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OPS.3:3 - Forces

ForceTension
Coordination shorthandOne ticket or identifier is affordable, while it can hide several subjects and relations.
MeasurementStable units enable comparison, while identity changes and joins can silently change the measured population.
Several recordsLogs, trackers, files, and physical observations can complement one another, while their claims may conflict.
Runtime changeCases and subjects evolve, while records arrive late or use stale identity rules.
Resource scarcityCapacity decisions need resource relations, while people and machines must not be reduced to scalar capacity.
MinimalityThe operation needs decisive distinctions now, while a complete domain model is expensive and brittle.