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OPS.7:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

Anti-patternFailureRepair
oldest first by natureAge becomes a universal priority rule.State the subject, consequence, commitment, comparison basis, and policy owner.
urgency score as factA representation hides assumptions, evidence, and receiving use.Reconstruct the decision-relative claim and uncertainty.
deadline grants permissionCommitment pressure bypasses clinical, safety, legal, security, or release authority.Keep horizon, priority, and permission as separate results.
local escalation becomes queue policyOne disposition silently reorders every item.Bound the coordination result and return the queue decision.
promise by labelA service target or desired date is treated as an obtaining commitment.Recover parties, content, conditions, authority, and status.
record change becomes stakeholder agreementA revised field is treated as renegotiation or receipt.Use the established commitment and communication relations and preserve evidence of acceptance.
temporal overanalysisOrdinary age or rate triggers unnecessary dynamics modelling.Keep ordinary temporal claims ordinary; use C.27 only when the intervention-sensitive claim is current.