LDR.2:4.4 - Resolve a choice-changing unknown, then rebuild the proposal

Identify the question whose answer could change a proposal’s feasibility or acceptance. Ask the qualified subject practitioner for the smallest sufficient inquiry, with its result, conditions, cost and possible consequences for the choice. Compare it with using current knowledge, a narrower commitment, another source, deferral or no agreement.

Obtain permission and resources for the inquiry itself. A test authorization permits the stated test, not introduction into production. A favourable finding supports only the configuration and conditions actually examined.

Return the result to the whole proposal. A technical test may remove one uncertainty while a provider’s offer adds cost, local effort or a time limit. Recalculate joint demand and reopen terms affected by that change. Do not attach new facts to the old proposal while leaving its commitments untouched.

If the inquiry defeats the option, discard or revise that option. Retain independently useful findings and alternatives. If the answer remains uncertain and the required guarantee cannot be obtained, keep the dependent commitment unavailable; uncertainty is not filled by group agreement.