# Decision Brief

_Name a decision, not a topic. Two analysts with this brief should work the same problem._

**1. The decision in play** (a verb + an owner): Should [who] [do what], given [what tension]?

**2. Decision-maker & success criteria** (who signs; what a good answer lets them do; accuracy grade — directional / decision-grade / audit-grade; timeframe):

**3. Scope** (markets, assets, horizon, geographies in):

**4. Constraints** (capital, policy, what the buyer won't move):

**5. Stakeholders** (who shapes/blocks — the T/E/P actors):

**6. Sources of insight** (models, the registry, named experts, the desk):

## The weave (Technical × Economic × Political)
- **Technical** — does it physically work?
- **Economic** — do the numbers work?
- **Political** — do the rules and power work?

**The binding constraint** (the branch that decides it — if it came out either way and the recommendation doesn't change, it isn't binding):

**The verdict** (act / wait / hedge / reprice / phase):

**What would change the call:**