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Prediction · five fields

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Each item carries a because: link — click it for the practice or volume anchor that teaches the why. Use the link if anything below resists.

• [ ] Baseline — number, with sample size and date, captured by observation because: no baseline, no execution — Practice · Step 1
• [ ] Target — specific number, range, or threshold because: we'll see what happens is not predicting — Practice · Step 2
• [ ] Check date — calendar commitment by the named owner because: the date is the discipline — Practice · Step 3
• [ ] Check method — named in Discovery, not at check time because: no method = post-hoc survey — Practice · Step 4
• [ ] Owner — a named person, not a role because: with a name, the check happens 95% of the time; without it, 60% — Practice · Step 5

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If any line cannot be checked, the prediction is not ready. The cycle does not start.

See also

• Template — Prediction skeleton — copy-paste form
• Practice — Writing predictions — full instruction
• Canon — Volume II · Part 9
• Clinic — A brief that didn't witness — the most common failure