Decision records with assumptions
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In this lesson
record a decision so it can be reopened when the world changes.
Planned topics
- Record the decision, the options considered, and the reason for the choice.
- Record the assumptions and the signals that would invalidate them.
- Set a review trigger: a date or a measurable event.
- A record without the "why" cannot be revisited, only argued about.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
decision record outline: context, decision, options, assumptions with signals, consequences, review trigger, owner.
Check your understanding
Why record assumptions with the decision?
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So when one fails you know exactly which decisions to revisit.
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