Why Every Project Needs a Decision Log
Three months after a project closes, the most expensive question becomes 'why did we choose X?'. A decision log answers it in 30 seconds.
Decisions aren't free. The cost of forgetting them is paid quarters later.
Add a page inside every project called 'Decision log'. Every meaningful choice — vendor pick, architectural call, scope cut — goes in as one entry: date, the decision, the alternatives considered, the reason. Three lines max.
The decision log isn't about being right. It's about being able to retrace.
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