{"id":"revops-win-rate-two-reports-reconcile","audience":"revops","category":"sales-work","technique":"verification","track":"sales","level":"advanced","title":"Explain why two win-rate reports disagree","free":false,"task":"Two dashboards report different Q3 win rates and the CRO is asking which is right. Write exactly four plain-text lines starting Report A:, Report B:, Why they differ:, Recommendation:. Show the division in the first two lines. Do not call either report wrong. The Recommendation must pick one report for the board deck and say to label its denominator. Under 100 words.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"REPORT A - \"Win rate (closed deals)\", Q3\nWon: 31. Lost: 69. Win rate: 31%.\nDefinition: won / (won + lost), deals with a close date in Q3.\n\nREPORT B - \"Win rate (created)\", Q3\nOpportunities created in Q3: 140. Won: 31. Win rate: 22%.\nFootnote: \"Denominator includes 40 deals still open as of Sep 30.\"\n\nFrom the RevOps lead: the board deck compares to last year's number, which was calculated on closed deals only. Sales leadership prefers B because \"it penalizes slow deals.\" Both reports use the same CRM data.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Calling one report wrong","why":"The AI declares a winner and says the other is an error.","fix":"Add: \"Do not call either report wrong; both are correct for their definitions.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Skipping the arithmetic","why":"The AI quotes percentages without the division.","fix":"Add: \"Show the division in the first two lines.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Picking on preference","why":"The AI sides with leadership instead of the like-for-like comparison.","fix":"Add: \"Pick the report that matches last year's definition for the board deck.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Extra explanation","why":"The AI adds a long essay on win-rate metrics.","fix":"Add: \"Four plain-text lines, under 100 words.\"","checks":["plainText","maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the four labels","patterns":["report a:","report b:","why they differ","recommendation"]},{"label":"Shows the division","patterns":["show the (division|math)","31\\s*/\\s*100","divid"]},{"label":"Avoids blame","patterns":["not call","neither","both (are )?correct"]},{"label":"Ties to last year","patterns":["last year","like-for-like","board"]},{"label":"Labels the denominator","patterns":["denominator","label"]}],"hint":"Ask for the division, forbid calling either report wrong, and tie the pick to last year's definition.","rubricLabels":["Report A line shows 31 / 100 = 31 percent and Report B line shows 31 / 140 = 22 percent","Why they differ says Report B counts 40 deals still open in the denominator (and A counts only closed deals) without calling either report wrong","Recommendation picks Report A for the board deck because last year's number used closed deals, and says to label the denominator"]}