Delegating a decision¶

Recording that a decision has been delegated¶

Update the decision ticket with a record of who the decision has been delegated to and how and when the decision to delegate was made.
Add the ticket where the delegated decision-making is taking place as a linked issue.
Set the status of the decision to ‘Delegated’.

Note that “Delegated” is a closed issue status so no further reporting via the decision pipeline should be expected.

Warning

There is no shared understanding on if and when a decision should be delegated and no standardised way of delegating decisions from the Membership as a whole. The following information is offered as guidance. The Decision Pipeline includes a regular update process through which individual products, processes and activities may be updated or identified for improvements.

How to delegate¶

Members¶

Members may wish to consider:

If any conditions on delegation are appropriate.
If any reporting to Members is expected.
How they expect to be involved in a delegated decision.

Decision facilitators¶

Decision facilitators and teams may wish to consider:

The conditions under which they might need to revert to Members.
How they will communicate the progress and conclusion of a delegated decision.
Which activities described in the decision pipeline documentation will be necessary even if the final decision is delegated.

When to delegate¶

Members may wish to consider:

Whether the expertise and interest in a particular decision is concentrated in a small group.
Whether delegating to a smaller group or retaining decision-making with the entire membership is proportionate to the impact of the decision.
Whether careful delegation to a smaller group can retain the desirable features of participative decision-making.