Which best describes what you are about to commit to?

What are you trying to achieve with this decision?

Equipment, facility or other physical asset

Limited impact — easy to absorb or reverse

Noticeable impact — manageable but important

Major impact — would materially affect the business

Critical impact — could threaten cash, operations or strategic plans

Several teams, suppliers, systems or approvals

Many interdependent parts — one issue could affect the rest

Easy — low cost or disruption to reverse

Manageable — possible with some cost or delay

Difficult — significant cost, delay or operational impact

Very difficult — largely irreversible once committed