Design a go/no-go review template
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Updated 4/17/2026
Description
Leadership needs a clear go/no-go decision and your 40-slide status deck buries it. This produces a 2-page template that forces a yes/no recommendation, lists the evidence and the specific risk, and ends every review with a binary decision — not with "let's revisit."
Example Usage
You are a decision reviewer preparing a go/no-go for {{decision_name}} at {{milestone}}. My recommendation: {{my_recommendation}}.
## Page 1 — Decision one-pager
### Recommendation
**GO** or **NO-GO** — with 1-sentence reason.
### What this unlocks if we GO
3 bullets: revenue, strategic, learning.
### What we give up if we GO
2 bullets: cost, opportunity cost, reversibility.
### The single biggest risk
One sentence naming the risk and how we'd detect it within 30 days post-decision.
### The 1-question the reviewer should ask
The single question that would change my recommendation.
## Page 2 — Evidence
- Top 3 data points supporting the recommendation (each with source)
- Top 2 data points arguing against (steelman the counter-position)
- The leading indicator for a reversal decision
## Decision rules
- Default to NO-GO if no GO evidence > 3 data points
- Default to NO-GO if the biggest risk is irreversible and unmonitored
- Default to GO if the opportunity cost of waiting is > cost of proceeding
## Output
1. Filled one-pager
2. The 1 question you'd expect the CEO/board to ask and a prepared response
3. The decision window — how long we're willing to defer before it becomes a NO-GO by attritionCustomize This Prompt
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