Field notes
Short writing from engagements—source maps, continuity audits, cohort rules, and honest scope.
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Retire the report before you rebuild the chart
A prettier pack on contradictory sources only accelerates the wrong argument in Sheung Wan boardrooms.
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When KPI labels outlive their definitions
A familiar name can hide a remapped status code that rewrote every week-over-week cell.
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Phantom churn after identity resets
Merged accounts without a bridge table invent attrition that never reached the service desk.
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What Sys Data Lab does—and does not—sell
Expect systems reporting clarity and owned artefacts, not a managed warehouse machine.