Identify Anomaliesidentify_anomalies
Flag events with unusual cost, pipeline, attendance, or ROI patterns. Uses statistical analysis with tier normalization and MAD fallback for skewed distributions.
Answer
When to use Identify Anomalies
Use to detect outlier events that merit investigation, not to assert causation.
Governed tool contract
- Job
- Justify spend · Choose a better mix
- Output type
- Associative
- Write contract
- Read-only; no approval or commit action
- Governance
- Policy-backed (Attribution) with confidence and provenance
- Scope
- Chapter Isolated
- Role
- Member
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Accepted values / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
threshold | String | No | moderate · significant · critical |
categories | String List | No | cost · pipeline · attendance · roi |
verbosity | String | No | summary · standard · detailed |
Question patterns
“Which events are unusual?”
“Where are the cost or ROI outliers?”
Do not
Do not treat scenario, planned, committed, and actual values as interchangeable or bypass governed provenance.
Related references
Glossary terms
- anomaly
- outlier
Related capabilities
- Identify Portfolio Patterns
identify_portfolio_patterns - Explain Variance
explain_variance
Machine references
Compare this human reference with the generated public catalog and the live, authenticated capability contract.