# Escalate a project risk with a decision request

Illustrative planning brief; no automatic product import.

Illustrative case: a required reviewer may be unavailable during the planned acceptance window. The work is progressing, but delivery timing is at risk.

## Decision

Choose an authorized alternate reviewer or adjust the commitment before the acceptance window closes.

## Owned work

- Describe the risk trigger
  - Owner role: Delivery owner
  - Acceptance evidence: The brief states that the planned review window may have no available reviewer.
- Present the tradeoff
  - Owner role: Team lead
  - Acceptance evidence: The request compares an approved alternate reviewer with a revised acceptance date.
- Record the decision and check
  - Owner role: Commitment owner
  - Acceptance evidence: The chosen route, responsible owner and availability recheck are documented.

## Workflow

1. State the condition that would turn the risk into a delivery problem.
2. Offer feasible options and explain what each changes.
3. Ask the authorized owner for a decision and set a recheck tied to the trigger.

## Judgment

Use observed uncertainty, not invented probability scores. Do not escalate routine work as an incident without evidence.


## Filled illustrative decision

The invented reviewer is unavailable during the acceptance window. The lead presents two choices: use an explicitly authorized substitute or move the commitment. The decision owner confirms a substitute who receives the same evidence packet. The schedule risk closes only after that person acknowledges the review obligation.


## Workflow questions

### How is a risk different from a blocker?

A risk may become a problem; a blocker already prevents a specific step. State which condition applies so the response fits.

### What if we have no viable alternative?

Ask for a decision on scope or date and state the consequence. An escalation is still useful when it makes an unavoidable tradeoff explicit.

## Product connection

Carry the risk trigger, consequence and requested decision into the relevant TeamBoostAI work discussion.

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