Governance Pack Readiness Check

This check will not tell you whether your pack is well written. It will tell you whether it is likely to help a senior person make a decision.

This is a structured self-diagnostic, not an automated document review. It does not ask you to upload your pack or share confidential project information. Instead, it tests your pack against the decision points that usually matter most in senior governance: clarity of ask, option logic, evidence, assumptions, benefits, risks, assurance and sponsor usefulness.

Does the pack make the decision being requested clear?

A decision-ready pack should make clear what is being approved, deferred, rejected or conditionally progressed.

Does it explain what approval would actually unlock?

For example: mobilisation, funding for the next stage, resourcing, procurement activity, delivery start or a controlled discovery phase.

Does the pack explain why the recommended option is preferred over realistic alternatives?

This should test whether the preferred answer has genuinely been challenged, not just dressed in formal language.

Does it separate the solution choice from the delivery approach?

A phased rollout, agile delivery, PRINCE2, PM² or hybrid method is not a solution option. It is a way of delivering the chosen option.

Are the claimed benefits linked to baselines, measures and ownership?

Benefits without baselines are still hypotheses. That may be acceptable, but the pack should say so clearly.

Are the material assumptions visible and actively managed?

Not a generic assumptions list. The question is whether the assumptions carrying the case are obvious enough to challenge.

Are the main risks framed as management choices, not just register entries?

The pack should show what needs to be controlled, who owns it, and what evidence would prove control is working.

Does the pack explain what evidence is needed before the next decision gate?

This is where reporting becomes decision confidence. The pack should say what must be proven next.

Would the pack help a sponsor own the decision, not just review the paperwork?

Good governance material should sharpen the ask, expose the uncertainty and make the next decision easier to hold.

Does the plan give enough confidence on sequencing, resources, dependencies and constraints?

This does not need to be a full delivery plan. It does need to make the next stage credible.

Is the funding position clear enough for the decision being requested?

The pack should distinguish approved funding, indicative planning envelope, assumptions and next-stage financial validation.

If AI, automation or decision support is involved, does the pack cover data, explainability, human oversight, auditability and monitoring?

Select Not applicable if there is no AI, automation or decision-support component.