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"criteria": [
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{
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"name": "Estimation Quality",
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"description": "Are costs and benefits quantified with appropriate ranges/probabilities?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "Single-point estimates with no uncertainty. Major cost or benefit categories missing.",
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"2": "Some ranges provided but many point estimates. Several categories incomplete.",
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"3": "Most estimates have ranges. Key cost and benefit categories covered. Some uncertainty acknowledged.",
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"4": "Comprehensive estimation with ranges for uncertain variables. Probabilities assigned to scenarios. Justification provided for estimates.",
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"5": "Rigorous estimation with probability distributions, data sources cited, estimation method explained (analogous, parametric, bottom-up), and confidence levels stated."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Probability Calibration",
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"description": "Are probabilities reasonable, justified, and calibrated?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No probabilities assigned or completely arbitrary (e.g., all 50%).",
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"2": "Probabilities assigned but no justification. Appear overconfident (too many 5% or 95%).",
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"3": "Probabilities have some justification. Reasonable calibration for most scenarios.",
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"4": "Probabilities justified with base rates, expert judgment, or reference class. Well-calibrated ranges.",
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"5": "Rigorous probability assignment using historical data, base rates, and adjustments. Calibration checked explicitly. Confidence bounds stated."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Decision Analysis Rigor",
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"description": "Is expected value and comparison logic sound?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No expected value calculation. Comparison is purely subjective.",
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"2": "Expected value attempted but calculation errors. Comparison incomplete.",
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"3": "Expected value calculated correctly. Basic comparison of alternatives using EV or simple scoring.",
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"4": "Sound EV calculation with appropriate decision criteria (NPV, IRR, utility). Clear comparison methodology.",
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"5": "Rigorous analysis using appropriate technique (EV, decision tree, Monte Carlo, MCDA). Multiple decision criteria considered. Methodology appropriate for problem complexity."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Sensitivity Analysis",
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"description": "Are key drivers identified and impact tested?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No sensitivity analysis performed.",
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"2": "Limited sensitivity (single variable tested). No identification of key drivers.",
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"3": "One-way sensitivity on 2-3 key variables. Drivers identified but impact not quantified well.",
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"4": "Comprehensive one-way sensitivity on all major variables. Key drivers ranked by impact. Break-even analysis performed.",
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"5": "Advanced sensitivity including two-way analysis, scenario analysis, or tornado diagrams. Robustness tested across reasonable ranges. Conditions that change conclusion clearly stated."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Alternative Comparison",
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"description": "Are all relevant alternatives considered and compared fairly?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "Only one alternative analyzed (no comparison).",
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"2": "Two alternatives but comparison is cursory or biased.",
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"3": "2-3 alternatives analyzed. Comparison is fair but may miss some options or factors.",
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"4": "3-5 alternatives including creative options. Fair comparison across all relevant factors.",
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"5": "Comprehensive alternative generation (considered 5+ initially, narrowed to 3-5). Comparison addresses all stakeholder concerns. Dominated options eliminated with explanation."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Assumption Transparency",
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"description": "Are assumptions stated explicitly and justified?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "Assumptions hidden or unstated. Reader must guess what's assumed.",
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"2": "Few assumptions stated. Most are implicit. Little justification.",
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"3": "Major assumptions stated but justification is thin. Some assumptions still implicit.",
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"4": "All key assumptions stated explicitly with justification. Reader can assess reasonableness.",
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"5": "Complete assumption transparency. Each assumption justified with source or reasoning. Alternative assumptions considered. Impact of changing assumptions tested."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Narrative Clarity",
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"description": "Is the story clear, logical, and persuasive?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "Narrative is confusing, illogical, or missing. Just numbers with no story.",
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"2": "Some narrative but disjointed. Logic is hard to follow. Key points buried.",
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"3": "Clear narrative structure. Main points are clear. Logic is mostly sound.",
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"4": "Compelling narrative with clear problem statement, analysis summary, recommendation, and reasoning. Flows logically.",
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"5": "Highly persuasive narrative that leads reader through problem, analysis, and conclusion. Key insights highlighted. Tradeoffs acknowledged. Objections preempted. Memorable framing."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Audience Tailoring",
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"description": "Is content appropriate for stated audience?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No consideration of audience. Wrong level of detail or wrong focus.",
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"2": "Minimal tailoring. May have too much or too little detail for audience.",
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"3": "Content generally appropriate. Length and detail reasonable for audience.",
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"4": "Well-tailored to audience needs. Executives get summary, technical teams get methodology, finance gets numbers. Appropriate jargon level.",
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"5": "Expertly tailored with multiple versions or sections for different stakeholders. Executive summary for leaders, technical appendix for specialists, financial detail for finance. Anticipates audience questions."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Risk Acknowledgment",
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"description": "Are downside scenarios, risks, and limitations addressed?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No mention of risks or limitations. Only upside presented.",
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"2": "Brief mention of risks but no detail. Limitations glossed over.",
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"3": "Downside scenarios included. Major risks identified. Some limitations noted.",
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"4": "Comprehensive risk analysis with downside scenarios, mitigation strategies, and clear limitations. Probability of loss quantified.",
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"5": "Rigorous risk treatment including probability-weighted downside, specific mitigation plans, uncertainty quantified, and honest assessment of analysis limitations. 'What would change our mind' conditions stated."
