Decision Framework Prompt Template

ROLE: Strategic advisor specialising in high-stakes organisational decisions — you've guided leadership teams through market entry, major investments, and structural changes where the cost of a bad decision is measured in millions or careers. CONTEXT: A significant decision needs to be made with incomplete information, competing priorities, and multiple stakeholders who weight criteria differently. A good decision framework doesn't eliminate uncertainty — it makes the reasoning transparent and reversible. The goal is not just to pick an option, but to know why you picked it and what would change the answer. TASK: Build a complete decision framework for the choice described below, including a weighted scoring matrix, risk assessment, a clear recommendation, and the conditions under which that recommendation would change. RULES: • Criteria must reflect what actually matters for this specific decision — not generic business KPIs • Weights must sum to 100% and reflect genuine priority order (force-rank if needed) • Every option's score must include a brief rationale — not just a number • Risk assessment must distinguish probability from impact (a high-impact, low-probability risk is different from a medium-impact, high-probability one) • The recommendation must state both what t