Career & Communication · 55 sec
Keep a Decision Log
Teams often remember decisions but forget why they were made.
The useful idea
- Understand
A decision log records the choice, date, owner, evidence, and assumptions.
- Connect
Review conditions explain what new information would justify reopening the decision.
- Apply
A short shared record prevents repeated debates and makes later learning easier.
Why this matters
The reasoning behind a decision can be more valuable than the final choice after conditions change.
Try this
Record important decisions in five lines or fewer.
Test your recall
Which action best applies “Keep a Decision Log”?
- Record important decisions in five lines or fewer. — correct
- Build a short checklist for tasks where omission creates real consequences.
- Map task dependencies, identify the current critical path, and review it whenever constraints change.
The reasoning behind a decision can be more valuable than the final choice after conditions change.