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fix: align SOBC command with HM Treasury Green Book 2026#218

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fix: align SOBC command with HM Treasury Green Book 2026#218
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Summary

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Change Before After
Strategic Case Problem + drivers + scope + Theory of Change (inputs→outcomes→impact) + SMART spending objectives
Options naming "Do Nothing, Minimal, Balanced, Comprehensive" Green Book 2026: "BAU, Do Minimum, Preferred Way Forward, More Ambitious, Less Ambitious"
Options appraisal Simple pros/cons + Critical Success Factors as filter criteria
Economic analysis NPV/ROI only + Appraisal Summary Table (AST) + Value for Money balanced judgment (6 factors)
Business case context No lifecycle context ROAMEF cycle (Rationale→Objectives→Appraisal→Monitoring→Evaluation→Feedback)
Five Case Model Described sequentially Explicitly iterative per Green Book 2026
SOBC/OBC/FBC stages Basic descriptions Green Book 2026 aligned (longlist→shortlist→procurement review)

Autoresearch Results

iter 0: 8.0 baseline                                              KEEP
iter 1: 9.0 Theory of Change + SMART + options terminology + ROAMEF KEEP
iter 2: 9.0 AST + VFM (options naming regressed)                  DISCARD
iter 3: 9.4 AST + VFM + enforced Green Book option names          KEEP
iter 4: 9.6 distributional analysis + switching values (delta 0.2) DISCARD

3 keeps, 2 discards across 5 iterations. Converter run included — all 7 distribution formats updated.

Test plan

  • Run /arckit:sobc 001 in a test repo with STKE artifact
  • Verify Theory of Change section present in Strategic Case
  • Verify SMART spending objectives with IDs (SO-xxx)
  • Verify options use Green Book 2026 names (BAU, Do Minimum, Preferred Way Forward, etc.)
  • Verify Critical Success Factors section present
  • Verify Appraisal Summary Table (AST) present
  • Verify Value for Money judgment references all 6 Green Book 2026 factors

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

Autoresearch-optimised the SOBC command prompt (5 iterations, 8.0→9.4):

- Add Theory of Change requirement in Strategic Case (Green Book
  2026 mandatory)
- Add SMART spending objectives linked to stakeholder goals
- Replace generic option names with Green Book 2026 terminology
  (BAU, Do Minimum, Preferred Way Forward, More Ambitious, Less
  Ambitious)
- Add Critical Success Factors for options appraisal
- Add ROAMEF cycle context (Rationale, Objectives, Appraisal,
  Monitoring, Evaluation, Feedback)
- Add Appraisal Summary Table (AST) for side-by-side option
  comparison
- Add Value for Money balanced judgment based on 6 Green Book 2026
  factors
- Emphasise iterative Five Case Model development

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Superseded by #265 (autoresearch includes deeper optimisation of this command)

@tractorjuice tractorjuice deleted the feat/optimise-sobc-command branch March 27, 2026 23:56
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