{
  "example_kind": "synthetic editorial worksheet; not product data/import",
  "layout": "case",
  "dataset": {
    "heading": "Inspect the invented records",
    "headers": [
      "Item",
      "Start UTC",
      "Checkpoint state",
      "Age in hours"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "A",
        "09:00",
        "Active",
        "7"
      ],
      [
        "B",
        "12:00",
        "Blocked",
        "4"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "derivation": "At 16:00, A age = 16 − 9 = 7 hours; B age = 16 − 12 = 4 hours. Neither has a finish event.",
  "result": "Open snapshot: A 7 hours, B 4 hours. Investigate the blocked input for B and retain both unfinished items in the report.",
  "boundaries": [
    [
      "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."
    ]
  ],
  "sources": [
    "kanban"
  ],
  "related_existing": [
    "review-queue-aging",
    "sprint-carry-over-decisions"
  ],
  "chart": {
    "unit": "elapsed hours at checkpoint",
    "rows": [
      [
        "A: active",
        7
      ],
      [
        "B: blocked",
        4
      ]
    ]
  },
  "published_next_steps": [
    {
      "slug": "sprint-carry-over-decisions",
      "title": "Decide what to do with unfinished sprint work"
    }
  ],
  "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."
    }
  ]
}