Decisions
What has to happen before anything else can
Offsites don't fall apart because someone forgot a task. They fall apart because one decision sat still for three weeks.
Ordered by how much they unlock
Decisions Blocking Progress
Venue selection — Boar's Head vs. Mount Ida Farm
Dana Whitfield · due August 21
Blocking
- → Hotel rooms
- → Dinner reservations
- → Ground transportation
- → Activity booking
Is airfare inside the $75K budget?
Tom Alvarez · due August 18
Blocking
- → Venue budget
- → Activity budget
- → Contingency
Leadership arrives a half day early
Maya Chen · due August 25
Blocking
- → Day 1 agenda
- → Six flights
- → Six extra room nights
Thursday activity — river float vs. vineyard walk
Jordan Ruiz · due September 4
Blocking
- → Rain plan
- → Transport timing
- → Packing list
All of them
Decision log
| Decision | Owner | Deadline | Status | Dependencies | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue selection — Boar's Head vs. Mount Ida Farm | Dana Whitfield | Aug 21 | Needs Attention | Hotel rooms, Dinner reservations, Ground transportation, Activity booking | Both holds expire Friday. Mount Ida is $4K more but keeps everyone on one property. |
| Is airfare inside the $75K budget? | Tom Alvarez | Aug 18 | Needs Attention | Venue budget, Activity budget, Contingency | Finance has treated travel separately for regional events in the past. |
| Leadership arrives a half day early | Maya Chen | Aug 25 | In Progress | Day 1 agenda, Six flights, Six extra room nights | — |
| Thursday activity — river float vs. vineyard walk | Jordan Ruiz | Sep 4 | Not Started | Rain plan, Transport timing, Packing list | River float has an age/mobility constraint for two attendees. |
| Facilitation — internal or external | Priya Nair | Aug 30 | Complete | — | External facilitator booked for Thursday and Friday. |