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Key Decisions provide a formal audit trail of critical choices made during program execution. This ensures accountability, enables retrospective analysis, and supports governance compliance by documenting who made decisions, when, and the rationale behind them.

Use Case	Description
Architecture Decisions	Document technology stack choices and design patterns
Vendor Selection	Record evaluation criteria and selection rationale
Scope Changes	Document decisions to add/remove features
Resource Allocation	Track staffing and budget allocation decisions
Go/No-Go Decisions	Document gate review outcomes
Risk Responses	Record chosen mitigation strategies

• Strategic: Long-term direction impacting multiple workstreams
• Tactical: Short-term choices within a single project
• Technical: Architecture, tools, and technology decisions
• Operational: Process and workflow decisions

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• Governance - Governance overview
• Operational Readiness - Cutover decisions
• Meeting Minutes - Decision capture in meetings
• Change Request Log - Formal change decisions