A1
Length:
Single page

10. Presentation Purpose:
To present a proposed assessment methodology or key findings
Audience:
Operations and response planning
Contents:
Descriptive statistics, spatial data and descriptive text
Layout:
Landscape (screen/projector dimensions)
Length:
Single page

11. Product Overview PURPOSE AUDIENCE CONTENTS Report
To provide in depth analysis on a specific topic, beyond simple descriptive statistics
Response Planning
Full research, in depth analysis
Situation Overview
To provide an analysis of the main issues related to an area/location, thematic or sector
Strategic Planning
Cross sector analysis, crisis timeline specific
Profile
Operations Planning, Response Planning
Area/thematic/sector specific
Factsheet
To present key indicators and their values at a glance for easy reference
Operations Planning
Indicators and figures only, no analysis
Map
To present spatial data related to a specific geographic area or theme
Operations Planning, Strategic planning
Location and/or analytical data
Infographic
To graphically present a range of descriptive and spatial data with limited text
General communication to donors, media & public
Descriptive statistics, spatial data and text
Presentation
To present a proposed assessment methodology or key findings
Descriptive statistics, spatial data, and text

12. Validation Process
Verification: country team submits product to Geneva for review
Validation: global team submits revised product to ED/CGPM for validation
Revision: feedback sent and incorporated by Country team. *verified draft shared with partners for feedback
Country Team
Global Team
Global level dissemination
Dissemination: once validated, product and its key messages are shared at country, regional and global level
Country-level dissemination

13. Resource Centre
The Resource Centre ( is an online library of all REACH resources, tools and guidance.
It is used to:
Track the validation process
Monitor outputs for each country operation
Share resources both internally and externally
Share tools internally among REACH colleagues

14. Using the Resource Centre

15. Using the Resource Centre
The Resource Centre has several “Tiers” of user
Tier 1: IMPACT HQ (for validation)
Tier 2: IMPACT HQ (for verification)
Tier 3: All REACH staff (for upload/edit)
Tier 4: External users (read permission only)
Resources can be shared with:
The general public
Internal users (eg. tier 1, 2, 3 users only)
Named users (eg.