{"id":"exec-arr-three-sources-latest-wins-table","audience":"executives","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"advanced","technique":"verification","title":"Reconcile three ARR figures and name the one for the board","free":false,"task":"Three sources give different ARR figures. Use the most recently dated source as the reference. Build a table with the header Source | ARR ($M) | Date | Difference vs reference ($M) and one row per source, sorted by date, earliest first. Show differences with a sign. Add Check in the Difference cell when a source differs by more than 0.3. Then add the exact last line: Use for the board: $18.4M (Finance close, Nov 7). Plain text, under 100 words.","materialLabel":"The three figures (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ARR figures in circulation (in $ millions)\n\n1. Board deck draft, last edited Oct 30: ARR $18.6M.\n2. CRM export, pulled Nov 3: ARR $18.9M. (The CRM counts signed contracts that have not started yet.)\n3. Finance month-end close, signed off Nov 7: ARR $18.4M.\n\nContext: the board meets Nov 20. The deck must show one ARR number, and the CFO wants the deck to match the books.\nA sales leader says the CRM number is \"the real one\".\n\nBackground: last quarter the board deck and the books were different by a similar amount and a director asked why. The CFO now wants every board number traced to a dated source, and the table will be pasted into the board pack as is. The reference source is the one most recently dated, regardless of which team owns it or how large its figure is.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Choosing the biggest number","why":"The AI treats the CRM as the reference.","fix":"Say: \"Use the most recently dated source as the reference.\"","checks":["r1","r2"]},{"title":"Wrong check flag","why":"The AI flags the deck too.","fix":"Say: \"Check only when a source differs by more than 0.3.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong sort","why":"The AI sorts by value.","fix":"Say: \"Sort by date, earliest first.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing exact last line","why":"The AI adds a recommendation paragraph.","fix":"Say: \"End with the exact line.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds the Check.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each part instead, for example: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the header","patterns":["source \\|","arr \\(\\$m\\)","difference"]},{"label":"Reference is the latest","patterns":["most recent","reference"]},{"label":"Check rule","patterns":["check","0\\.3"]},{"label":"Sort by date","patterns":["earliest first","sort"]},{"label":"Exact last line","patterns":["use for the board"]}],"hint":"Give the header, the reference rule, the Check rule, the sort order and the exact last line.","rubricLabels":["Has the header Source | ARR ($M) | Date | Difference vs reference ($M) and exactly three rows sorted earliest first: Board deck draft (Oct 30), CRM export (Nov 3), Finance close (Nov 7)","The differences are +0.2 for the deck, +0.5 with Check for the CRM, and 0 or - for the Finance close as the reference","The last line is exactly \"Use for the board: $18.4M (Finance close, Nov 7)\" and the sales leader's opinion is not used"]}