Freeze the checkpoint
Owner role · Coordinator
Evidence: The snapshot names the date, 16:00 UTC and the open-item rule.
Work measurement / Team leads and delivery coordinators
Drafting workbenchWork item age: include the unfinished work
Measure the age of still-open work at a fixed checkpoint and separate it from completed-item cycle time.
An open-item snapshot exposes unfinished work that a completed-only report omits; it does not select review priority automatically.
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Prepare a brief for human review
Drafting workbenchSynthetic example: At a 16:00 UTC checkpoint, item A started at 09:00 and is still active; item B started at 12:00 and is still blocked. A completed item is excluded from the open snapshot.
Verify active-start evidence
Owner role · Work owners
Evidence: A and B have known starts; completed item C is excluded.
Choose a next check
Owner role · Delivery lead
Evidence: B’s required input is owned; A’s acceptance boundary is checked separately.
Decision to make: Keep A at seven elapsed hours and B at four; investigate B’s blocking condition without pretending either item has a completed cycle time.
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Worked reporting note
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Open snapshot: A 7 hours, B 4 hours. Investigate the blocked input for B and retain both unfinished items in the report.
Put the outline to work
- Select started-but-unfinished items at one checkpoint.
- Calculate each known start-to-checkpoint duration and flag missing starts.
- Review the blocking condition and acceptance evidence alongside age.
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Use this manual measurement rule as context when planning or reviewing owned work in TeamBoostAI. Confirm the fields and reports available in your account; the worksheet is not imported automatically. Confirm the workflows available in your account before adopting this outline.
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Work through the rule
At 16:00, A age = 16 − 9 = 7 hours; B age = 16 − 12 = 4 hours. Neither has a finish event.
Open snapshot: A 7 hours, B 4 hours. Investigate the blocked input for B and retain both unfinished items in the report.
Invented records · inspect every count
| Item | Start UTC | Checkpoint state | Age in hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 09:00 | Active | 7 |
| B | 12:00 | Blocked | 4 |
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Keep evidence and inference separate
Observed
Open status and start events at 16:00
Supports two ages, not two completion times.
Unknown
Future finish events
Do not forecast a finish solely from current age.
Next check
Repeat the snapshot and inspect blocking inputs
Keep the same boundary while work progresses.
Questions about this workflow
Is age a completed cycle time?
No. It stops at the observation checkpoint because the item is unfinished.
Should blocked items be omitted?
Not under this started-but-unfinished rule. Keep their state visible rather than erasing their waiting.
What if an open item has no start event?
Show unknown age and repair the event evidence. Do not substitute creation time silently.
Does this create tasks in the product?
No. The brief is a manual planning resource. Use the product access link to check onboarding and the workflows available in your account.