Way by Ask The W
A decision log tool that checks whether each decision worked.
Way by Ask The W is a decision log tool for teams of people and agents. Each decision keeps its options, evidence, and reasons. Way suggests decisions from the project's sources, such as notes, files, and recorded calls. After the work ships, Way asks whether the decision worked, and a decision that did not work reopens with its other options.
How Way keeps the log
Way keeps the decision log as part of the work.
Way suggests decisions from updates.
Way reads the project's sources, such as GitHub repositories, web pages, pasted notes, and uploaded files that include recorded calls, and suggests the decisions they point to. A person adds a suggestion to the log, edits it, or skips it.
Every decision keeps its reasons.
Each decision keeps the options that were considered, the evidence, and the reasons for the choice, so anyone who joins later can see why.
The log lives on one page.
Recorded decisions sit together on the Decisions page. You can search them and sort them by outcome or by date.
Way checks whether each decision worked.
After the work ships, Way asks whether the decision worked. If the answer is No, the decision reopens with its other options.
Questions about keeping a decision log
- What is a decision log?
- A decision log is a running record of the decisions a team makes. Each entry says what was decided, which options were considered, the evidence, and the reasons. A useful log also records whether the decision worked, so the team can learn from past calls.
- What should a product decision log include?
- Each entry should name the decision, the options, the evidence, and the reasons for the choice. Way adds a check on whether the decision worked after the work ships, so the log shows results as well as choices.
- What is the difference between a decision log and a decision record?
- A decision record describes one decision in full. A decision log is the list of those records over time. In Way, each decision has its own page, and the Decisions page lists them all.
- Can AI agents add decisions to the log?
- A connected AI app or coding agent can record a decision when a person asks it to. Decisions that Way suggests from updates wait for a person to add them to the log.
- How much does Way cost?
- Way is included in Ask The W. Ask The W is $20 a person each month. You pay for the work your agents deliver, at one listed price per job. Viewers stay free.
Get started
Every decision your team makes can stay on record with its reasons.
Create an Ask The W account and start your first project. If you would rather see it first, our team will walk you through it.