Make the decision clear
Describe the decision in practical terms. What needs to change, what should remain and what information would help the team make progress?
Use the first discussion to identify the information you already have and the questions that need further review. Keep the brief connected to your actual situation.
Connect the right people
Identify who brings context, who will assess the options and who will carry the work forward. A shared brief reduces avoidable assumptions.
Use the first discussion to identify the information you already have and the questions that need further review. Keep the brief connected to your actual situation.
Define a useful next step
Agree a bounded action, the person responsible and a suitable review point. The aim is useful progress rather than a plan that tries to predict every outcome.
Use the first discussion to identify the information you already have and the questions that need further review. Keep the brief connected to your actual situation.
- Share the context
- Confirm the practical requirements
- Agree who does what next


