# BA-T01 — Business intent and scope

Adrian Sutherland · Version 1.0 · Refreshed September 2026

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Use the fields that help your decision. Map them into existing records where useful.

## Decision and owner

- Decision needed: [fill]
- Business owner and acceptance authority: [fill]
- People and services affected: [fill]

## Purpose and scope

- Intended outcome and identifier: [fill]
- Current situation: [fill]
- Included / outside scope / escalation: [fill]
- Principles, constraints and relevant rules: [fill]
- Assumptions and unresolved questions: [fill]

## Judging the work and the result

- Method effort: decision time, waiting, review and rework to observe: [fill]
- Service quality: development, support, change and useful-life questions: [fill]
- Measures, baseline availability and acceptance criteria to agree: [fill]
- Observation owner and review trigger: [fill]

## Methodology configuration

- Existing records and terms that carry this information: [fill]
- Concerns combined or split: [fill]
- Activities, stages or reviews where this information is used: [fill]

## History and handover

- Record version, date, status and approving person: [fill]
- Related architecture / change records: [fill]
- What would reopen the purpose or scope: [fill]