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The four pillars of the job

Explain the practical point behind "Strip the JD down and the role rests on four pillars."

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Strip the JD down and the role rests on four pillars. Know them by name and know the concrete thing you ship for each.

A vague answer about "driving success" reads as filler. An SA who can name the four pillars and the artifact each one produces sounds like someone who has done the job before.

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Full explanation

The Charter as a Stack

THE CHARTER AS A STACK

Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.

diagram: stack

Each pillar rests on the one below it - adoption first, the feedback loop on top - and each ships a named artifact.

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Optional practice

Practice: The four pillars of the job

QWhich of the four pillars is most often overlooked by candidates and why does Cursor weight it heavily?