https://singular-state.com Advanced technical expertise for feasibility, prototyping and modernization. We build the working pilot and ramp up your team to take it forward. en-US https://singular-state.com/articles/falsifiable-success-criteria/ https://singular-state.com/articles/falsifiable-success-criteria/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A success criterion is falsifiable when a stated observation would end the project. Most criteria have two states and need three, because inconclusive is the result that actually occurs. https://singular-state.com/articles/kill-criteria-are-political/ https://singular-state.com/articles/kill-criteria-are-political/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A precommitted criterion works only where the sponsor survives triggering it. Escalation of commitment is the mechanism it has to defeat, and it was demonstrated in the people who made the original choice. https://singular-state.com/articles/kill-criteria-before-the-demo/ https://singular-state.com/articles/kill-criteria-before-the-demo/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Recorded conditions for stopping, agreed before anyone sees the evidence they govern. Six trigger families, and the rule that a stop decision and a finding about value are separate statements.