Situation
Decisions and research
Choosing between viable options? The Decision File records your reasons and review date. Preparing a research recommendation? The Evidence Record connects claims to source passages and limits.
Choose the decision or research record you need
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Choose between options · DF.002
The Decision File
List the options, mark facts and assumptions, check your must-haves and record why you decided. Review the outcome on a date you choose.
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Check the evidence behind a finding · DF.014
The Evidence Record
Log your searches, record the source passages and test each claim against them. Write a recommendation with its sources, limits and unanswered questions.
If your decision needs research
Use The Evidence Record for the source work. Use The Decision File for the choice and its later review. Each record can also be used on its own.
Other situations
See all situations- Working lifePlan a career break, prepare evidence for an application or arrange temporary cover for a one-person business.
- The week aheadPlan thirteen undated weeks from fixed commitments and the hours left for your priorities.
- At the benchRecord the exposure decisions behind a black-and-white print or the cutting and polishing stages of a stone.