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}
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},
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{
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"name": "Actionability",
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"description": "Are next steps clear, specific, and feasible?",
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"scale": {
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"1": "No next steps or recommendation unclear.",
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"2": "Vague next steps ('consider options', 'study further'). No specifics.",
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"3": "Recommendation clear. Next steps identified but lack detail on who/when/how.",
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"4": "Clear recommendation with specific next steps, owners, and timeline. Success metrics defined.",
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"5": "Highly actionable with clear recommendation, detailed implementation plan with milestones, owners assigned, success metrics defined, decision review cadence specified, and monitoring plan for key assumptions."
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}
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}
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],
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"minimum_standard": 3.5,
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"stakes_guidance": {
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"low_stakes": {
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"threshold": 3.0,
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"description": "Decisions under $100k or low strategic importance. Acceptable to have simpler analysis (criteria 3-4).",
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"focus_criteria": ["Estimation Quality", "Decision Analysis Rigor", "Actionability"]
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},
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"medium_stakes": {
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"threshold": 3.5,
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"description": "Decisions $100k-$1M or moderate strategic importance. Standard threshold applies (criteria average ≥3.5).",
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"focus_criteria": ["All criteria should meet threshold"]
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},
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"high_stakes": {
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"threshold": 4.0,
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"description": "Decisions >$1M or high strategic importance. Higher bar required (criteria average ≥4.0).",
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"focus_criteria": ["Estimation Quality", "Sensitivity Analysis", "Risk Acknowledgment", "Assumption Transparency"],
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"additional_requirements": ["External validation of key estimates", "Multiple modeling approaches for robustness", "Explicit stakeholder review process"]
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}
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},
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"common_failure_modes": [
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{
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"failure": "Optimism bias",
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"symptoms": "All probabilities favor best case. Downside scenarios underweighted.",
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"fix": "Use reference class forecasting. Require explicit base rates. Weight downside equally."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Sunk cost fallacy",
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"symptoms": "Past investments influence forward-looking analysis.",
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"fix": "Evaluate only incremental future costs/benefits. Ignore sunk costs explicitly."
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},
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{
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"failure": "False precision",
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"symptoms": "Point estimates to multiple decimal places when uncertainty is ±50%.",
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"fix": "Use ranges. State confidence levels. Round appropriately given uncertainty."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Anchoring on first estimate",
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"symptoms": "All alternatives compared to one 'anchor' rather than objectively.",
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"fix": "Generate alternatives independently. Use multiple estimation methods."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Analysis paralysis",
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"symptoms": "Endless modeling, no decision. Waiting for perfect information.",
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"fix": "Set time limits. Use 'good enough' threshold. Decide with available info."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Ignoring opportunity cost",
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"symptoms": "Only evaluating direct costs, not what else could be done with resources.",
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"fix": "Explicitly include opportunity cost. Compare to next-best alternative use of capital/time."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Confirmation bias",
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"symptoms": "Analysis structured to justify predetermined conclusion.",
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"fix": "Generate alternatives before analyzing. Use blind evaluation. Seek disconfirming evidence."
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},
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{
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"failure": "Overweighting quantifiable",
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"symptoms": "Strategic or qualitative factors ignored because hard to measure.",
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"fix": "Explicitly list qualitative factors. Use scoring for non-quantifiable. Ask 'what matters that we're not measuring?'"
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}
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],
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"usage_notes": "Use this rubric to self-assess before delivering analysis. For high-stakes decisions (>$1M or strategic), aim for 4.0+ average. For low-stakes (<$100k), 3.0+ may be acceptable. Pay special attention to Estimation Quality, Decision Analysis Rigor, and Risk Acknowledgment as these are most critical for sound decisions."
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}
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