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Ameen Abozaid
Planned lessonSTF-002-L04

Writing the diagnosis

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write the diagnosis so that it names the few root problems and stays testable.

Planned topics

  • Name the challenge in plain words: what is going wrong and why.
  • Group symptoms under two or three causes; link each to evidence.
  • Avoid blame; describe structures and incentives.
  • State what would change your mind, so the diagnosis can be updated.
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Demonstration

a sample diagnosis paragraph: "Delivery slowed because each of 20 teams maintains its own pipeline (evidence: 14 variants); incidents repeat because lessons stay inside teams."

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What makes a diagnosis testable?

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Each claim links to evidence and states what would disprove it.

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