Aren't board minutes legally sufficient as a decision record?

Minutes satisfy a corporate-law requirement but rarely satisfy an internal-control requirement. SOX §404 and COSO 2013 expect contemporaneous evidence of who approved what, why, and how follow-through was tracked — which structured workflow records support and prose minutes typically do not.

What is the difference between a meeting minute and a decision log?

Minutes describe the discussion. A decision log captures the decision as a structured record — identifier, owner, due date, rationale, related controls or policies — that can be queried, reported on, and audited. PMI PMBOK 7 and ISO 21502:2020 treat them as separate artefacts.

Do small organisations need this level of structure?

It depends on regulatory exposure. A privately held service firm may not need SOX-grade evidence, but ISO 37000:2021 still recommends that any organisation's governing body ensure decisions are recorded for accountability. The cost of structure is far lower than the cost of reconstructing a decision under regulatory or commercial dispute.

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