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OPS.7:3 - Forces

ForceTension
simple age signal versus decision relevanceAge is cheap to compute, while consequence and commitment meaning depends on subject, conditions, and horizon.
fast escalation versus authorityDelay can demand attention, but priority and commitment changes require their respective authorized Systems.
local coordination versus system policyOne priority disposition can change immediate Work without designing queue order, capacity, constraint, or whole-service promises.
current evidence versus forecastDeterioration, delay cost, and recovery burden may be uncertain; unsupported projections should not become urgency facts.
fairness versus unlike consequencesA common waiting rule can be legible, while clinical, safety, service, economic, and recovery consequences remain unlike and separately governed.
preserving promises versus truthful renegotiationKeeping a commitment can matter, but hiding infeasibility harms affected parties and later recovery.
measurement versus intervention claimState, age, rate, and trend can be observed directly; claimed intervention effects require stronger temporal and causal discipline.