{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/plan-alternatives-for-the-dependency-most-likely-to-break-the-week",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0944",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Plan alternatives for the dependency most likely to break the week",
  "summary": "One fallback is more useful than pretending the week has no uncertainty.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "The weekly planning field experiment included alternative planning alongside goals and steps. Identify the dependency most likely to fail and preselect useful work that can continue if it does. This keeps the plan flexible without expanding into a full contingency tree.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not over-plan every possible failure; focus on high-probability or high-cost dependencies."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-execution-rhythm"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-040C545D3A05031A"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Structured weekly planning with alternative plans improved several work outcomes in a field experiment.",
      "source_id": "RS-040C545D3A05031A",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Do not over-plan every possible failure; focus on high-probability or high-cost dependencies.",
      "locator": "See source record"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "A weekly plan assumes every input, person and system will be available on time."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not over-plan every possible failure; focus on high-probability or high-cost dependencies."
  ],
  "example": "If the source extract is not available by Tuesday noon, switch to validating target mappings and preparing comparison scripts.",
  "check": "One likely disruption has a ready fallback that still advances the week's outcome.",
  "steps": [
    "One likely disruption has a ready fallback that still advances the week's outcome."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-040C545D3A05031A",
      "title": "A field experiment on the effects of weekly planning behaviour on work engagement, unfinished tasks, rumination, and cognitive flexibility",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38515981/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0944",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0396",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/use-a-decision-tree-when-sequence-changes-what-you-know"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-86F22D8037A34580",
      "title": "Turn goals into work that finishes and stays finished after hours",
      "url": "/collections/turn-goals-into-work-that-finishes-and-stays-finished-after-hours"
    }
  ]
}