Decision-making vocabulary

Judge the condition, quality, scale or significance of something using evidence or criteria.

Compare performance, cost or capability against a meaningful reference point.

Adjust a judgement, threshold or process so it is consistent with an agreed standard.

Create the conditions, authority, capability or resources that allow something to happen.

The agreed reference position against which later change or performance is measured.

Judge how well something meets defined criteria, including strengths, limitations and consequences.

The permitted amount of variation from a target or standard before intervention is required.

Set decision rights, oversight, controls and accountability for an activity.

Observe a metric, condition or risk over time so that change can trigger action.

Convert an abstract strategy, requirement or technical idea into language or actions another audience can use.

Check that an approach, model or result is fit for its intended purpose using evidence or testing.

Confirm that a fact, calculation or condition is accurate by checking reliable evidence.

Responsible for the final outcome or decision and answerable for its quality.

Defined so progress or performance can be observed with evidence.

Appropriate in scale or intensity to the risk, need or benefit involved.

Open enough for relevant people to understand the basis of a decision, process or result.

The result or change produced by activity, distinct from the activity or output itself.

Structured evidence giving decision-makers confidence that a risk, control or process is managed appropriately.

The system of decision rights, oversight, accountability and control around an activity.

Ongoing supervision that provides visibility and challenge without taking over day-to-day ownership.

A defined point at which a different decision, response or level of control is triggered.