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Keep the relationship, the question and the moment attached to the evidence.

Party relationships and the meaning of a matching result · 2026-09-30 · 5 min read

A customer match is a claim about a relationship

I want the status of a proposed record relationship to travel with its number, so that a useful matching result cannot quietly become an assertion of verified identity.

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Business meaning and management definitions · 2026-07-16 · 5 min read

The same metric name can conceal a different question

I distinguish an avoidable inconsistency from a legitimate difference in purpose before asking teams to share one definition.

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Snapshot timing, source arrival and institutional memory · 2026-04-23 · 5 min read

The latest view should not rewrite an earlier decision

I preserve the distinction between information available now and information available when a decision was made, because both can matter to an honest management account.

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