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A decision is not ready because the report is finished.

Decision Readiness translates the deeper five-ledger architecture into a buyer-facing five-dimension diagnostic for one real decision.

By Evan FosterPublished
Decision Readiness25-point diagnosticApplied IVA
Core proposition
A decision is not ready until evidence, authority, capacity, funding, and accountability line up.

25-point public diagnostic

Five dimensions, each scored from zero to five.

01

Evidence clarity

The decision question and evidence are clear enough to support action.

02

Authority clarity

Ownership, approval authority, consultation, and the path to a decision are explicit.

03

Capacity realism

Labor, timing, systems, handoffs, and implementation burden are visible.

04

Funding alignment

Funding assumptions, restrictions, timing, match, and continuing cost fit the action.

05

Accountability clarity

Immediate actions, owners, records, obligations, and review points after approval are defined.

Architecture lineage

A bounded interface over the deeper system.

The IVA Standard defines the broader architecture. The Matrix connects records to evidence, authority, capacity, funding, obligations, and accountability. Decision Readiness compresses those relationships into an accessible diagnostic that can identify the smallest intervention capable of moving one decision.

It is deliberately simpler than the full Structural Value Unit system and does not publish proprietary valuation or diagnostic methods.