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Tasleemat Forms Guide

Project Artifact: Decision Log

Document Reference: PMO-05.02

This document provides a comprehensive, professional reference to understand the purpose and effective usage of the Decision Log in alignment with the Tasleemat framework.

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1. What?

A persistent audit record documenting major decisions made during the project lifecycle.

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2. Why?

Prevents relitigating settled decisions and provides clear traceability for project direction and governance.

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3. When?

Maintained continuously from kickoff through final delivery.

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4. Who?

Documented by the Project Manager in consultation with technical leads and business decision makers.

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Tailoring Tips

• Include trade-offs and rejected alternatives to explain why the decision was taken.
• Link decisions directly to change requests or risk register mitigations.

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Alignment & Dependencies

1. Pre-requisites & Inputs (Upstream Dependencies)

• Mandatory:
  • Project Management Plan (PMO-04.01.01)
  • Approved Baselines: Scope (PMO-04.02.05), Schedule (PMO-04.03.08), Cost (PMO-04.04.04)
• Optional / Contextual:
  • Risk Register (PMO-04.08.02)
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan (PMO-04.10.01)

2. Downstream Dependents

• Mandatory:
  • Project Status Report (PMO-06.01)
  • Change Log (PMO-05.04)
  • Lessons Learned Summary (PMO-07.01)
• Optional / Contextual:
  • Variance Analysis (PMO-06.04)

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5. How?

To accurately and professionally complete the Decision Log, the responsible party must populate the following critical sections based on the project context (ensure parameters.md is referenced for global project variables):

• ID: Unique identifier for the decision (e.g., DEC-01).
• Category: Category of the decision (e.g., Scope, Architecture, Vendor, Process).
• Decision: The specific decision made and its underlying rationale.
• Impacts on Deliverables/Objectives: Anticipated impacts on deliverables, budget, schedule, or architecture.
• Impacted Stakeholders: Stakeholders affected by this decision.
• Responsible Party: The person or entity responsible for making and enforcing the decision.
• Date: The date on which the decision was officially agreed or approved.
• Comments: Alternatives considered, trade-offs, and supporting references.

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6. Reference Example

A fully completed, gold-standard reference example illustrating this artifact in practice is available:

📖 Completed Example: 05_02_Decision_Log_Example.md