Clarifies who recommends and who decides key approvals (capex sequencing, resilience trade-offs, contractor issues and risk acceptance) and then records outcomes, rationale and conditions so decisions remain consistent, auditable and reusable.
Decisions often stall because approval routes are unclear and outcomes are not recorded in a usable form. We define decision rights for the decisions that matter and then implement a decision log that captures rationale, conditions and follow-through. The result is faster routing, fewer re-litigated decisions, and clearer accountability across governance forums.
Used by leadership teams who need consistent approvals and decision traceability across multi-asset operations, capital programmes and regulated risk.
Inputs
We start with your existing decision patterns and governance structure. The aim is to standardise what is repeated—without adding bureaucracy.
A short list of common decisions (e.g., investment approvals, resequencing, change control, risk acceptance) to standardise routing and evidence.
Outputs
A consistent set of decision types so approvals are repeatable and comparable, rather than improvised each cycle.
Clear ownership per decision type, aligned to forums and authority levels, so decisions do not bounce between committees.
Proportionate evidence requirements so decisions can be made with confidence—without over-engineered governance.
A structured log capturing the decision, rationale, conditions/constraints, and required follow-ups—so outcomes hold across cycles and leadership changes.
A standard chapter format summarising the issue, options, recommendation, conditions and required approvers, ready for cadence packs.
Decisions linked to actions, risks and programmes so governance remains joined-up and closure is visible.
Configuration
Configured to match your governance model, delegations of authority, confidentiality requirements and pack cadence.
Route each decision type to Ops, Exec or Board based on materiality, regulatory significance and operational risk.
Confirm the priority decisions that currently stall (capex sequencing, outage exceptions, contractor disputes, risk acceptance) and the forums involved.
Define the decision catalogue, decision rights, materiality triggers, and the minimum evidence standard; agree the pack format for decision papers.
Configure decision templates, routing, permissions and the decision log; run the first cycle through the agreed forums with closure discipline.
