Plan from the supplied facts
Original internal planning gate requires at least 48 elapsed hours from cohort start and 20 recorded observations. Both are required; meeting one cannot replace the other. These are invented teaching thresholds, not a general safety or reliability standard.
| Checkpoint | Elapsed h | Observations | Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 8 | 30 | 40 more elapsed h |
| C2 | 48 | 15 | 5 observations |
| C3 | 50 | 22 | Neither condition |
Work through the choice
High traffic can satisfy volume before time; quiet traffic can satisfy time first. The gate therefore has two clocks, one elapsed and one counted.
At 60 elapsed hours with 18 observations, what is still needed?
Show the worked answer
Two observations. Elapsed time already meets 48 hours, but the volume condition is still short. Passing these two inputs alone does not establish release safety.
Material to use in your plan
Use gate start, elapsed threshold, observation threshold, current values and separate deficits. Include what observations measure and the next decision outside this timing calculation.