# [Decision or strategy question]

Original scaffold. Adapt headings and length to the reader; this is not an official
Amazon template. Replace brackets with supported content, or mark the gap.

Owner: [author / decision owner] · Review: [date and mode] · Status: [draft / decided]

## Decision requested

[What should the reader approve, reject, choose, or learn? State the recommendation
and its principal reason in a short opening paragraph. Include the deadline.]

## Why this matters now

[Who experiences the problem? Describe the baseline, period, and evidence. Explain
the consequence of waiting without manufacturing urgency. Link sources near claims.]

## Choices and reasoning

[Compare continuing as-is and credible alternatives. Explain the mechanism by which
each changes the outcome. Use a small comparison table if helpful, then explain why
the preferred option wins under the stated assumptions. Include contradictory evidence.]

## Commitment and consequences

[What resources, costs, dependencies, and displaced work follow? Who owns delivery?
What could fail, whom would it affect, and how reversible is the choice? Keep material
risks here rather than hiding them in an appendix.]

## Next checkpoint

[Define the action, owner, date, success measure, stop condition, and what would change
the recommendation. Distinguish measured facts from targets and forecasts.]

## Evidence appendix, if needed

[Supporting calculations, definitions, and source links. The body must remain enough
to understand and challenge the decision. Declare pagination treatment before rendering.]