Highly Optimized Waste · Reader resources
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Start with one real investment. Download the working documents, assess the weak points in your operating loop, or bring a decision to a conversation with Ballistarius.
Working documents
Editable tools for live decisions.
Download and edit in Word or another DOCX-compatible editor. Each tool includes prompts; use your own evidence and constraints.
Bet Brief Template ↓
Use one live initiative. Keep the investment decision on this page; attach supporting detail separately.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTCapacity Allocation Canvas ↓
Use a consistent unit, such as team-weeks, across the portfolio. Percentages describe a choice, not a universal target.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTSignal Map and Causal Chain Worksheet ↓
Separate observations from interpretations. A real problem does not establish that a proposed solution will work.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTGreen Yellow Red Commitment Record ↓
Color the exact promise. Record authority and conditions, rather than using color as a general delivery-health signal.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTDeployed to Evaluated Evidence Ladder ↓
Shipping begins the evidence cycle. Define evidence for each step and identify the next decision it supports.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTBoard Exposure Chain Template ↓
Translate a technical condition into a decision about business exposure. Distinguish execution risk from outcome risk.
EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENTHOW Scorecard and Executive Debrief Guide ↓
The ten-question assessment, scoring guidance, stage mapping and a facilitated discussion outline.
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Public classes
For executives, product and engineering leaders, revenue leaders and experienced practitioners. Explore investment choices through cases, discussion and the HOW operating loop.
Private team workshops
Bring one or two live initiatives, their evidence and roadmap constraints. Work toward an explicit Bet Brief, displacement, decision rights, commitments and a proof plan.
Executive working sessions
Focus a leadership conversation on one consequential choice. Start with the scorecard or a current investment; leave with named decisions, owners and evidence needed.
Four two-day public classes are planned for 2027: Orlando, February 2–3; Chicago, May 11–12; Boston/Cambridge, September 14–15; Phoenix, November 16–17. Venues and classes are subject to minimum enrollment and confirmation.
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