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Score before sending. Ten criteria, 10 points each. Ship at 90 or above with no criterion below 7.

# Criterion 10 7 4
1 Headline One sentence passes the quote-back test; one thesis Clear but two competing points Builds to the point
2 Metrics frame Same frame and order as last period; actual, plan, prior; runway Frame consistent, comparisons missing Numbers vary each period
3 Metric honesty Every number sourced; unmeasured marked; variances above 10% explained; favorable numbers paired with their unfavorable counterparts One unexplained variance or unpaired number Estimates presented as facts
4 Wins Two to four facts ordered by importance with numbers and dates Facts, ordered chronologically Adjectives
5 Risks Real risks named, each with an action Risks named without actions Obvious risk missing
6 Asks Specific, answerable, with forwardable blurbs; last period's asks reported Specific, no loop closed Generic
7 Say-do ledger Last period's commitments restated exactly, each with a true status word; three dated commitments for next period Reported loosely, or commitments vague Absent
8 Status language Every relationship, hire, and deal at its true status One status overstated "In motion" language throughout
9 Audience fit Length and register match the audience; confidential data protected Slightly long Wrong register or oversharing
10 Voice and restraint Plain, specific, no empty phrases, one idea per paragraph One cliché Reads like a press release