{
  "example_kind": "synthetic editorial worksheet; not product data/import",
  "layout": "audit",
  "dataset": {
    "heading": "Inspect the invented records",
    "headers": [
      "Record",
      "Level",
      "Observed finish",
      "Reporting treatment"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Outcome O1",
        "Parent",
        "Accepted",
        "Count 1 outcome"
      ],
      [
        "O1-A",
        "Child",
        "Finished",
        "Count in child view"
      ],
      [
        "O1-B",
        "Child",
        "Finished",
        "Count in child view"
      ],
      [
        "O1-C",
        "Child",
        "Finished",
        "Count in child view"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "derivation": "Parent-outcome count = 1. Child-task count = 3. The sum 4 mixes nested units and double-counts the represented outcome.",
  "result": "Weekly note: one accepted outcome represented by three completed child tasks; no comparable earlier-period trend is inferred.",
  "boundaries": [
    [
      "Observed",
      "One accepted parent and three completed children",
      "Supports separately labelled counts."
    ],
    [
      "Unknown",
      "Comparison under the prior period’s unit",
      "Resolve the earlier policy before claiming growth."
    ],
    [
      "Next check",
      "Reconcile one split lineage before publishing totals",
      "Hold mixed parent/child counts."
    ]
  ],
  "sources": [
    "kanban"
  ],
  "related_existing": [
    "cli-sprint-metrics-review",
    "project-scope-decomposition"
  ],
  "chart": {
    "unit": "separate units; do not sum",
    "rows": [
      [
        "Accepted parent outcomes",
        1
      ],
      [
        "Completed child tasks",
        3
      ]
    ]
  },
  "published_next_steps": [
    {
      "slug": "project-scope-decomposition",
      "title": "Split project scope into reviewable slices"
    }
  ],
  "method_references": [
    {
      "id": "kanban",
      "title": "The Kanban Guide, May 2025",
      "url": "https://kanbanguides.org/the-kanban-guide/2025.5/",
      "scope": "Clock and work-item definitions; examples and local rules are our own."
    }
  ]
}