01 · A date slips
Fictional example · Atlas
“Staging slipped to Saturday. Who needs to know before Sarah's spend locks Tuesday at 5?”
Sarah is asked: her announcement needs ten calendar days after staging and Sat Oct 10 leaves five. Marco is informed: his Acme condition still holds by one business day. Nadia decides; the forecast is on record either way.
- Launch plan ¶7 · ten days after staging
- Delivery notes, line 11 · Acme rollout Thu Oct 15
- Spend lock · Tue Oct 6, 5:00 PM
Decided Tue Oct 6, 9:05 AM · 1 asked, answered · 1 informed · 0 pending · terms v2
02 · A scope changes
Fictional example · Atlas
“Nadia removed self-serve import on Wed Oct 7. Which promises now need an answer?”
Sarah is asked because the launch announcement names the import. Marco is asked because the Acme rollout includes it. Dana is informed because the support guide no longer needs the import path.
- Launch plan ¶4 · self-serve import in scope
- Acme notes, line 8 · import workflow Thu Oct 15
- Support brief ¶3 · guide due Mon Oct 12
Decided Thu Oct 8, 11:20 AM · 2 asked, answered · 1 informed · 0 pending · scope v2
03 · An owner leaves
Fictional example · Atlas
“Maya is out through Fri Oct 16. Who owns the staging decision due Thu Oct 8?”
Nadia is asked to name temporary authority. Josh is informed because the launch cannot move without that decision. No replacement is inferred; ownership stays unseen until a person accepts it.
- Review notes ¶6 · Maya owns staging readiness
- Atlas terms v2 · decision due Thu Oct 8, 2:00 PM
- Team update · Maya unavailable through Fri Oct 16
Recorded Wed Oct 7, 4:40 PM · Josh accepted interim authority · 0 pending · ownership v2
04 · A promise is made to a customer
Fictional example · Atlas
“Marco promised Acme a Thu Oct 15 rollout. Does the current plan support it?”
Marco is asked to confirm the condition. Nadia decides whether it becomes part of the Atlas terms. Sarah is informed because her announcement uses the same rollout date.
- Acme thread · rollout Thu Oct 15
- Launch plan ¶7 · staging Sat Oct 10
- Announcement brief · publication Thu Oct 15, 8:00 AM
Accepted Mon Oct 5, 2:10 PM · customer term recorded · Marco owns the update · terms v2
05 · An assumption comes due
Fictional example · Atlas
“The rollout assumes legal approval by Mon Oct 12. What happens if it is not in?”
Nadia is asked to decide before the approval window closes. Sarah and Marco are informed because their Thu Oct 15 work depends on the answer. The record labels legal approval unseen until someone posts it.
- Atlas assumptions ¶2 · legal approval Mon Oct 12
- Campaign brief · spend starts Tue Oct 13, 9:00 AM
- Acme notes · rollout Thu Oct 15
Answered Fri Oct 9, 3:30 PM · condition added · review Mon Oct 12, 9:00 AM · 0 pending
06 · A review starts
Fictional example · Atlas
“What is already settled before the Tue Oct 13 review?”
The staging forecast is decided, the import is out of scope, Marco's customer condition is recorded, and every affected owner has answered. The brief opens with the remaining decision, not a reconstruction.
- Atlas terms v2 · accepted Thu Oct 8, 11:20 AM
- Owner responses · through Mon Oct 12, 4:15 PM
- Review brief · generated Tue Oct 13, 8:00 AM
Review opened Tue Oct 13, 9:00 AM · 3 changes settled · 0 decisions reconstructed