CGOV.14:4.1 - Identify the arrangement and the reason to change it

Describe the current difficulty and the desired difference in action. Specify the relevant relation: who may decide, appoint, remove, consent, delegate, oversee or obtain information, and for what matter.

Locate the instrument or act that establishes it. Depending on the corporation, relevant sources can include law, articles, a shareholders’ agreement, a board decision, a delegation or a committee charter. Determine how the applicable sources interact. A list of document names does not settle which provisions govern the proposed change.

Check whether the difficulty is already resolvable under the current arrangement. An access-setting failure or conflicting work allocation can need execution repair. If the intended change concerns powers or protected conditions, continue with those relations explicitly identified.