STR.12:4.1 - Recover what was actually chosen and what still depends on conditions

Separate the recommendation, the authorized choice, intended implementation and observed performance. A recommendation to prepare does not establish a commitment to the larger direction. A plan to perform a trial does not establish either permission or performance.

Recover the decision’s subject, horizon, alternatives, protected contributions, resources and relied-on assumptions. Identify the actual holder of each decision material to the possible response. Use the existing STR.11 or direct decision account where it is sufficient.

For each live dependency, ask which conclusion would change if it failed. A problem formulation, eligibility rule, consequence estimate and resource authorization are different possible targets. Do not label the entire strategy invalid merely because one target changes.