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DEAL-DESK-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Approval Brief Quick Reference

Recall the minimum prompts for a decision-ready deal approval brief.

SBAR What does SBAR force into an approval brief? Use it before escalating. RACI or DACI for this approval? Use RACI for durable process ownership and DACI for a specific decision sprint. Can you just send the thread to the approver? Your line I can send the source thread as backup, but the approver needs a decision brief first: situation, assessment, and exact recommendation. Forwarding raw context and making the approver reconstruct the decision. It preserves transparency while protecting the approver's attention and the quality of the decision. What makes a recommendation auditable? Specific approved terms, rejected terms, required conditions,…

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