The M-CaReM-AI Method: Defining Work for AI / Unit 8 MCM 195 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
When to Create a Matrix
The idea
The method's Toolbox gives four criteria for deciding whether a thing deserves a matrix.
In practice
Step one: ask whether the thing affects legal compliance, safety or financial correctness. Step two: ask whether it appears in several systems or departments. Step three: ask whether it is central to reports and performance measures. Step four: ask whether changing it has caused surprises before. Step five: count the answers of yes. The book's rule is that two or three make the thing a good candidate for Gold, with a matrix. Step six: for a Gold candidate, plan the matrix's rows from the Toolbox list, and name its owner.
Where people slip
The fourth question is often the most honest guide. A thing that has surprised the team before will surprise it again.
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