Run a business improvement experiment without manufacturing proof
Use a testable hypothesis, comparable target, adoption threshold and stopping condition.
State the hypothesis
- Describe the mechanism expected to change the measure.
- Choose a target in the same unit as the baseline.
Protect the operation
- Set cost, time and outcome guardrails before work starts.
- Use staged exposure where the workflow permits it.
Decide from evidence
- Record checkpoint evidence and alternative explanations.
- Approve expansion only through a retained owner decision.
Keep authority explicit
The Improvement Portfolio Studio retains the workflow and complete evidence chain. Its score orders review; it does not authorize a change, prove causality or guarantee a result.