Objective: Develop decision statements that address the concerns highlighted in the problem statement.
* State the decision
* Categorize multiple decisions
* State the actions or outcomes that could results
* Identify the Principal Study Questions
* Define Alternative Actions
* Formulate the Decision Statement
* A statement of the decision that must be resolved using data
* A list of possible actions or outcomes that would result from each resolution of the decision statement
It is possible that more than one decision is needed i.e. "are the contamination levels below Regulatory control levels AND is the activity content acceptable for free from regulatory concern?" It is acceptable to include a do nothing option.