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OPS.10:10 - Rationale

Usable capacity, workload and service are related but different. A load bound answers whether enough required resource time exists. A schedule answers whether that time can be used as needed. A service forecast adds a claim about uncertain outcomes. Keeping these questions separate prevents a cheap answer to one from being mistaken for an answer to all three.