A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw cooperate to capture tissue therebetween; a firing member movable to cut the captured tissue; an actuator actuatable by a manual input of an operator between a plurality of settings; and a real time feedback system, comprising: at least one sensor configured to assess at least one parameter of the end effector, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetic sensor, a strain gauge, a pressure sensor, a force sensor, an inductive sensor, a resistive sensor, a capacitive sensor, and/or an optical sensor; a processor; and a memory that stores program instructions, which when executed from the memory cause the processor to: receive at least one sensor input from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor input defines at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; determine a value representing a first manual input of the operator and a current setting of the plurality of settings of the actuator, wherein the value represents a selected position of the actuator and/or a speed of the firing member; assign a rank to the value with respect to a desired range, wherein the rank is based upon the value and the at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; and report the rank; wherein the memory stores at least one of an algorism, an equation, or a look-up table accessible to by the processor to assign the rank. an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw cooperate to capture tissue therebetween; a first jaw; and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw cooperate to capture tissue therebetween; a firing member movable to cut the captured tissue; an actuator actuatable by a manual input of an operator between a plurality of settings; and a real time feedback system, comprising: at least one sensor configured to assess at least one parameter of the end effector, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetic sensor, a strain gauge, a pressure sensor, a force sensor, an inductive sensor, a resistive sensor, a capacitive sensor, and/or an optical sensor; a processor; and a memory that stores program instructions, which when executed from the memory cause the processor to: receive at least one sensor input from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor input defines at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; determine a value representing a first manual input of the operator and a current setting of the plurality of settings of the actuator, wherein the value represents a selected position of the actuator and/or a speed of the firing member; assign a rank to the value with respect to a desired range, wherein the rank is based upon the value and the at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; and report the rank; at least one sensor configured to assess at least one parameter of the end effector, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetic sensor, a strain gauge, a pressure sensor, a force sensor, an inductive sensor, a resistive sensor, a capacitive sensor, and/or an optical sensor; a processor; and a memory that stores program instructions, which when executed from the memory cause the processor to: receive at least one sensor input from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor input defines at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; determine a value representing a first manual input of the operator and a current setting of the plurality of settings of the actuator, wherein the value represents a selected position of the actuator and/or a speed of the firing member; assign a rank to the value with respect to a desired range, wherein the rank is based upon the value and the at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; and report the rank; receive at least one sensor input from the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor input defines at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; determine a value representing a first manual input of the operator and a current setting of the plurality of settings of the actuator, wherein the value represents a selected position of the actuator and/or a speed of the firing member; assign a rank to the value with respect to a desired range, wherein the rank is based upon the value and the at least one measurement of the at least one parameter of the end effector; and report the rank; wherein the memory stores at least one of an algorism, an equation, or a look-up table accessible to by the processor to assign the rank.