Ask owners to clear up contradictory 'it's done' updates

A joint clarification request to both owners quoting the conflicting claims, with a temporary unresolved status note.

Choose one of three approaches. The steps for that option appear below.

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Gemini: drafts the table and request, you check both

Gemini drafts the claim-conflict table, then the clarification request. You check the table, then the final copy.

  1. You

    You: Get inputs ready

  2. Gemini

    Gemini: Draft claim table

  3. You

    You: Check each row

  4. Gemini

    Gemini: Draft the request

  5. You

    You: Check and decide

  1. Get the inputs ready

    Use: You

    Have ready: the conflicting owner updates, deliverable ID and acceptance criteria.

    Check

    Check the organisation permits the upload, and the originals stay available for the row check.

  2. Draft the claim-conflict table

    Use: Gemini

    Ask Gemini for one row per owner update with exact claim text, owner, source ID and date, contradictory claims side by side.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Unreviewed attributed claim-conflict table. Using only the supplied inputs, build one row per owner update with exact claim text, owner, source ID and date, compared against the deliverable ID and supplied acceptance criteria; keep contradictory claims side by side without inferring completion. Keep source identifiers, dates, quotes and uncertainties explicit. Missing or ambiguous facts are still to confirm. Draft only; do not send, publish, change records, assign work or run commands.

  3. Check each row against the inputs

    Use: You

    Read each row against the original inputs, correct errors and record unresolved fields; ask for fixes in the same chat.

    Check

    Compare identifiers, dates and ambiguous claims against the originals. Do not infer completion.

  4. Draft the clarification request

    Use: Gemini

    In the same chat, paste the corrected table and ask for the draft joint clarification request to both owners, quoting both claims.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Unreviewed working copy: Draft joint clarification request with temporary unresolved status note. Use only the checked table and supplied source copy to prepare a joint clarification request addressed in draft to both owners, quoting both conflicting claims with source and date, asking specific resolution questions and carrying a temporary unresolved status note; do not infer completion or send the request. Preserve source locations and all unresolved fields. Draft only; do not send, publish, change records, assign work or run commands.

  5. Check the request and decide

    Use: You

    Check the working copy against the checked table and original inputs; keep unresolved questions and stop at the checked draft.

    Check

    Check both claims remain visible and no completion status is inferred. Decide any next action separately.

Before you paste into any AI tool, remove any confidential information. Put it back at the end.

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Final check

Compare the source identifiers, definitions, dates and ambiguous claims against the original inputs; correct the attributed claim-conflict table before handoff.

Both claims remain visible; delivery lead confirms no completion status is inferred.

Check organisational permission and source/audience restrictions before uploading operational material. Stop at the reviewed draft; no real-world next action occurs.

Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.

What still needs checking
  • Not yet confirmed: actual input size, account feature access, quotas and organisational permission to upload the confidential material. No scenario was executed.

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