{"id":"ops-draft-sop-vague-phrases-five-questions","audience":"project-managers","category":"operations-work","track":"operations","technique":"verification","level":"advanced","title":"Ask five precise questions about the vague phrases in a draft SOP","free":false,"task":"Write a prompt for exactly 5 numbered questions about a draft SOP. Each question quotes one vague phrase from the draft in quotation marks and asks one precise question that would make it measurable. Skip steps that are already specific. Plain text, under 120 words.","materialLabel":"Your material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"RETURNS INSPECTION SOP - DRAFT v0.3 (for review)\n\n1. Inspect each return quickly after it arrives.\n2. Large items need approval before restock.\n3. Take enough photos of any damage.\n4. Get an RMA number for damaged items.\n5. Move opened items to quarantine as soon as possible.\n6. Record each return in the system within 24 hours of arrival.\n7. Unopened items go to the A-bin.\n\nReviewer comments so far: \"Step 6 looks fine.\" \"Step 7 is clear.\" The author (Priya) will update the draft based on the answers. The SOP owner approves the final version.\n\nDefinitions in the facility handbook: the \"quarantine shelf\" is Q1. RMA means return merchandise authorization, issued by the vendor.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":120}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the count","patterns":["exactly 5","5 (numbered )?questions","five"]},{"label":"Asks to quote the phrase","patterns":["quote","quotation marks"]},{"label":"Asks for measurable answers","patterns":["measurable","precise","one question"]},{"label":"Skips specific steps","patterns":["skip","already specific"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Questioning clear steps","why":"The AI asks about the 24-hour rule or the A-bin.","fix":"Say: \"Skip steps that are already specific.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not quoting the phrase","why":"The AI asks general questions about the SOP.","fix":"Say: \"Quote one vague phrase in quotation marks in each question.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Double questions","why":"The AI asks who and how long in one question.","fix":"Say: \"Ask ONE precise question per phrase.\"","checks":["r2","r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI adds bold, headings and bullets by default, which show up as stray symbols where this is pasted.","fix":"Say \"plain text, no bold, no headings, no asterisks\".","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and usually runs long, so a vague \"keep it short\" lands over the limit.","fix":"Cap each part instead of the total, for example \"each line under 15 words\".","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Give the count and format, say to quote the phrase and to skip specific steps.","mission":"Make the draft SOP measurable by questioning five vague phrases.","musts":["Quote the vague phrase","Skip specific steps","One question each"],"rubricLabels":["There are exactly 5 numbered questions, each ending with a question mark","The questions quote the vague phrases \"quickly\", \"large\", \"enough photos\", \"Get an RMA number\" (or RMA) and \"as soon as possible\", one per question","Each question asks one precise thing (a time limit, a size or weight, a number of photos, who issues the RMA or how to request it, a time limit for quarantine) and none is about step 6 or step 7"]}