{
  "example_kind": "synthetic editorial worksheet; not product data/import",
  "layout": "audit",
  "dataset": {
    "heading": "Inspect the invented records",
    "headers": [
      "State",
      "Records",
      "WIP treatment"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Unstarted backlog",
        "5",
        "Excluded"
      ],
      [
        "Active",
        "2",
        "Included"
      ],
      [
        "Blocked",
        "1",
        "Included"
      ],
      [
        "Awaiting review",
        "1",
        "Included"
      ],
      [
        "Accepted",
        "2",
        "Excluded"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "derivation": "WIP at noon = active 2 + blocked 1 + awaiting review 1 = 4 records. Neither backlog 5 nor accepted 2 is added.",
  "result": "Noon snapshot: four started-but-unfinished items, including one blocked and one awaiting review. No finish forecast is made.",
  "boundaries": [
    [
      "Observed",
      "Counts and states at noon",
      "Supports a four-item stock snapshot."
    ],
    [
      "Unknown",
      "Future completed volume",
      "Do not infer a daily completion rate."
    ],
    [
      "Next check",
      "Verify one started-but-unfinished record per state",
      "Repair inconsistent state meaning before trend comparisons."
    ]
  ],
  "sources": [
    "kanban"
  ],
  "related_existing": [
    "sprint-capacity-review"
  ],
  "chart": {
    "unit": "started-but-unfinished records",
    "rows": [
      [
        "Active",
        2
      ],
      [
        "Blocked",
        1
      ],
      [
        "Awaiting review",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "published_next_steps": [
    {
      "slug": "sprint-capacity-review",
      "title": "Review sprint capacity without invented certainty"
    }
  ],
  "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."
    }
  ]
}