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Workflow evaluation and operational metrics
Test a workflow’s important failures, not just its average score.
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Workflow evaluation and operational metrics
Test a workflow’s important failures, not just its average score.
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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.
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0:00 · What you will learn
Test a workflow’s important failures, not just its average score.
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Test a workflow’s important failures, not just its average score.
0:07 · The idea
Decide what counts as success before testing. Include cases with missing evidence and blocked actions. Report those results separately from routine cases.
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Decide what counts as success before testing. Include cases with missing evidence and blocked actions. Report those results separately from routine cases.
0:20 · One useful term
Release gate. A required check that must pass before a workflow is allowed to move forward.
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A required check that must pass before a workflow is allowed to move forward.
0:29 · A worked example
The made-up workflow answers eight routine cases correctly. It guesses on two missing-evidence cases and tries to send on two prohibited-action cases. Faster drafting does not cancel those failures.
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The made-up workflow answers eight routine cases correctly. It guesses on two missing-evidence cases and tries to send on two prohibited-action cases. Faster drafting does not cancel those failures.
0:45 · Your turn to think
Can many correct routine answers outweigh an unauthorized send? Pause and decide before continuing.
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Can many correct routine answers outweigh an unauthorized send? Pause the video if you need more time.
1:02 · Why this answer works
No. Apply the critical rule separately. Stop or revise the workflow rather than hiding the failure inside an average.
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No. Apply the critical rule separately. Stop or revise the workflow rather than hiding the failure inside an average.
1:13 · Check 1
Set expected behavior before the test.
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Set expected behavior before the test.
1:18 · Check 2
Report counts for each case type.
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Report counts for each case type.
1:24 · Check 3
Include checking time in effort measurements.
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Include checking time in effort measurements.
1:29 · Now try a different case
Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.
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