Contingency Planning · Decision points · Component

The decision

Who makes the call, and the fact that deferring it is itself a decision with a consequence.

The deliverable

What it is

Decision points fail most often not because the criterion is wrong but because the decision is deferred by a fortnight, twice.

Deferring is legitimate provided it is recorded as a decision and the cost of the delay is stated.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The decider

    Who takes the call.

    3 attributes: Decider · Consulted · Available

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  2. The deferral

    What deferring costs.

    3 attributes: Deferrals · Time consumed · Fallback still viable

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  3. The record

    What was decided and on what evidence.

    3 attributes: Decision · Reason · Outcome

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Decision points rarely fail on the criterion. They fail by being deferred a fortnight, twice.