Prepare a situation briefing, compare options and make a decision as the Owner. If the Facilitator challenges a departure from the P-DRIVEN process, explain and record how you respond.
In the planned Owner Decision Lab, work with your own organisational situation or an example crisis case. Prepare a situation briefing, compare options and make a decision. Clarify the objectives and authority in the case and assess the consequences for other roles.
Then address a Facilitator objection to a process deviation. Record your response under the P-DRIVEN procedure and revise the decision proposal where required. The substantive decision remains with the Owner when the Facilitator intervenes in the process.
In the case, the Owner wants to decide an action without the prescribed Board assessment. Respond to the objection and document the prescribed route: repeat the step or override the veto with reasons.
What you will work on
Prepare a situation briefing with decision-relevant uncertainties
Connect options and objectives in a decision
You correct a substantively plausible decision reached through a flawed process.
Who it is for
Prospective P-DRIVEN Owners
Leaders with crisis decision-making authority
Practitioners preparing for the Owner role
Topics
Owner mandate and decision authority
Situation briefing and evaluation
Options comparison and objective definition
Facilitator objection and recorded response
Variation, observation questions and revision
Your result
Take away your situation briefing, options comparison, decision and implementation assignment, along with your recorded response to a Facilitator objection.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of P-DRIVEN roles and sequence. Real decisions require the relevant organisational authority; the exercise case can be completed without that authority.
Format and approach
Planned preparation of 4–6 hours; observed role practice is a separate offering. The lab develops the Owner role and does not create an additional qualification level or a standalone certification.
Planned learning time: 4–6 hours of preparation; observed role practice separate
Guide a team through a P-DRIVEN cycle while the Owner makes the substantive decisions. In observed exercises, you receive feedback and improve your approach. Practical assessment, oral review and accepted references are separate requirements for the qualification.
Prepare your role in a P-DRIVEN cycle, from activation through decisions to handover. Define what you contribute, the authority you have and how you respond when the situation changes.
When preparing a crisis exercise, you need to decide who makes substantive decisions and who guides the process. P-DRIVEN Foundation introduces four phases and 16 steps. Assign the roles for a case and prepare an initial exercise.