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ANSWER RELEVANCE REVIEW · Workflow idea

Tell a useful answer from one that has wandered off topic.

Review how well a response addresses the question it was meant to answer. A relevance score can help surface replies that may be off-topic, overly broad, or missing the requested point, but the original question and surrounding context remain essential. Give reviewers enough detail to judge whether the response actually helped the person who asked.

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Starts with
A question and its response are ready
Produces
A relevance score with the question and response together for a reviewer to assess.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

An original question and the response provided for it

“Assess whether each response addresses the question, flag possible tangents, and let a person decide whether it is useful.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps teams find answers that may fail to address a question directly or introduce unnecessary material.

  1. Keep each response linked to its question

    Preserve the exact question and useful conversation context so the intended request is clear.

  2. Assess how directly the response addresses it

    Estimate whether the response covers the requested subject and avoid treating topic overlap alone as a useful answer.

  3. Flag possible tangents and gaps

    Surface replies that appear to wander, miss a key part of the request, or add information that may distract.

  4. Check examples across the score range

    Review high, low, and borderline results to understand where the relevance signal is useful or misleading.

  5. Decide whether clarification or revision is needed

    Have a reviewer consider the requester’s intent and approve any follow-up or external response.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A relevance score with the question and response together for a reviewer to assess.

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Check whether answers address the question

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A relevance score with the question and response together for a reviewer to assess.

Keep in mind

A relevance score cannot determine the user’s intent or whether a broader answer was helpful. Review the full question and conversation, decide whether a follow-up is needed, and have a person approve conclusions or any response shared outside the evaluation team.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Choose questions with enough context

Include the original request and necessary conversation details without adding unrelated private information.

Define what counts as a useful answer

Agree on directness, required points, acceptable context, and cases where a clarifying question is preferable.

Use scores to prioritize review

Treat score bands as prompts for investigation rather than automatic judgments about helpfulness.

Assign response-quality reviewers

Name who interprets ambiguous examples and approves any revisions or messages sent outside the team.

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