AEGIS Advisor — Governance Decision Helper

Step 1 of 8

What kind of decision is this?

Pick the domain that best fits your situation.

💰

Investment or Trade

"Should I make this trade?"

👥

Hiring or Team

"Should we hire this person?"

⚙️

Engineering or Code

"Should we ship this change?"

📜

Rules or Compliance

"Should we update this policy?"

🔧

Process or Vendor

"Should we switch providers?"

🏠

Life Decision

"Should I buy a house?"

Step 2 of 8

What are you proposing?

Describe the change or decision in your own words.

Step 3 of 8

How big is the blast radius?

If something goes wrong, how much would be affected?

How many people, accounts, or systems are directly affected?

Just 1

One person, one account, one system

2 to 10

A team, a few accounts, several services

10 to 100

A department, many users, multiple systems

100+

The whole organization, all users, everything

If this fails, can you contain the damage to one area?

If damage can spread, we bump the impact up one level.

Step 4 of 8

How risky is this?

Pick the option that best describes the current situation and what you expect after.

Current situation (before this change)

Rock solid

No known issues, everything running smoothly

A few minor concerns

Small issues exist but nothing urgent

Some real risks present

Active issues that need monitoring

Significant exposure

Serious problems that affect daily operations

After this change

Less risky than now

This change reduces risk

About the same

Risk stays roughly where it is

Somewhat riskier

Adds some new uncertainty or exposure

Much riskier

Significant new risk or exposure

Step 5 of 8

What's the expected benefit?

How does the current situation compare to what you expect after?

Current performance (before this change)

Poor

Underperforming, not meeting expectations

Acceptable

Meeting basic expectations, room for improvement

Good

Performing well, minor improvements possible

Excellent

Already at a high level

Expected performance (after this change)

Slightly better

Marginal improvement expected

Noticeably better

Clear measurable improvement

Significantly better

Major improvement in outcomes

Transformative

Game-changing improvement

Step 6 of 8

How complex is this?

Think about how many moving parts are involved.

How many separate systems, departments, or steps does this touch?

Just 1

A single file, setting, or process

2 to 3

A few related things in one area

4 to 6

Multiple areas or teams involved

Major cross-cutting change

Do you need coordination with other teams or parties?

Are there dependencies that could block this?

Step 7 of 8

How well-documented is this type of change?

AEGIS evaluates proposals better when there is documented precedent.

How much documented precedent exists for this type of change?

Well-established practice

Standard practice with extensive documentation and examples

Documented precedent

Similar changes have been done and documented before

Limited precedent

A few examples exist, but not well-documented

No precedent exists

Completely new territory with no documented examples

Are you using any new tools, methods, or approaches?

Step 8 of 8

How well-prepared is this?

Better preparation = more confidence in the decision.

Has this been reviewed by someone else?

Is there a way to verify it works?

Is there documentation or a rollback plan?

Context

Does someone need to approve this?

Is this time-sensitive?

Can you undo this if something goes wrong?

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