{"id":"fpa-sensitivity-ranking-table","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"format","level":"intermediate","title":"Rank three assumptions by revenue impact over their realistic ranges","free":false,"task":"You're ranking which forecast assumptions matter most. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Assumption | Range | Revenue impact | Rank, sorted by rank. Revenue impact = the range size x the impact per unit, as a dollar amount. Rank 1 is the largest absolute impact. Don't give opinions about which assumption is more important. No commentary. Under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Sensitivity inputs (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"FORECAST SENSITIVITY INPUTS - FY27 revenue, Brightpath Learning\n\nImpact per unit of change in each assumption:\n- Monthly churn: each 1 point of churn changes FY27 revenue by $120,000.\n- Price increase: each 1% of price changes FY27 revenue by $80,000.\n- New customers per quarter: each 1 customer changes FY27 revenue by $15,000.\n\nRealistic ranges agreed with the CFO:\n- Churn: plus or minus 1 point\n- Price: plus or minus 2%\n- New customers per quarter: plus or minus 3\n\nNotes: the Head of Sales says churn 'is clearly the biggest driver'. The ranking comes from the numbers, not from opinions.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the columns","patterns":["assumption.*range.*revenue impact.*rank","columns"]},{"label":"Gives range x impact","patterns":["range size","x \\$"]},{"label":"Defines rank","patterns":["rank 1","largest"]},{"label":"Bans opinions","patterns":["(do not|don'?t).*(opinion|head of sales)"]},{"label":"Limits output","patterns":["no commentary","only the table"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Ranking churn first","why":"The AI follows the Head of Sales and ranks churn 1.","fix":"Add: \"Rank from the numbers; do not mention the Head of Sales.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Using the per-unit impact only","why":"The AI ranks by $120,000, $80,000, $15,000 without the ranges.","fix":"Say: \"Revenue impact = range size x impact per unit.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong table shape","why":"The AI adds columns or notes.","fix":"Say: \"Columns exactly: Assumption | Range | Revenue impact | Rank.\"","checks":["r0","maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Ranking assumptions means multiplying impact per unit by a realistic range. Give the formula and ban opinions.","rubricLabels":["Table has the columns Assumption | Range | Revenue impact | Rank with rows for churn, price and new customers","Impacts are $120,000 (churn: 1 point x $120,000), $160,000 (price: 2% x $80,000) and $45,000 (new customers: 3 x $15,000)","Ranks are 1 for price, 2 for churn and 3 for new customers, sorted by rank, with no opinion about the Head of Sales' view"]}