Airport Project Decision Log
This is a practical guide to building a decision log for an airport project project — a record of the key decisions made, by whom and why, adapted to the realities of building or expanding airport facilities.
What a Decision Log is
A decision log is a record of the key decisions made, by whom and why. For the full concept and how it works in general, see Decision Log. On an airport project project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for an Airport Project project
Airport Project projects live or die on building or expanding airport facilities. A well-built decision log gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how airport project projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Decision
- Date and owner
- Rationale
- Alternatives considered
- Impact
Airport Project-specific considerations
Tailor the decision log to the risks that most often derail airport project projects:
- Operating-airport constraints
- Security and regulatory approval
- Phased delivery complexity
Example
On a real airport project project, the decision log would be shaped by building or expanding airport facilities. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — operating-airport constraints, security and regulatory approval, phased delivery complexity — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.