{"id":"exec-vendor-pick-exec-summary-three-lines","audience":"consultants","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"advanced","technique":"audience","title":"Write a vendor recommendation summary for a CFO who reads three lines","free":false,"task":"Write a summary for CFO Rita Okonkwo, who reads only three lines, in plain text. Exactly 3 lines labeled Pick:, Why:, Watch:. Each line is under 25 words. Pick names one vendor with its 3-year cost as a sum. Why gives the one strongest reason using the notes. Watch gives the one risk to monitor. Use the corrected quote, and never recommend a vendor whose security review is incomplete.","materialLabel":"Vendor evaluation notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Evaluation: payroll platform for Dunmore Group (fictional), 3-year view\n\nVendor A (Paysmart): $14,000 per year + $9,000 one-time setup. Security review: complete, passed. Integrates with the HR system. References: 3 of 3 positive.\nVendor B (Ledgerly): first quote $11,000 per year + $5,000 setup. Corrected quote (Nov 6): $13,500 per year + $5,000 setup. Security review: incomplete (due Nov 22). Integrates with the HR system.\nVendor C (Payfast): $9,000 per year + $2,000 setup. Security review: failed on data encryption. No HR integration.\n\nTeam preference: B for lower setup, but the team has not seen the corrected quote.\nRita cares about total cost and security.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":95},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Recommending an incomplete review","why":"The AI picks Ledgerly for cost.","fix":"Say: \"Never recommend a vendor whose security review is incomplete.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Skipping the sum","why":"The AI says 'about $50k'.","fix":"Say: \"Show the 3-year cost as a sum.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Using the first quote","why":"The AI compares Ledgerly at $11,000.","fix":"Say: \"Use the corrected Ledgerly quote.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong structure","why":"The AI writes a table.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly three labeled lines.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds labels.","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 line: \"each under 25 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"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 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Labels","patterns":["pick:","why:","watch:"]},{"label":"Three lines","patterns":["3 lines","three lines"]},{"label":"Sum","patterns":["sum","3 x"]},{"label":"Security rule","patterns":["security review","incomplete"]},{"label":"Corrected","patterns":["corrected"]}],"hint":"Give the three labels, the cost sum, and the security rule.","rubricLabels":["The reply has exactly three lines labeled Pick:, Why: and Watch:, each under 30 words","Pick names Paysmart with the 3-year cost as a sum (3 x $14,000 + $9,000 = $51,000) and does not recommend Ledgerly or Payfast","Why cites the passed security review or HR integration with positive references, and Watch names a real risk from the notes (for example, the higher setup cost or monitoring the vendor), without using the first Ledgerly quote"]}