feasibilitywhether

Feasibilitywhether is a neologism used to describe a dual-part evaluation framework that combines a feasibility assessment with an explicit "whether" decision question. The term is not widely adopted in standard project management or governance literature, but it appears in discussions that emphasize separating the technical viability of an option from the decision of whether to pursue it under given constraints. It frames decisions with two components: (1) feasibility—whether a proposed solution is technically, economically, legally, and operationally viable; (2) whether the solution satisfies higher-level criteria, such as strategic alignment, risk tolerance, and resource availability. The "whether" question is used to express conditional options, e.g., "whether to proceed given budget constraints" or "whether the design meets safety requirements." The term emerged in informal governance and requirements communities as a way to remind teams to address both feasibility and decision criteria early in the planning process. It aligns with practice in feasibility studies and option appraisal but with explicit phrasing to separate a "can we do this?" question from a "should we do this?" question. It complements standard feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and decision analysis. It should not replace established methods but rather be used as a clarifying framing. Because "feasibilitywhether" is not standardized, its meaning can vary; teams should define the scope and decision criteria when using the term. See also: feasibility study; decision analysis; requirements engineering; option appraisal.