Decision Logs

Permanent records of major go/no-go decisions.

Purpose

Decision logs prevent emotional rewriting of history. They record what was known, why the decision was made and what remains useful.

No-go is an outcome

A no-go can be a successful decision when it protects capital and improves future process quality.

Format

Each log contains date, candidate, result, reason, retained value and future implication.

Use

Before future purchases, compare the current situation against past no-go triggers.