Question answerability

A deterministic check that decides whether a business question can be answered fully, partially, or not yet.

Plain-English definition

What it is

Every registered question declares its required systems, metrics, freshness, client-safety rules, output shape, and next evidence. Missing dependencies stay visible instead of becoming guesswork.

Boundary

What it does not prove

That every registered question is currently answerable
That platform inventory equals client availability
That missing data can be estimated safely

Capabilities

What this system enables

Capability 01

Plain-English business questions

Capability 02

Honest partial answers

Capability 03

Named data gaps

Capability 04

Repeatable refreshes

Lifecycle

How readiness progresses

01
Registered
The question and dependencies have a stable definition.
02
Evaluated
Freshness, source, and safety checks run deterministically.
03
Answered
The result includes evidence, confidence, and visible limitations.
04
Expired
Time or source change removes current-answer status until refresh.

Required inputs

What must be true first

Versioned question definition
Required metric definitions
Fresh client-safe caches
Evidence and limitation receipts

Questions supported

Decisions it can inform

Can this question be answered now?
What is missing?
What would unlock a safe answer?

Follow the dependency chain

Governance system

Evidence governance

Dated, scoped, versioned receipts that keep client claims tied to observable proof.

Decision system

Comparable evidence

Before-and-after observations that share one scope, ruleset, grain, and evidence standard.

Client delivery system

Client Proof Rooms

Protected, client-safe workspaces that connect strategy, systems, metrics, questions, evidence, and next actions.