Frame
Define the outcome, people and starting evidence.
Decision gate ↗
PROCESS / FOUR DECISION GATES
Move from ambiguity to an operating choice.
Each phase creates evidence the next phase can use. If the evidence changes the question, the process can move back without losing the decision record.
Model
Map the workflow, information and dependencies.
Decision gate ↗Validate
Test scenarios, controls and support assumptions.
Decision gate ↗Transfer
Record ownership, measures and change control.
Decision gate ↗THE OUTPUT
A record another person can inspect.
The process produces decisions, maps, validated scenarios, ownership, measures and a next action—not a pile of activity presented as readiness.
See the evidence patterns →