Riverbend Saturday-hours decision deck
Designed example · synthetic data. Authored illustration, not a recorded agent run. Six slides; fictional Riverbend data.
Continue a bounded pilot before expanding
Decision requested: extend everywhere, continue a measured pilot, or stop. Recommendation: continue only if directors approve resources and a comparable measurement plan.
research_notes.md §R4; audience.md
Speaker notes
This is a recommendation, not an approved decision. The source provides no all-branch budget.
The evidence covers one branch’s visits
Eastfield: 12 Saturdays in each year, Apr–Jun 2025 and 2026. Westbank: visit export missing. Two branches participated in the pilot.
saturday_visits.csv V-01–V-24; research_notes.md §R1
Speaker notes
The denominator is 12 Saturdays per year at Eastfield, not all network visitors or every pilot branch.
Visits rose 15.2%; the counter change limits confidence
Eastfield average visits: 276 → 318 per Saturday. 42 more average visits; 318 / 276 − 1 = 15.2%. New counter installed 3 March 2026; no calibration bridge.
saturday_visits.csv V-01–V-24; research_notes.md §R2
Speaker notes
2025 sum 3,312 / 12 = 276. 2026 sum 3,816 / 12 = 318. Do not infer that hours caused this change.
Staffing cost is known for only one pilot branch
Eastfield: $240 incremental cost per Saturday × 12 = $2,880. Westbank: cost unavailable. No all-branch estimate.
staffing_costs.csv Eastfield/Westbank; research_notes.md §R3
Speaker notes
Costs are USD for Apr–Jun 2026 at Eastfield. Do not extrapolate an expansion budget or ROI from this one branch.
Three unknowns block an expansion decision
Comparable visit measurement after the counter change. Westbank visits and costs. All-branch capacity and approved resources.
research_notes.md §R1–R4
Speaker notes
These are decision-changing omissions, not evidence that the pilot failed. Owners and deadlines were not supplied.
Expand only after measurement and cost gaps close
Proposed next step: directors approve a bounded continuation with matched counters and complete costs. Change the recommendation if comparable visits show no useful gain, staffing is unsustainable, or resources are declined.
research_notes.md §R4; audience.md
Speaker notes
No new period, owner or budget is committed by this deck. Ask directors to choose the next measurement plan rather than approve unsupported expansion.