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The frameworks

Written communication

Escalation email

Escalate on paper, where tone cannot soften it and there is no chance to clarify.

Escalating in writing.

Message · Application framework · No. 178

The shape

  1. Issue
  2. Impact
  3. Actions taken
  4. Options
  5. Recommendation
  6. Required support

A worked example

The vendor has not delivered the API build. This puts Friday testing at risk. We have followed up twice. We can wait or use a temporary mock. I recommend the mock. Please approve the additional developer allocation.

Mostly serves Message, and reaches into Intent.

A framework tells you what shape the answer takes. It cannot tell you whether shape is what you are short of, and for most people it is not. Which one is yours, and whether a framework is the right instrument at all, is what a Discovery Call is for.

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