Free Decision-Making Guides
Learn how to evaluate priorities, cut debate time, and make defensible decisions your board will back.
No fluff. No theory. Just practical frameworks you can use today.
Each guide takes 5-10 minutes to read and gives you a framework you can apply immediately.
Simple 4-Factor Scoring Model
Rank your priorities using Outcome, Risk, Speed, and Cost.
Transparent, defensible, and takes less than 30 minutes.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • How to score each priority on 4 criteria
- • How to weight factors based on your constraints
- • How to present results to your board
- • Real example with 5 competing priorities
TIME TO READ: 7 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: 30 minutes
From 3 Months to 30 Days
Why internal debates take so long and how to speed them up.
Based on research across 50+ mid-market tech companies.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • The 5 reasons decisions stall internally
- • How to create a 30-day decision sprint
- • When to bring in external support
- • Cost of delay calculator
TIME TO READ: 8 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: Immediately
Make It Board-Ready
How to present a priority decision so your board says yes.
The exact format we use for our £15k/month clients.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • The 4 sections every board wants to see
- • How to use your own data as evidence
- • How to present trade-offs clearly
- • Template you can copy
TIME TO READ: 6 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: 15 minutes
Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Things
How to identify which priorities to kill without triggering internal politics.
Decision framework for sunset decisions.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • 5 signals a project should be killed
- • How to calculate sunk cost vs future cost
- • How to communicate the decision
- • Template kill-list document
TIME TO READ: 7 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: 30 minutes
When Everything Is Urgent
How to prioritize when you have 5 urgent projects and can only do 2.
Framework for making the hard call.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • How to identify true urgency vs noise
- • Stakeholder mapping for priority decisions
- • The "must do / should do / could do" framework
- • How to say no without burning bridges
TIME TO READ: 9 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: 1 hour
What Delay Actually Costs You
Calculate the real cost of spending 3 months debating internally.
Includes industry benchmarks and calculator.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- • How to calculate team time cost
- • Opportunity cost of delayed projects
- • Industry research on decision delays
- • ROI calculator for external support
TIME TO READ: 5 minutes
TIME TO APPLY: 10 minutes
Why We Made These Free
We help engineering leaders make priority decisions for £15k/month.
But not everyone is ready for that investment. And not every decision needs external support.
These guides give you the frameworks to make better decisions yourself.
If you use them and they work, great. If you hit a decision too complex or time-sensitive to do internally, we're here.
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