Let's play a game of pretend.
The year is 2367 and we are the command staff of the Galactic Terran Vasudan Navy, reporting only to the GTVA general assembly and security council. All the jump nodes going to Capella have been sealed, and the system's star has gone supernova. Luckily, most vessels in system managed to escape, including the Colossus. The Colossus, however, sustained heavy damage and will be undergoing repairs for the month. During the repairs, the vessel will essentially be stripped down bare, so if there is ever a time to do modifications to its armament, armor, reactors, heat management systems, sensor, etc, now will be the best time to do so for the next few years. Or not, we could decide to scrap it.
Unfortunately, the GTVA Security Council having funded the Colossus program wants to check in on what we're doing, and ultimately they may choose to override your choices. Remember: you're responsible for the military and report to the government, they're responsible for you and report to the people. We need to prepare a report briefly summarizing our findings on the following subjects:
0) What kind of fleet remains from the second shivan incursion? What is the current status of our Navy?
1) What kinds of threats should the Colossus refit be expected to handle?
2) What kinds of missions will the Colossus undertake?
3) What kind of service life should to Colossus refit be expected to have before decommissioning/another refit?
4) What kinds of vessels will be in the Colossus's battlegroup?
5) What kind of armament are you putting on the vessel?
and so on and so forth
Bear in mind that the Security Council is busy dealing with the refugees from Capella and the fallout from the NTF Rebellion, not to mention that almost none of them are particularly well versed in the more finer aspects of space warfare and spacecraft development, so it should suffice to keep our report general and non-technical.