Example An example project. Its names, times and sources are made up.
01 The task
Pick up with clarity.
Return to a project with the context that matters: the current direction, the decisions that shaped it, the work already completed, and the questions still open.
Summer ferry guideExample
what you are trying to do
Publish this summer’s ferry times in the visitor guide.
what has been decided
Use the operator’s summer schedule as the source.
where the work stands
Draft 2. Weekday times are in.
the questions still open
Does the late Sunday sailing still run?
02 The evidence
Know what supports the result.
Follow a claim back to its source. See which work was checked, what the check established, and which version it concerned.
Summer ferry guideExample
the evidence behind those decisions
claimsourceversion
First weekday sailing 07:30source: Summer scheduleversion: v3
No sailings on public holidayssource: Summer scheduleversion: v3
Late Sunday sailing 21:10source: Spring scheduleversion: v2
03 The check
Later, an assumption changes.
When the work changes, its earlier evidence stays available for review. You can examine what still applies and record a correction when it does not.
Summer ferry guideExample
what the check established
still applies
Weekday and holiday times match the summer schedule.
checked against v3
does not apply
The late Sunday sailing came from the spring schedule. It is not in v3.
stays available for review
Correction recorded Sunday sailing taken out of draft 2.
04 The next step
Keep the next step clear.
A project includes decisions about what can proceed, what needs review, and where work should stop.
Summer ferry guideExample
deciding what comes next
can proceed
Weekday and holiday times go to layout.
needs review
Confirm the late Sunday sailing with the operator.
should stop
No Sunday times in print until that review.
handoff
assignmentConfirm one sailing
relevant sourcesSummer schedule v3, the check above