The synthetic opportunity-quality ledger

Each line names a claim related to this exhibit, its source, and how it was checked.

• C MSOP26-C1 The vendor's own sentence: "An opportunity goes through different stages (also known as pipeline phase) as you make progress and get more details about the opportunity", and "Each stage defines the information that you should collect about the opportunity"Microsoft. (2026). Move the opportunity through different stages captured 2026-09-06
• C MSOP26-C2 Why the field must be current, verbatim: "It's important to keep the stage current as it's used in sales charts and dashboards"Microsoft. (2026). Move the opportunity through different stages captured 2026-09-06
• C MSOP26-C3 The qualify stage collects the buying context: "Select whether the purchase decision is made by an individual or committee" and "Mark as complete after you identify the decision maker"Microsoft. (2026). Move the opportunity through different stages captured 2026-09-06
• C MSOP26-C4 Later stages add the customer need and the proposal work: "After you gather specific details about the customer need, move the opportunity to the Develop stage", and the qualify stage already asks the operator to "Mark as complete after you identify the decision maker"Microsoft. (2026). Move the opportunity through different stages captured 2026-09-06
• C MSOP26-C5 The close stage, in the page's own field labels: "Confirm Decision Date Select the date by when you're expecting a decision from customer", a final proposal, a thank-you note and "File De-brief Select mark complete after you create a de-brief for the opportunity", after which "You can now close the opportunity as Won or Lost"Microsoft. (2026). Move the opportunity through different stages captured 2026-09-06
• B V02-OWN-C2 The review declares observation date, open-pipeline scope, opportunity grain, stale threshold, reporting currency, and amount boundaryAuthor measurement framework
• B V02-OWN-C3 A decision-ready opportunity passes separate tests for unique key, account link, owner, stage evidence, freshness, amount and currency, close-date rule, next event, and scopeAuthor admission framework grounded in MSOP26-C2 to MSOP26-C5
• B V02-OWN-C10 The synthetic six-row ledger has one Admit, four Hold, and one Exclude disposition; these counts are illustrative, not a quality benchmarkAuthor synthetic object
• B V02-OWN-C11 A pipeline total should be aggregated from admitted records while held and excluded counts remain visible beside itAuthor decision framework

Grades: A, verified against the printed page of the primary source · B, primary source, text layer only · C, authoritative secondary · D, reported.

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