Team Decision Log Template

1. Decision Overview

Basic Information

• Decision ID: YYYY-MM-DD-XX
• Date: Date
• Decision Owner: Name
• Category: Technical/Process/Business/Other

Context

• Background: Brief context of why this decision is needed
• Current situation: Description of current state
• Problem statement: Clear statement of what needs to be solved

2. Stakeholders

Decision Makers

• Primary decision maker:
  • Name - Role
• Contributing decision makers:
  • Names - Roles

Impacted Parties

• Direct impact:
  • Team/Individual
• Indirect impact:
  • Team/Individual
• Required approvals:
  • Name - Role

3. Options Analysis

Option 1: Title

• Description:
  • Details
• Pros:
  1. Pro 1
  2. Pro 2
• Cons:
  1. Con 1
  2. Con 2
• Resource requirements:
  • Resources
• Risk assessment:
  • Risks

Option 2: Title

• Description:
  • Details
• Pros:
  1. Pro 1
  2. Pro 2
• Cons:
  1. Con 1
  2. Con 2
• Resource requirements:
  • Resources
• Risk assessment:
  • Risks

4. Decision Details

Selected Option

• Chosen solution: Option title
• Rationale: Explanation of why this option was chosen
• Trade-offs accepted: Known compromises

Success Criteria

1. Criterion 1
2. Criterion 2
3. Criterion 3

5. Implementation Plan

Action Items

Dependencies

• Technical dependencies:
  • Dependency
• Process dependencies:
  • Dependency
• Resource dependencies:
  • Dependency

6. Communication Plan

Announcement Strategy

• Primary audience:
  • Who needs to know immediately
• Secondary audience:
  • Who needs to know eventually
• Communication channels:
  • Channels to be used

Documentation Updates

• Documents to update:
  1. Document 1
  2. Document 2
• Wiki/Knowledge base:
  • Updates needed

7. Review Process

Monitoring Plan

• Review frequency:
  • Timeframe
• Success metrics:
  • Metrics
• Adjustment triggers:
  • Conditions that would trigger review

Feedback Collection

• Feedback channels:
  • Methods
• Response process:
  • How feedback will be handled

8. Decision Status

Approval Status

• Proposed
• Under Review
• Approved
• Implemented
• Completed
• Superseded

Version History

Notes

• Keep this log updated as implementation progresses
• Link to relevant documentation and discussions
• Review periodically for lessons learned