{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/set-a-decision-date-and-evidence-threshold",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9075",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Set a decision date and evidence threshold",
  "summary": "A decision needs a stopping rule as well as a question.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Define the latest useful decision date, the evidence that must be present, and what uncertainty can remain. This prevents endless consultation while preserving material unknowns.",
  "limits": [
    "Formal governance and accountability still apply. Stakeholder analysis should expose constraints and decision rights, not justify bypassing them."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-lead-without-authority-stakeholder-systems"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A meta-analysis of 65 independent studies found team cognition positively related to team behavioral process, motivational states and performance, with moderation by task and team characteristics.",
      "source_id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Shared cognition is not identical to unanimous opinion; teams may need differentiated expertise as well as common understanding.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "When analysis keeps expanding because nobody knows when enough evidence is enough."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Formal governance and accountability still apply. Stakeholder analysis should expose constraints and decision rights, not justify bypassing them."
  ],
  "example": "A rollout choice must be made Friday; error-rate data and support capacity are mandatory, while exact month-three volume can remain uncertain.",
  "check": "The team can say what evidence closes analysis and what happens if it does not arrive.",
  "steps": [
    "Set the date after which delay has a real cost.",
    "List must-have evidence.",
    "List uncertainty that can remain.",
    "Name the fallback if evidence is still missing."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-D77AED0A57EA0B83",
      "title": "The Cognitive Underpinnings of Effective Teamwork: A Meta-Analysis",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20085405/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9075",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9076",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/pre-wire-the-decision-before-the-formal-meeting"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-47952011564F7728",
      "title": "Lead without formal authority: stakeholder decisions, delegation, voice, and team learning",
      "url": "/collections/lead-without-formal-authority-stakeholder-decisions-delegation-voice-and-team-learning"
    }
  ]
}