Phase 2 · Decision Investigation

The decision was approved.
Why is it back on your table?

Decision Investigation establishes what changed, when it changed and what authority supported it, so leadership knows where it stands before the next high-consequence decision.
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One approved decision
The scope of Phase 2
20 working days
From Day 1 to your determination
A written determination
Addressed to your board
Every finding evidenced
Traced to the record
The cost of decision uncertainty

The Organisation Keeps Paying for a Decision It Believes It Already Made

Repeatedly revisiting an approved decision can consume executive attention and delivery capacity without resolving the underlying uncertainty.

Executive attention is diverted

Senior leaders are repeatedly drawn back into a decision that should already be governing execution.

Capital remains exposed

Investment continues while uncertainty remains over what the approved decision actually is.

Delivery continues without clarity

Teams keep executing while the approved decision stays uncertain, contested or repeatedly reopened.
Before committing further, establish what happened to the approved decision.
How Decision Investigation runs

Twenty Working Days. Four Checkpoints.

Day 1

Commencement

Begins once scope, evidence access and interview access are confirmed.
Day 5

Approved decision established

What was approved, by whom, on what criteria and under what governance.
Day 10

Execution changes examined

What changed after approval, drawn from documents and executive interviews.
Day 20

Determination issued

Your board receives the Formal Decision Continuity Determination.
Between Day 10 and Day 20, decision continuity is tested across Decision Ownership, Decision Criteria and Reopening Governance.
What you receive

A Determination Your Board Can Defend

Not a workshop or a slide deck. A written Formal Decision Continuity Determination, addressed to your board.
Every finding is traced to the evidence it rests on, so each one can be defended.
Formal Decision Continuity Determination
Strictly confidential · Addressed to your board
1
What changed, and how
Material changes identified through the available evidence.
2
When it changed
The first evidenced divergence, dated.
3
What authority supported it
The authority evidenced for each material change, including where authority cannot be established.
4
What leadership needs to know
Facts that bear on the next high-consequence decision. The decision itself stays with leadership.
5
The evidence behind every finding
Documents and interviews, referenced.
Start Phase 2

One Approved Decision. Twenty Working Days.
One Determination.

Phase 2 follows a Phase 1 determination of Investigation warranted. Your 20 working days begin once scope, evidence access and interview access are confirmed.
Before Day 1: scoping call → agreement and NDA → decision questionnaire → 2–3 working days of preparation.
Decision Investigation
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20 working days
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From Day 1 to your written determination.
Approved decision and execution history examined against available evidence.
Material changes and supporting authority examined and documented.
Formal Decision Continuity Determination addressed to your board
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Before you book

Questions Boards Ask First

Do we need Phase 1 first?

Yes. Phase 2 follows a Phase 1 determination of Investigation warranted.

What do you need from us?

Scope, access to the records and access to the executives involved. Day 1 begins once all three are confirmed.

Who sees the findings?

Findings are provided confidentially to the commissioning organisation's authorised board representatives.

Is this an audit or an assurance opinion?

No. It is a determination on the evidence about one approved decision, not an opinion on whether the decision was right.

What does it cost?

The fee is confirmed following scoping and agreed in writing before commissioning.

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How it works
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