SOLVES / WHAT IT SOLVES
Selects the first three issues to test once the decision is defined; it does not replace F01 reframing.
- Diligence or meetings produce many unranked issues
- Time and resources require a verification order
HCOS-F03 / HOWARD CAPITAL OS
Among many issues, which three decide the outcome?
Select the three issues with the greatest outcome impact, uncertainty, irreversibility or veto power.
FORMAL OUTPUTCritical Three Questions & Validation Order Card
SOLVES / WHAT IT SOLVES
DOES NOT SOLVE / WHAT IT DOES NOT SOLVE
3-MINUTE MODE / 3-MINUTE MODE
For first use, limited information or no file upload. Ask at most three conclusion-changing questions.
PROFESSIONAL MODE / PROFESSIONAL MODE
For teamwork and important gates, but it is not the full private Howard Capital OS project system.
THREE STEPS / THREE STEPS
Start with quick mode; use professional mode with materials.
Provide minimum context and de-identify sensitive matters.
Save the Critical Three Questions & Validation Order Card; create V2 when facts change.
MINIMUM INPUT / MINIMUM INPUT
VISIBLE OUTPUT / VISIBLE OUTPUT
BEFORE / AFTER
The following is a fictional demonstration with no real project facts.
Group forty issues by function and provide a complete checklist.
Identify the three issues that can veto cash flow, title or closing, explain what can wait and set the shortest validation path.
PROJECT SIGNAL / REAL-PROJECT SIGNAL
When a matter has a real counterparty, material exposure, documents, an approaching approval/signing/payment gate or requires ongoing tracking, create a real project decision object.