The Decision Brief is the capstone of your rehearsal. It synthesizes everything — dependencies, structure, disruptions, cascades, countermeasures, and readiness — into a single prose document with a viability verdict.
What the Brief Contains
- Verdict — One of six outcomes: Viable, Conditionally Viable, Viable with Modification, Premature, High Risk, or Not Viable. This is MAIA's assessment of whether the decision can succeed as described, based on everything the rehearsal surfaced.
- Key Factors — The top factors that drive the verdict, weighted by their impact on viability. These are the load-bearing elements — the things that matter most.
- Dependency Chains — The critical connections that your decision depends on, traced through the system.
- Cascade Outcomes — What the disruption simulations revealed about how risks propagate through your decision landscape.
- Countermeasure Table — Each stabilizer with the risk it addresses, its feasibility score, timeline, and dependencies.
- Readiness Score — A five-dimension assessment (before and after countermeasures) showing how prepared your organization is to execute this decision.
- Risk Register — Every identified risk ranked by severity, with countermeasures and residual risk noted for each.
- Navigator Action Paths — Concrete, sequenced paths derived from the rehearsal analysis. These are not recommendations — they are paths MAIA mapped. You decide which to take.
- Monitoring Indicators — Signals to watch after you make the decision, with suggested frequency and thresholds.
How to Read the Readiness Score
The readiness score measures five dimensions: Data Coverage, Dependency Mapped, Risk Mitigation, Structural Integrity, and Evidence Foundation. Each dimension shows a "before" score (baseline, without countermeasures) and an "after" score (with countermeasures applied). The overall score is the weighted average across all five dimensions.
A high readiness score doesn't mean the decision is easy — it means you understand what you're getting into and have countermeasures in place for the risks that matter.
Benchmark-Flagged Conclusions
If any part of the analysis relied on benchmark data (because you accepted a proxy assumption during gap resolution), those conclusions are marked throughout the brief. You'll see which findings are grounded in your actual data and which are based on industry estimates. This transparency is deliberate — it helps you judge how much weight to put on each finding.
What Happens Next
After reviewing the brief, MAIA asks whether you'd like to generate the export package. You can take as long as you need to read through the brief before deciding. When you're ready, confirm and MAIA generates your downloadable files. See Exporting Your Results.