What to check before signing anything, and what can wait.
Ask around and you will get a different answer every time, so here is the short version.
What to check first
The exceptions matter more than the rule, and there are three of them. The practical effect is easier to see in a single example than in a summary.
What actually changed
There is a deadline involved, and missing it costs more than the difference. The figures move about, but the direction has been the same for three years.
Where to go from here
There is a deadline involved, and missing it costs more than the difference. The exceptions matter more than the rule, and there are three of them.
It rewards a little attention now and punishes leaving it to next year.