Sample decision page

Status	NOT STARTED Copy the appropriate status lozenge from the Legend above or click on “not started” to change the status and color.
Description	Brief description of the decision to be made.
Decision summary	Summarize the final decision briefly here. Add a full description under “Recommendation” below.
Owning group	[group name] + [email contact] Assigned to do the work; coordinates the work with contributors
Approver	Final decider; group with the authority to approve the decision. Unless multiple groups are affected or additional staffing or finances are required, your group can approve its own decisions.
Consulted	Groups or individuals who need to be consulted before the decision can be made. Groups or individuals who contribute to this decision.
Informed	Groups/individuals who need to know about this decision. For broad-reaching decisions, SILS has a cohort-wide email list (SILS-Cohort-L@ucop.edu) and slack channel for all SILS members #all-cohort. SILS News email list reaches ~500 self-subscribed UC staff (SILS-News-L@ucop.edu)
Decision-making process	Describe the process your group will use to make the decision.
Priority	Describe the priority: High, medium, low, etc.
Target decision date	[type // to add Date] The date your group aims to make the decision. Allow time for consulting.
Date decided	[type // to add Date] You must add a date field for it to sort properly. It will not sort if you simply type the date. The date the Approver approves the decision.

Recommendation

Describe the final recommendation/decision.

Stakeholder group	Impact
Who does this decision affect? [name of the group]	Explain the significance of the decision to EACH stakeholder group. How will this decision impact this particular group? What will change? Do they need to take any action? If so, when?

Action/Point Person	Expected Completion Date	Notes	Status