Capability gap
A coverage bar grows along its track toward the requirement rule while the dimension line behind it shortens by exactly the amount the bar gains.
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15 animationsCore and context
A capability token travels out through the gap in the differentiating core and comes to rest in the context ring, where buying it costs nothing strategic.
CSSCost crossover
A flattening build cost curve and a rising buy cost line are plotted together while a scan rule sweeps the chart and settles on the point where one option overtakes the other.
CSSExit window
A marker runs along a contract term rule and the exit branch it carries stands up only while it is inside the notched break window.
CSSFit and effort
Candidate options are plotted against fit and effort while the preference frontier sweeps down until only the accent candidate is left above it.
CSSIntegration layer
A bought component pulls back from the existing stack and the adapter band between them opens to the full width of the translation work it needs.
CSSPartner interface
A partner system draws back from the contracted boundary and seats again on it, and only once seated does the payload cross the seam into it.
CSSPayback crossing
A cumulative cashflow curve dips below the zero rule while the deficit well deepens and drains, with the breakeven marker sitting on the point where the curve climbs back through zero.
CSSPortfolio mix
A three-sector dial for build, buy and partner whose needle swings across the boundaries and settles back inside the sector the portfolio favours.
CSSReal option
A small premium paid up front holds a commitment gate whose leaves withdraw, releasing the full-size investment block behind them.
CSSRun cost
A recurring subscription column accrues period by period beside a one-off build block until it stands clear above the dashed build-cost rule.
CSSSwitching cost
A commitment pawl slips back two teeth of the ratchet rail and re-seats, while the sunk switching cost banked behind it gives up exactly those two teeth.
CSSTime to value
Three delivery bars extend from a common start toward the rule where the market window closes, and only the two shorter options land before it.
CSSTwo-way door
In plan view a reversible decision swings freely through its arc while the irreversible one beside it strains against a dropped bolt and does not move.
CSSWeighted criteria
Three criteria segments on one composite score rule trade width against each other, the accent share expanding as the weighting resolves in its favour.
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