Decision Governance Framework: A New Management Discipline for Organisational Decision Systems

The Decision Governance Framework introduces a structured approach to the governance of organisational decision systems. While modern organisations invest heavily in strategy, technology, and data infrastructure, the processes by which decisions are structured, routed, evaluated, and learned from often remain fragmented and weakly formalised. This publication presents the canonical model of the Decision Governance Framework (v7). The framework includes: (1) three foundational laws of decision systems and the Governance Paradox; (2) the Decision Flow Loop — a seven-node canonical model representing the full lifecycle of organisational decisions; (3) a twelve-type decision taxonomy derived from first principles; (4) a formal decision routing model; (5) the Decision Quality Index (DQI), a composite metric designed to evaluate decision process quality, accompanied by a validation protocol based on Bayesian recalibration; (6) the Decision System Equation linking governance quality and decision velocity to organisational performance; and (7) a five-level Decision Capability Maturity Model with a practical implementation methodology. The framework is designed for enterprise environments and addresses emerging governance requirements related to decision traceability, human oversight, and documentation of AI-assisted decision processes. Unlike traditional process or AI governance frameworks, Decision Governance treats decisions themselves as the primary unit of organisational analysis, enabling organisations to make decision processes observable, routable, auditable, and continuously improvable. This record includes the following materials: the Decision Governance Framework White Paper, the canonical framework reference document (v7), the Decision Flow Loop diagram, and the Decision Routing Map.