Performance Analysis · Method · Component

The limits

What this method cannot establish, stated before it runs — so the limitation is part of the design rather than a caveat at the end.

The deliverable

What it is

Limits stated in advance shape how the finding is received. Limits added afterwards read as excuses and are ignored.

The most useful limit to state is what would be required to answer the question properly, since that turns a caveat into a proposal.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The cannot

    What the analysis will not be able to say.

    3 attributes: Limitation · Reason · Stated in brief

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  2. The alternative

    What would be needed to answer it properly.

    3 attributes: What would be needed · Time required · Cost

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  3. The interim

    What can be said in the meantime.

    3 attributes: Interim finding · Form · Confidence

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Stating what would be needed to answer properly turns a caveat into a proposal, and it is often cheap.