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Components in the finished document
Prioritisation Matrix
Every recommendation placed by impact against effort, with severity and likelihood attached, so the order is defensible.
Where This Sits
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Measured directly, not asserted
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Pieces that carry my judgment
This is a Direction deliverable, which means it turns findings into a sequence. It is the unit of scope: it can be commissioned on its own, priced on its own, and accepted on its own, whether or not anything else is bought alongside it.
It is not a package and not a retainer. It is one document with 5 components, and the list below is the whole of it.
What Is Inside It
Every component is listed with the one sentence that says what it is. They are grouped by how each one is produced, because the difference between a number a tool gave me and a number I decided matters more than most reports admit.
Measured
Pulled straight from tools and logs. No interpretation, so you can re-run any of it yourself and get the same numbers.
- Effort estimate table
- Engineering, content and analyst effort per initiative, in the units the client's team actually plans in.
Computed
Built by combining the measurements above. Every figure states the inputs it came from.
- Impact and effort scatter
- All findings plotted on impact against effort, so the sequencing argument is visible rather than asserted.
Judged
My reading of the evidence. This is the part you are actually paying for, and the part you are entitled to argue with.
- Severity-scored finding card
- One issue, stated with its evidence, its severity, and the likelihood it causes harm if left alone.
- Scoring rubric
- How severity and likelihood were assigned, so the ratings are reproducible rather than opinions.
- Prioritised recommendation list
- Every recommendation in the order it should be acted on, with the reason for that order.