Closing the loop.
THE PROBLEM
Analysis produced, read, and nothing changes.
WHAT MAKES ANALYSIS USEFUL
A decision attached to it.
WHAT TO DO WITH EVERY FINDING
State what it implies State the options Choose one Record the choice
WHAT TO DECIDE BEFOREHAND
What you would do depending on the answer.
WHY BEFOREHAND
It prevents finding reasons to do nothing.
WHAT TO ASSIGN
An owner and a date, for every action.
WHAT TO REVIEW NEXT PERIOD
Whether the action was taken Whether it had the expected effect
THAT SECOND CHECK
Rarely done, and where the learning is.
WHAT TO RECORD
Decision, reasoning, expectation, and outcome.
WHY
Over a year, that record shows which judgements were sound.
WHAT TO DO WITH DECISIONS THAT DID NOT WORK
Note them plainly.
That is how judgement improves.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Produce analysis nobody acts on, indefinitely.
WHAT TO ASK EACH PERIOD
What changed because of this?
