update-rubric.md
Update rubric
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 |