Each one is tangible — something a visitor can point at, not a positioning claim.
The Differentiator
01 · Mode-Based Routing
Fast vs considered — a second axis the market doesn't have
Every tool matches by skill availability. Redline adds a second axis: fast-execution people handle well-scoped, time-sensitive tasks; considered/strategic people handle ambiguous, high-stakes, client-facing situations. The mode chip sits on every person in every view. When a crisis hits, the reasoning explicitly references mode — "I wouldn't move the fastest available person onto this. I'd move the most considered one, because the risk here isn't speed."
02 · Billable-Aware Thresholds
Not the generic 80% rule
Your ceiling is computed from your project mix (Fixed-Cost × 75% buffer, T&M × 90%, Retainer × 85%) weighted by your actual split — then your billable target acts as a binding constraint if it's lower. The reasoning is shown. Every number is editable at org level and per person.
03 · Skill Coverage Matrix
Overflow paths with real cost
For every skill your team holds: primary holder, overflow person(s), and the headroom cost to each — "14% headroom available" or "No headroom — already at ceiling." Single points of failure are flagged red before a crisis surfaces them.
04 · Portable Output
Sheets, Notion, Airtable, or plain text
One schema, four serializations. The model you build is yours to take away. No platform lock-in, no "stay in our ecosystem." Copy and paste into whatever tool your team already lives in.
05 · Stress-Test Loop
Apply a crisis to your own model
After building your model, apply one of four crisis types to it — emergency leave, leadership pull, scope surge, dual P1. Claude reasons through it using your actual named people and projects, not a generic hypothetical.
06 · Mode Alignment Metric
A Trends metric nobody else tracks
The Trends tab shows what % of "fast" people's time goes to billable work vs "considered" people's. If fast people are running at 95% and considered people have capacity — or vice versa — the metric surfaces it before it becomes a quality problem.
07 · AI Reallocation Reasoning
Names the person. Explains the tradeoff.
When someone is OVER, the AI suggestion names who moves, to where, how many hours, why that person (referencing mode and skills), and what it costs the person receiving the work. Not "rebalance recommended." Actual reasoning.