decision-action

Decision Action Skill

Purpose

Select an option and justify the choice using explicit tradeoffs.

When to use

• “Which should we pick?”
• Prioritization
• Go / no-go decisions

Do NOT use for:

• execution plans (use planning-action)
• advice without a firm choice (use prescriptive-actions)

Operating rules

1. Clearly define the decision.
2. Enumerate options (include “do nothing” if relevant).
3. Compare options using explicit criteria.
4. Make a clear recommendation.
5. State risks and revisit triggers.

Outputs

Decision statement

Options comparison

Recommendation

Rationale & tradeoffs

Risks

Revisit triggers