Decision record template

Assigns a named decision owner, reversal power, burden limit, and appeal path.

No system output goes out without someone who answers for it.

What this enforces

  • Every decision has a named owner.
  • Who can reverse a decision is explicit.
  • Contestability is bounded in time and procedure.

How to use

  1. Fill this out before deployment for any decision that can harm a user.
  2. Publish the contestability path in the user-facing flow.
  3. Treat the reversal clock as an operational commitment, not a target.

The template

# Decision record template

Assigns a named decision owner, reversal power, burden limit, and appeal path.
No system output goes out without someone who answers for it.

## What this enforces — record how each one is met

- [ ] Every decision has a named owner.
      Evidence:
- [ ] Who can reverse a decision is explicit.
      Evidence:
- [ ] Contestability is bounded in time and procedure.
      Evidence:

## How to use

1. Fill this out before deployment for any decision that can harm a user.
2. Publish the contestability path in the user-facing flow.
3. Treat the reversal clock as an operational commitment, not a target.

If a field is hard to fill, that is the governance gap this artifact exposes.

If a field is hard to fill, that is the governance gap this artifact exposes.