Worked Walkthrough: Build a Recommendation From Messy Notes
Synthesize stakeholder notes into a recommendation with clear support categories.
Messy notes: Sales wants a fast date. Support fears tickets. Legal wants review. Customers ask for CSV export. The VP needs one recommendation by Thursday. Quotes -> needs -> criteria -> BLUF recommendation The common trap is stakeholder collage: listing every person's comment in order. That feels inclusive, but it forces the VP to do the synthesis and hides the trade-off. Translate quotes into needs Sales needs timing certainty; support needs lower ticket risk; legal needs review control; customers need portable data. This is active listening: preserve the job behind each comment. Create criteria Customer value, operating risk, governance control.…
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