# Change or recovery decision

ID / project / as-of / requested by: [fill]
Current approved baseline: [version and evidence]
Trigger: [new scope / defect / slipped forecast / failed dependency / other]
Observed facts: [sources]
Assumptions and disputed claims: [separate from facts]
Remaining work and limiting condition: [evidence or gap]

| Option | Scope / benefit | Schedule | Cost / capacity | Quality / risk | Dependencies / operations | Reversibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do nothing | [consequence] | [forecast] | [fill] | [fill] | [fill] | [fill] |
| [reduce, resequence, stage, defer, stop, other] | [fill] | [conditional] | [fill] | [fill] | [fill] | [fill] |

Recommended option and rationale: [fill]
Authority / tolerance affected / decision deadline: [fill]
Decision and evidence: [approved / rejected / pending; source]
Residual risks and accepting authority: [fill]
Updated baseline version if approved: [keep prior baseline]
Affected owners notified: [actual evidence or prepared draft]
Recovery verification checkpoint: [evidence, owner, date/event]
Stop or escalation condition: [fill]