Glossary
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Compression Index
A plain definition, why it matters, how strategy1 uses it, and answers to the questions people ask most.
Definition
What is the Compression Index?
The Compression Index is an independent specialist's baseline time divided by strategy1's time for the same deliverable, both measured in working hours. A higher index means the same work took less time. strategy1 publishes an index only when every check passes, and always with its baseline document.
Explained in full on The Compression Index.
Context
Why it matters
Claims that AI makes consulting faster are easy to make and hard to check. The Compression Index turns speed into a ratio with a written method, so a buyer can see what was compared, who set the baseline and how the time was counted.
In practice
How strategy1 uses it
In an Engine Sprint, the baseline, meaning how long the client's team or a specialist would take, is written down at kick-off. strategy1 records its own working hours for the same deliverable and calculates the index only when every check passes. Past results are not a promise of future results.
FAQ
Compression Index: common questions
When is the baseline for a Compression Index set?
Before work starts. The baseline, an independent specialist's or the client team's estimate of the working hours the deliverable would take, is written down at kick-off, so the comparison cannot be adjusted once strategy1's time is known.
Does the Compression Index measure quality?
No. The Compression Index measures time only. Quality is handled separately, through the evidence ledger, confidence grades, the red-team report and the signed human gates that every deliverable passes.
Does strategy1 promise a particular Compression Index?
No. Past results are not a promise of future results. Each Compression Index is specific to one deliverable and its written baseline, and strategy1 publishes it only when every check passes.
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