The Peace Agreement Implementation Tool (PAIMT)

​​​The Peace Agreement Implementation Measurement Tool (PAIMT) is a technical and analytical instrument designed to quantitatively assess the progress of each commitment made by the signatory parties of a peace agreement. The PAIMT is based on a coding methodology that translates the qualitative commitments of a peace agreement into specific, observable, and measurable tasks.

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Methodology and scoring criteria

The coding methodology to assess the completion of each task of a peace agreement ranges from 0 to 10 points. A score of:
 

• 0 point signifies an Uninitiated Execution (𝐸0): This represents the status quo. The parties have not taken any action or any observable measures to begin the implementation of the task.

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• 2.5 points means an Initiated Execution (𝐸𝑖): This represents some observable measures of the beginning of the execution of the task, meaning that the parties have established a date of the execution of the task or are having formal or informal discussions on the execution of the task concerned.

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• 5 points signify Minimal Execution (𝐸𝑚): This represents the situation where the parties have made some efforts towards the execution of the task, but these efforts are not enough for the task concerned to be completed by the end of the established deadline, given the current pace of the process.

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• 7.5 points imply an Intermediate Execution (𝐸𝐼): This represents the situation where the parties have made some efforts towards the execution of the task, and there is a likelihood that the task can be completed by the end of the established deadline if the current pace continues.

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• 10 points imply a Complete Execution (𝐸𝑐): This represents the situation where the task is nearly executed or fully executed, given how the task is specified in the Peace Agreement.

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In short, there are five levels of implementation: 𝐸0 (0 point), 𝐸𝑖 (2.5 points)], 𝐸𝑚 (5 points), 𝐸𝐼 (7.5 points) and 𝐸𝑐 (10 points).