Define the criteria
Identify the conditions that matter for this decision: people, procedures, systems, assets, knowledge, permissions and work-specific requirements.
HOW WE HELP
You need to know if it is ready.
Make the decision depend on evidence.
A date in a schedule is not proof that an operation is ready. Creation Train defines what must be in place, how it will be demonstrated and who has the authority to accept the remaining risk. That gives a review something firmer to work with than confidence or percentage complete.
This may sound familiar.
- A team reports that it is ready, but the acceptance criteria are unclear.
- Different workstreams use different meanings of complete.
- A launch or handover depends on unresolved assumptions or untested controls.
THE WORK
Connect criteria to evidence
Specify the evidence, its owner and how it will be checked. Keep forecast completion separate from verified status and record unresolved items explicitly.
Support the decision
Bring the findings, dependencies and residual risks into a review. Establish who can accept an exception and how the decision and follow-up actions will be recorded.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Agreed outputs.
The engagement defines which of these are needed, their scope and how they will be reviewed.
- Readiness criteria and evidence matrix
- Readiness review pack
- Gap and assumption registers
- Risk and escalation arrangements
- Decision record and follow-up actions
Relevant experience.
Hannah McKeand’s operational experience includes developing a full station risk register, standard operating procedures and deployment response plans. This work required connecting documented controls with the needs of the operation.
Selected experience ↗THE TOOLKIT BEHIND THE WORK
More about this capability ↗CONTACT CREATION TRAIN
What needs to happen?
Tell us about the work, the constraints and the deadline.