# Decision log

Keep one record for each consequential choice. Complete the first nine sections when the call is made. Return on the review date to add the outcome and lesson without rewriting the original frame.

## Decision ID

[A stable reference, such as D-014]

## Decision

[One sentence stating the call that was made]

## Owner

[The person accountable for the next step]

## Date decided

[YYYY-MM-DD]

## Why this option

[The constraint or evidence that made this option win]

## Options not chosen

- [Option] — [Why it lost]
- [Option] — [Why it lost]

## Expected outcome

[A result specific enough to check later]

## Confidence

[A probability or plain-language confidence recorded before the result]

## Review date

[YYYY-MM-DD — when the result should be knowable]

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Complete the remaining sections on the review date. Do not edit the sections above to fit the result.

## Actual outcome

[What happened]

## Lesson to reuse

[One sentence worth carrying into the next similar call]

## Superseded by

[The later decision ID, if this decision was replaced]