# Release reserved future review slots under an explicit rule

Illustrative planning brief; no automatic product import.

Synthetic planning case: A manual afternoon review plan has four one-hour slots from 13:00 to 17:00. Two future slots from 13:00 to 15:00 are reserved for eligible expedited work. The accepted rule permits release at 12:00 only when a complete eligibility snapshot shows none waiting.

## Decision

If the complete 12:00 snapshot confirms zero eligible expedited requests, the declared rule can release the two future slots and ordinary capacity rises from two to four slots. An unknown snapshot or missing release authority keeps the reservation unresolved.

## Owned work

- Verify the accepted release policy
  - Owner role: Workflow owner
  - Acceptance evidence: The 12:00 condition and decision authority are documented.
- Check complete eligibility evidence
  - Owner role: Queue reviewer
  - Acceptance evidence: Zero means a complete snapshot has no eligible expedite, not that a partial search found none.
- Reallocate only future windows
  - Owner role: Scheduler
  - Acceptance evidence: The two 13:00–15:00 slots are still available and the revised ordinary plan remains within four.

## Workflow

1. Verify the accepted release policy. Check: The 12:00 condition and decision authority are documented.
2. Check complete eligibility evidence. Check: Zero means a complete snapshot has no eligible expedite, not that a partial search found none.
3. Reallocate only future windows. Check: The two 13:00–15:00 slots are still available and the revised ordinary plan remains within four.

## Judgment

This is a declared manual reservation policy, not a native scheduling feature or a recommended universal expedite rule.


## Filled manual planning note

If the complete 12:00 snapshot confirms zero eligible expedited requests, the declared rule can release the two future slots and ordinary capacity rises from two to four slots. An unknown snapshot or missing release authority keeps the reservation unresolved. The release reallocates 2+2=4 existing future slots; it does not create six slots or recover time already elapsed. Later expedited arrivals require a new decision under the governing rule. This is a declared manual reservation policy, not a native scheduling feature or a recommended universal expedite rule.


## Workflow questions

### Can an incomplete search justify release?

No. The rule requires complete eligibility evidence at the checkpoint.

### Can an already elapsed reserved hour be recovered?

No. Reallocating a future slot is different from inventing capacity after its window has passed.

## Product connection

Use the owned checks and downloaded brief to discuss this planning decision alongside your TeamBoostAI tasks. Confirm available fields, roles and account features separately. The example is manual; it does not calculate live analytics, create work or run an experiment in the product.

Confirm account availability before adopting this manual outline.

## Original worked case

Synthetic records, manual planning only. No account import or live analytics.

### Inspect the invented case records

Boundary | Reserved or available slots | Required evidence
--- | --- | ---
Shared afternoon window | 4 total | 13:00–17:00 reviewer availability
Expedite reservation | 2 future slots | 13:00–15:00
Ordinary initial plan | 2 slots | 15:00–17:00
Release checkpoint | 12:00 | Complete eligible-request snapshot: zero

### Reasoning

The release reallocates 2+2=4 existing future slots; it does not create six slots or recover time already elapsed. Later expedited arrivals require a new decision under the governing rule.

### Bounded result

If the complete 12:00 snapshot confirms zero eligible expedited requests, the declared rule can release the two future slots and ordinary capacity rises from two to four slots. An unknown snapshot or missing release authority keeps the reservation unresolved.

### Distinct decision

The decision governs expiry and release of an unused future reservation, rather than approving urgent work that displaces a current commitment.

### Limits

This is a declared manual reservation policy, not a native scheduling feature or a recommended universal expedite rule.

### Definitions and method context

- The Kanban Guide — https://kanbanguides.org/the-kanban-guide/ — Workflow and flow-measure context. Queue policies and staffing scenarios are explicitly local examples, not delivery guarantees.