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Solution Archetypes

625 archetypes — named, prescriptive moves for solving recurring structural problems.

Where the primes are descriptive (recurring patterns in how the world works), the archetypes are prescriptive (configurations you assemble to address a class of problem when you encounter it). A few concepts play both roles: a prime can also stand on its own as a workable solution archetype when its pattern is itself the move to make.

Each archetype's page lists its key components — the operational pieces you assemble to deploy the archetype (for Backlog Visibility: backlog scope definition, age distribution metrics, owner mapping); its common mechanisms — how the archetype is typically implemented in practice (queue dashboards, backlog reports); and its tuning dimensions — the knobs you adjust to fit context (metric breadth, age-bucket granularity, priority taxonomy). The primes most commonly associated with an archetype are listed for reference, not as building blocks.

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