| Owner: | username |
|---|---|
| Stakeholders: | who is affected by this decision or influences it? |
| Contributors: | username, username |
| Status: | not started / in progress / decided |
|---|---|
| Due on: | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Decided on: | mm/dd/yyyy |
📋 Initial situation
What has to be decided, and why now? Describe the starting point, the trigger and the deadline in a few sentences.
Example: The current ticket system reaches its license limit at the end of the quarter. We have to decide by 05/31 whether we extend it or switch.
🎯 Decision criteria
Name the criteria against which all options are evaluated – this keeps the comparison below fair and comprehensible.
- Criterion 1: e.g. one-off and running costs
- Criterion 2: e.g. effort for implementation and training
- Criterion 3: e.g. data protection and compliance
⚖️ Decision matrix
List and evaluate only options that are still realistic. Options you have already ruled out belong under excluded options.
| Benefits | Risks | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Option 1 | What speaks in favor of this option? | What could go wrong – and how likely is it? | Open questions, costs, effort |
| Option 2 | |||
| Option 3 |
🚫 Excluded options
- Excluded option 1 – why was it ruled out?
- Excluded option 2 – why was it ruled out?
✅ Decision
State the chosen option here in one sentence – including who decided and from when it applies.
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🚀 Next steps
What has to happen now so that the decision takes effect?
| Next step | Responsible person | Due on |
|---|---|---|
| What has to be done? | username | mm/dd/yyyy |
| .. |
🔗 Supporting documents
Pages, files or tickets that belong to this decision-making process.
- Document 1 – what does it contribute?
- Document 2 – what does it contribute?