Decision Risk Score Assessment

Evaluating Structural Risk in Organizational Decisions

Estimated completion time: 4-5 minutes

What is the Decision Risk Score?

A research-grade diagnostic that evaluates structural conditions influencing decision outcomes. You'll rate seven dimensions—Evidence, Stakeholders, Experience, Governance, Bias, Reversibility, and Scale—then receive a risk report with recommendations.

Takes about 4–5 minutes. Your responses are confidential.

Decision Context

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Decision Title (required)

Decision Type (required)

Decision Scope (required)

Decision Horizon (required)

Department (required)

Owner (required)

Email (required)

Organization (required)

Description (required)

Company Name (required)

Company Contact Email (required)

AI Decision (optional)

Evidence Integrity (Verity)

Measures strength of evidence behind the decision.

1 2 3 4 5
Independently validated evidence → Primarily assumption-based

How much of the evidence supporting this decision comes from independent sources outside the immediate decision team?

1 Independently validated evidence

2 Strong supporting evidence

3 Mixed or incomplete evidence

4 Limited supporting evidence

5 Primarily assumption-based

To what extent has the supporting evidence been tested against contradictory data or competing interpretations?

1 Independently validated evidence

2 Strong supporting evidence

3 Mixed or incomplete evidence

4 Limited supporting evidence

5 Primarily assumption-based

How current and contextually relevant is the evidence used to support the decision?

1 Independently validated evidence

2 Strong supporting evidence

3 Mixed or incomplete evidence

4 Limited supporting evidence

5 Primarily assumption-based

To what degree does the decision rely on documented analysis rather than assumptions or projections?

1 Independently validated evidence

2 Strong supporting evidence

3 Mixed or incomplete evidence

4 Limited supporting evidence

5 Primarily assumption-based

Has the evidence been reviewed by individuals who were not directly involved in developing the proposal?

1 Independently validated evidence

2 Strong supporting evidence

3 Mixed or incomplete evidence

4 Limited supporting evidence

5 Primarily assumption-based

Stakeholder Alignment (Association)

Measures organizational alignment around the decision.

1 2 3 4 5
Strong cross-stakeholder alignment → Major stakeholder conflict

How clearly do key stakeholders understand the purpose and expected outcomes of this decision?

1 Strong cross-stakeholder alignment

2 Mostly aligned

3 Partial alignment

4 Significant disagreement

5 Major stakeholder conflict

To what extent have the individuals responsible for executing the decision participated in evaluating its feasibility?

1 Strong cross-stakeholder alignment

2 Mostly aligned

3 Partial alignment

4 Significant disagreement

5 Major stakeholder conflict

How much disagreement currently exists among leadership regarding the direction or implications of the decision?

1 Strong cross-stakeholder alignment

2 Mostly aligned

3 Partial alignment

4 Significant disagreement

5 Major stakeholder conflict

How well does the decision align with the organization's existing strategic priorities?

1 Strong cross-stakeholder alignment

2 Mostly aligned

3 Partial alignment

4 Significant disagreement

5 Major stakeholder conflict

How confident are stakeholders that the decision reflects shared objectives rather than a single department's priorities?

1 Strong cross-stakeholder alignment

2 Mostly aligned

3 Partial alignment

4 Significant disagreement

5 Major stakeholder conflict

Experience Capability (Lived Experience)

Measures organizational experience with this type of decision.

1 2 3 4 5
Extensive prior experience → No prior experience

How frequently has the organization successfully implemented decisions similar in scope and complexity?

1 Extensive prior experience

2 Moderate prior experience

3 Limited experience

4 Minimal experience

5 No prior experience

To what extent does the organization currently possess the skills and expertise required to execute this decision effectively?

1 Extensive prior experience

2 Moderate prior experience

3 Limited experience

4 Minimal experience

5 No prior experience

How much of the decision depends on capabilities that are new or unfamiliar to the organization?

1 Extensive prior experience

2 Moderate prior experience

3 Limited experience

4 Minimal experience

5 No prior experience

How clearly are the operational steps required to execute the decision understood?

1 Extensive prior experience

2 Moderate prior experience

3 Limited experience

4 Minimal experience

5 No prior experience

How much institutional learning from previous initiatives has been applied to inform this decision?

1 Extensive prior experience

2 Moderate prior experience

3 Limited experience

4 Minimal experience

5 No prior experience

Governance Authority (Institutional)

Measures decision structure and accountability.

1 2 3 4 5
Formal governance and accountability → No clear decision authority

How clearly defined are the roles and responsibilities associated with approving and executing this decision?

1 Formal governance and accountability

2 Clear decision ownership

3 Partially defined authority

4 Informal governance

5 No clear decision authority

To what extent does the decision follow an established governance or review process within the organization?

1 Formal governance and accountability

2 Clear decision ownership

3 Partially defined authority

4 Informal governance

5 No clear decision authority

How clearly are the criteria for evaluating the decision's success or failure defined?

1 Formal governance and accountability

2 Clear decision ownership

3 Partially defined authority

4 Informal governance

5 No clear decision authority

How much oversight exists to ensure the decision can be reassessed if early indicators show unexpected outcomes?

1 Formal governance and accountability

2 Clear decision ownership

3 Partially defined authority

4 Informal governance

5 No clear decision authority

How well are the decision's risks documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders?

1 Formal governance and accountability

2 Clear decision ownership

3 Partially defined authority

4 Informal governance

5 No clear decision authority

Motivational Bias (Desire)

Measures psychological pressures behind the decision.

1 2 3 4 5
Neutral decision environment → Decision heavily driven by bias

To what extent is urgency or time pressure influencing the timing of this decision?

1 Neutral decision environment

2 Minor bias signals

3 Moderate bias pressure

4 Strong bias influence

5 Decision heavily driven by bias

How strongly are individual incentives or personal outcomes connected to the success of this decision?

1 Neutral decision environment

2 Minor bias signals

3 Moderate bias pressure

4 Strong bias influence

5 Decision heavily driven by bias

To what degree has the team actively sought evidence that challenges the preferred outcome?

1 Neutral decision environment

2 Minor bias signals

3 Moderate bias pressure

4 Strong bias influence

5 Decision heavily driven by bias

How much external pressure is influencing the perceived necessity of this decision?

1 Neutral decision environment

2 Minor bias signals

3 Moderate bias pressure

4 Strong bias influence

5 Decision heavily driven by bias

How comfortable are decision-makers expressing concerns or dissenting opinions about the decision?

1 Neutral decision environment

2 Minor bias signals

3 Moderate bias pressure

4 Strong bias influence

5 Decision heavily driven by bias

Reversibility

Measures decision permanence.

1 2 3 4 5
Easily reversible → Extremely difficult or impossible to reverse

How difficult would it be to reverse or modify this decision once implementation begins?

1 Easily reversible

2 Reversible with minor effort

3 Moderately difficult to reverse