12 Playbook 7: Analysis & Data

Tom S
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Turn numbers and documents into insight and commentary. This is one of the 11 Playbook categories. Each play below is a single move you can run right now, tagged by effort. Filter to the quick ones if you are just getting started.

PLAYBOOK 7
Analysis & Data

Turn numbers and documents into insight

 

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What is a play?

A play is a single move you can run in Smith right now: one prompt, one result. Each is tagged by effort so you can pick the quick wins first. Plays are grouped into 11 categories; this article is one of them. For multi-step workflows that combine several moves, see the Recipes.

The Plays

Each card is one play. The badge shows the effort: Quick is a single prompt, Few steps adds a little setup, and Setup is a build-once move that pays off repeatedly.

Filter by effort: Showing all items
Spot the anomaly Few steps

Do: Upload a spreadsheet: "flag anything unusual or out of range."

Get: The outlier you'd have scrolled past

Workspace
Draft commentary on numbers Few steps

Do: "Write the narrative for this quarter's figures."

Get: The "what it means" paragraph for your report

Workspace
Explain a variance Few steps

Do: "Why might revenue be down 12% here, what should I check."

Get: Hypotheses to investigate, not just the number

Any model
Multi-model gut-check Few steps

Do: Run the same analysis prompt across two or three models and compare.

Get: Independent perspectives on one decision

Multi-model
Build a decision matrix Quick

Do: "Compare these options across cost, time, risk, and effort."

Get: A decision table out of a messy set of choices

Any model
Stress-test an assumption Few steps

Do: "What has to be true for this plan to work, and how likely is each?"

Get: The assumptions your plan is quietly resting on

Personas (Devil's Advocate)
Find the one-slide story Few steps

Do: "What's the single most important takeaway from this data, and why."

Get: The headline for your deck

Workspace
Trend-spot across periods Few steps

Do: Upload several months of data: "what's the trend, and is it accelerating."

Get: Direction and momentum, not just a snapshot

Workspace

See It in Action

Here is one of these plays running, so you know what to expect before you try it yourself.

📊Analysis and data

Explain a variance

Hand Smith the numbers and ask why they moved, in language you can put in a report.

Next Steps: Pick one play and run it on something real today. When single moves feel natural, the Recipes show how to chain them into repeatable workflows. Working through your first month? The First 30 Days plan tells you which plays to use each week.

Playbook 8: Multi-Model Moves

The next category of single-move plays.

Playbook 6: Personal Productivity

The previous category of plays.

Smith Recipes

Ready to combine plays into multi-step workflows?

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