execution-plan/weeks/week-40-final-retrospective-and-career-decision/commitment.md · UPDATED 2026-09-16

Week 40 commitment

3 parts475 words 6 checkboxes — tick them, they save to the file

State: UNCONFIRMED. Owner: Peter Ciancaglini. Specification

Start date: not set. End date: not set. Available hours: confirm (planned ceiling 10). Primary outcome: final retrospective and career decision. Minimum that keeps the next gate alive: Write the evidence audit, career decision and next 90 days from actual outcomes, with every unmet gate and ongoing commitment explicit.

Deliverables to commit

final-evidence-audit.md: Write the evidence audit, career decision and next 90 days from actual outcomes, with every unmet gate and ongoing commitment explicit.
career-decision.md: The choice and its reasoning are written; no offer is invented.
next-90-days.md: Owners and next dates cover every open commitment beyond week 40.
Bounded learning exercise and personal teach-back.
Evidence-backed branding and opportunity pack.
Sunday review and next physical action.

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Proposed calendar

Day	Minutes	Physical action / outcome	Actual slot	Done
Mon	90	Audit all paper, release, talk, collaboration and engagement evidence; separate submitted/public/accepted and invoiced/received income.	Not set	[ ]
Tue	90	One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions.	Not set	[ ]
Wed	90	Compare consulting, employment and hybrid options using actual offers/pipeline, income, capacity, scientific growth and the culture filter. Last ten minutes: optional note.	Not set	[ ]
Thu	90	One concise applied note, a worked decision/example and unresolved questions. Include relevant founder-paper work within this block.	Not set	[ ]
Fri	90	Prepare the public retro and a 90-day continuation with ongoing pilot dates, journal revisions, next research question and hiring actions.	Not set	[ ]
Sat	90	Resolve critical spillover; long-form draft if due; sandbox only if done.	Not set	[ ]
Sun	60	Build log, evidence, gap review, next actions.	Not set	[ ]

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Dependency and capacity check

Missing essential inputs: not yet inspected.
Human/external dependency, owner and expected date: not yet inspected.
Week-specific constraint: Completion targets include three preprints (one co-authored), two journal submissions, one JOSS submission, three instrument DOIs, a delivered talk and paid engagement. If any are unmet, record an incomplete gate and a recovery route; an early suitable job can be a valid alternative outcome per v5.
Existing session authorization for external actions or spending: not assessed; local planning only at scaffold creation.
Scope to cut first: optional polish/additional examples; preserve scientific validity.
If the forecast exceeds available time: record a concrete reduced scope or revised delivery proposal before committing.

Peter's commitment / adjustments: pending. Reviewing model and date: pending.

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