Execution readiness

Using the assessment

Turn answers into decisions.

Use this strategy execution assessment when the direction is agreed but the commitments needed to deliver it are still unclear. Review one initiative, investment or proposed release at a time.

Bring the people who can resolve the gaps.

Include the executive sponsor, the operating owner, a person who controls the required resources and someone close to the affected work. If their answers differ, record the disagreement and the evidence needed to resolve it.

Support each answer with evidence.

A clear answer should point to an agreed decision, resource allocation or working arrangement. A partly clear answer identifies what is settled and what remains open. Use unresolved when the decision has not been made, ownership is disputed or the supporting evidence is missing.

Leave with an owner and a next step.

The result is a discussion agenda, not a numerical score or permission to proceed. For each open question, name who will resolve it, what evidence they need and when leadership must decide. Revisit the assessment when the scope, resources or operating conditions change.

For example, a delivery team may understand the work while the manager providing a specialist has not agreed the allocation. The next step is a capacity decision with that manager, not a higher readiness rating.

Use the executive decision record template to capture the resulting commitment, or explore management consulting support for strategy execution when the decision crosses teams or competing priorities.