CGOV.11:1 - Problem frame

Use this pattern when a corporation needs an act by a board, shareholders or another authorized holder, and preparation must become a decision made under the applicable rules. It also applies when a discussion or written approval leaves unclear what was decided, by whom and with which conditions.

Start from the proposed act and use a sufficient current authority answer. Prepare the matter and eligible participation, make the decision through the permitted procedure, and preserve its conditions in the required record and communication. The decision may approve, refuse, limit or defer the proposal. If a necessary condition is unresolved, identify the affected act and the useful work that can continue.

This method concerns the corporate institutional act. Financial appraisal, technical judgement and implementation retain their own methods. An ordinary act within effective delegation need not be returned to the board merely because this pattern is available.