Decision contract

One page. Fill this in before commissioning a model, an experiment, or a data project. If you cannot complete it, you do not yet know what the work is for.

DecisionWhat choice will this evidence change?
OwnerWho will actually make the choice?
CadenceWhen does this decision recur?
AlternativesWhat are the real options, not a continuous optimiser?
ObjectiveWhat is being maximised or protected?
HorizonOver what period do effects count?
ConstraintsCommitments, reach floors, risk limits, brand, operations.
Evidence requiredWhich methods, and why these?
Action thresholdWhat result would genuinely change the plan?
Next learningWhich remaining uncertainty is worth reducing, and is it worth waiting?

Tyedal field guide · tyedal.com/in-housing-guide.html · Complete with the people who own the decision, not only the people who will build the model.