I would like to discuss a task similar to “A proposal is requested, but the decision-maker is unknown”

A possible distinction: The approver is known, but not involved.

Possible first output: A stakeholder and approval gap note, with questions for the next meeting.

I would like to check whether this first step fits our task and discuss terms for further work.

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