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SYSE.24:4.8 - Record the first useful result

The written comparison and choice are usable when a reader can recover the following seven contents:

ContentMinimum useful answer
decisionDecision-making Agent, authority boundary, decision date, and the commitment that the Agent may make for the project.
sought resultActual kind, identity or designator, receiving use, configuration, horizon, and acceptance basis.
arrangementsAt least two materially different whole arrangements, including their Agents, Work, Methods, means, provision or access relations, integration, assurance, support, capability, resources, and exit conditions far enough for parity.
evidence and gapsEvidence used, unsupported claims, specialist results still needed, and affected-System consequences.
choiceOne C.11 ChoiceResult and the basis that makes it lawful now.
continuationFirst unsupported realization branch for a retained arrangement, or the named neighboring question that receives a reroute result.
reopenObservations or changed conditions that can reverse the choice.