# Decision Log Template

Status: draft Sourcebook template.

Use this template to record decisions affected by research evidence and to make divergence from findings explicit.

## Decision summary

- Decision ID:
- Date:
- Decision owner:
- Related project or service:

## Evidence considered

- Research source:
- Participants or evidence base:
- Limitations:
- Confidence level:

## Decision made

Describe the decision and the rationale.

## Relationship to research findings

- Aligned with findings:
- Partially aligned:
- Diverges from findings:

Where a decision diverges from research, record the reason and residual risk.

## Action owner

- Owner:
- Due date:
- Review date: