BRIGHT STEP LEARNING — DECISION RECORD
Decision question:
Scope and intended result:
Decision owner and actual authority:
Affected people/processes:
Known facts and sources:
Reported information not yet checked:
Assumptions and missing information:
Relevant requirements and constraints:
Feasible options:
Comparison criteria:
Selected option and reason:
Trade-off and affected commitments:
Action owner, timing and support:
Review trigger and evidence:

FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
Question: should a materials handover move from Wednesday to Thursday?
Known: organiser review occurs Thursday morning. Unconfirmed: whether distribution can still fit afterward.
Option A retains Wednesday with an earlier authorised review. Option B moves the handover subject to confirming distribution capacity. Compare readiness, capacity and effects on the receiving team. Do not call either option approved before the responsible role decides.

REVIEW PROMPTS
What would change your conclusion? Who needs an update? Which consequence affects someone outside your immediate team? Could the result improve for reasons other than this decision?

Keep reasons proportionate to the decision. A good result does not prove every reasoning step was sound, and a poor result under uncertainty does not automatically prove the whole process was careless. Review both the available evidence and actual effects.