NOyet
NOyet is a hypothetical concept and platform aimed at organizing and tracking decisions or ideas that are intentionally deferred rather than rejected or acted upon immediately. It provides a lightweight mechanism for capturing context, rationale, and conditions that could later trigger review or escalation, thereby reducing premature commitments.
The name combines Not Yet, signaling deferral, and is sometimes stylized as NOyet in product documentation.
NOyet originated in software product management and organizational governance discussions in the late 2010s. Early practice
Core features commonly include a lightweight data model for items, with fields such as title, summary, rationale,
Usage typically follows capturing an idea or decision in the Not Yet state, documenting context and criteria
Reception is mixed. Proponents credit the approach with reducing rushed commitments and clarifying governance; critics warn