Work Estimation

Principle expression

Primary: P07 Supporting: P02, P08, P15

Scope

Own one judgment: given a concrete desired state and evidence, what is the smallest necessary work graph, what resolution can the present decision tolerate, and what remains discovery rather than committed work?

Work is executor-independent. It is not person-days, tokens, dollars, elapsed time, model capability, or a universal point scale. Conversion into resources, human approval of a hard envelope, runtime enforcement, and retrospective calibration belong to their respective owners.

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