bkjohn2018 Intervention Sizing
When to Use
- A diagnosis has identified likely stressed edges or root-cause hypotheses.
- The user needs recommendations but the right scale of change is uncertain.
- A small test may be better than a large redesign.
Intervention Sizes
- Quick fix: Low-risk clarification, correction, communication, or control adjustment.
- Controlled pilot: Small test with measurable feedback and bounded risk.
- Structural change: Workflow, ownership, governance, system, data, policy, or control redesign.
- Transformation: Broad operating model, platform, culture, funding, or strategy change.
Workflow
- Link each proposed action to a symptom and stressed edge.
- Identify the smallest intervention that can create useful learning.
- Size the action by blast radius, reversibility, cost, stakeholder impact, and evidence confidence.
- Define the intended behavior change.
- Assign owner, first step, success evidence, and feedback mechanism.
- Escalate only when smaller interventions cannot address the system constraint.
Output Template
## Intervention Sizing
| Recommendation | Size | Symptom addressed | Stressed edge | Intended behavior change | Owner | Feedback mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality Checklist
- The recommendation is not larger than the evidence supports.
- Quick fixes are low-risk and reversible.
- Pilots have measurable feedback.
- Structural changes explain why edge repair alone is insufficient.
- Transformations are reserved for broad, persistent, high-impact constraints.