The lesson
A decision note states the choice, its timing and the consequences of the available options. Evidence supports the choice; background explains it. The reader should not need to reverse-engineer the question from a sequence of updates about the team's considerable effort.
- 01Choice
- 02Deadline
- 03Options
- 04Consequences
Open the scenario and suggested response
Your sponsor has ten minutes to consider a delay. The current note begins with six months of project history. Rewrite the opening to name the date decision and its consequences, then retain the relevant history as supporting context.
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