SOP6: Guide to metabase, monitoring, and supervising results

The Guide to Metabase, Monitoring, and Supervising Results is an essential component of the ESPEN Collect platform's SOPs. This guide aims to provide comprehensive instructions on utilizing Metabase for effective data monitoring and supervision, ensuring data quality and facilitating informed decision-making. 

Data collected through ESPEN Collect is stored in a secure database with automatic backups to prevent data loss in case of accidents or damage. The raw data sent daily by field teams requires cleaning before analysis can produce readable and understandable results, such as charts and summary tables. Since data analysis is conducted only after survey completion, it is challenging to predict results or identify trends for key indicators during the survey. 

To address this, it is crucial to generate charts and tables that update automatically as data is received throughout the survey. These visualizations, presented in a dashboard format, enable the Ministry of Health to monitor field activities' progress in real-time. Dashboards facilitate easy visualization, monitoring, and utilization of relevant data in figures, ratios, and charts, linking indicators to objectives to support decision-making. 

The ESPEN Collect survey support services use dashboards as a vital tool for national survey teams. This guide is designed to meet the specific needs of program managers, monitoring and evaluation officers, data managers, supervisors, and team leaders in tracking survey progress, locating survey sites, and inspecting data quality. By following this SOP, users will be equipped to effectively monitor and supervise survey results, ensuring data integrity and supporting the overall success of the ESPEN Collect platform.