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Repair the charter, not the result

CategoryreliabilityManual3.16Evidencedocumented

ProblemFixing the output by hand leaves the workflow that produced it unchanged.

TechniqueRepair the charter, routine or handoff. Never manually repair the final result and move on.

Why it worksIf you fix the output but leave the workflow unchanged, the same failure returns tomorrow at the same price.

When to useEvery failure.

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