Commitment Governance Academy
Foundational education on why decisions fail, how governance prevents failure, and what defensible commitment looks like. Nine courses across three domains.
The Commitment Governance Academy teaches why Commitment Governance is needed — before any product walkthrough. Three domains, nine courses, designed for executives, boards, PE practitioners, and internal consultants.
Audience Paths
Choose the path that matches your role.
| Path | Role | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Prospect | Evaluating Deciding.org | 1.1 → 1.2 → 3.1 |
| PE / Board | Governance and fiduciary focus | 3.1 → 3.2 → 2.1 → 2.2 → 2.3 → 3.3 |
| Operations | Execution and implementation | 1.1 → 2.1 → 2.2 → 2.3 |
| Consultant | Teaching the methodology | All 9 in sequence |
Domain 1: Decision Quality
Why decisions fail before they're made.
1.1 — The Anatomy of Poor Decisions
The four patterns of decision failure: misframing, hidden assumptions, buried tradeoffs, unclear handoff. 15–20 min · Intro
1.2 — Decision Debt: The Hidden Tax
The economic cost of premature certainty across M&A, transformation, and capital allocation. 20–25 min · Intro
1.3 — Why Speed Kills
How generic AI accelerates poor decision formation — and why fluency is not understanding. 18–22 min · Intro/Intermediate
Domain 2: Execution Excellence
From decision to delivery.
2.1 — Where Execution Actually Fails
Most execution failures start in decision formation. The handoff gap and what gets lost in translation. 15–18 min · Intro
2.2 — The Governed Commitment Artifact
The three-part artifact (Frame, Plan, DIR) and why governed documentation is different from narrative documentation. 22–28 min · Intermediate
2.3 — Handoff That Works
A full PE case study: IC decision → execution plan → governance cadence → LP defensibility. 25–30 min · Intermediate/Advanced
Domain 3: Legal & Compliance Risk
Board liability and defensible governance.
3.1 — The Board's New Liability
Delaware duty of care now covers decision process, not just outcomes. Boeing as precedent. 20–25 min · Intro
3.2 — Building the Defensible Record
What to keep, what not to keep, and why ephemeral deliberation protects both candor and legal defensibility. 22–27 min · Intermediate
3.3 — Governance Architecture for Boards
Pre-commitment intelligence, stress-testing, commitment records, and customer-operated artifact custody. 28–35 min · Advanced
Consultant preparation
Completing all nine courses provides the conceptual foundation for a future consultant practicum and assessment. It does not currently issue a credential or authorize certification claims.