OCE.14:4.4 - Compare complete options under one current basis

Compare the alternatives against the same intended contribution, decision window and current constraints. For each, expose what is retained or surrendered, who bears the loss, effects on continuing service and other commitments, transition work, recovery conditions and uncertainty.

Carry non-negotiable conditions separately from trade-offs. An organization owner cannot waive clinical, safety, legal, labor, privacy or financial conditions merely because the organization alternative looks attractive. Obtain the exact applicable result from the qualified owner.

Use C.11 after the options, chooser and comparison basis are defined. The result may be a choice, rejection of the set, further probe or reroute. A probe also needs its own permission, exposure and recovery conditions; choosing to investigate does not authorize arbitrary live work.

Request stronger evidence only where its possible result can change the choice or its permitted scope. For example, an actual double allocation can justify a scheduling repair without proving the overall causal effect of the organization design. If the choice depends on that effect, obtain the appropriate causal and domain evaluation result.

Make accepted losses explicit. A repair that protects service by reducing new change work can be preferable, but the surrendered change contribution remains a real consequence. Do not hide it in an overall success label.

If no currently admissible alternative answers the question, return that result and the smallest missing decision or condition. Do not silently select an incomplete option to keep the programme moving.