Defer Commitment (Last Responsible Moment)
Category: Lean Principles
Principle Intent
Delay irreversible decisions until the last responsible moment—when the most information is available and the cost of change is still acceptable.
How to Apply This Principle
This principle is part of the Entrowise Principles Library and is used in the PPA Method to diagnose recurring delivery problems and develop principle-aligned actions. When this principle is violated, delivery teams often experience recurring symptoms that resist solution because the root cause—the violated principle—is never addressed directly.