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Record a decision

The Decisions register is an append-only log of the governance decisions taken on an investment. This guide covers proposing a decision and adjudicating it, with separation of duties enforced.

Before you start

Section titled “Before you start”
  • You need edit rights on the project.
  • Separation of duties applies: the person who proposes a decision cannot be the person who approves it. Name an approver who is a different person.

Propose a decision

Section titled “Propose a decision”
  1. Open the project’s Tollgate tab and select Decisions.
  2. Choose Record a decision (the add action on the register).
  3. Describe the decision — what is being decided and why.
  4. Name the approver (the person who will adjudicate). This must be someone other than you.
  5. (Optional) If the decision responds to a treated or materialised risk, reference that risk so the two are linked.
  6. Save. The decision enters the log as Proposed.

Adjudicate the decision

Section titled “Adjudicate the decision”

The named approver — a different person — resolves the proposed decision:

  1. Open Decisions and find the proposed decision.
  2. Choose Approve, Reject, or Withdraw.
  3. Add a comment. A comment is required on Reject and optional on Approve.
  4. Confirm. The action is irreversible on the append-only log, so the confirmation states that.

The decision’s status updates to Approved, Rejected, or Withdrawn, and the log records who did what and when.

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