Prepare answers to the CFO's likely dashboard questions

About this exercise

You present the Q4 sales dashboard to the CFO, Priya Raman, tomorrow. Write a Q&A with exactly 3 questions and answers, each as 'Q:' then 'A:' on the next line, plain text, under 130 words. Each answer is at most 2 sentences, uses numbers from the notes, and the third answer names the one approval you need from her.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Promising quota. The AI says the team will hit quota. Try: Add: "Say $1.5M is 75% of quota and $2.1M needs best case deals."
• Vague cause. The AI blames 'market conditions' for the long cycle. Try: Add: "Two enterprise deals needed 30 extra days of legal review; 61 days without them."
• Vague ask. The AI says 'support from finance'. Try: Add: "The ask is approval of net-60 terms for the $400K Harbor Analytics deal."
• Leaving the format to chance. The AI picks its own length and layout unless told the exact shape. Try: Add: "Plain text, no bold or headings."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example "each line under 15 words."

What a strong prompt includes

• Names the reader
• Asks for Q and A pairs
• Uses the quota numbers
• Names the approval
• Limits answer length

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