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Test strategic stopping criteria

Set strategic initiative stopping criteria in Proforma. Define evidence, guardrails and review dates for continuing, revising or stopping a proposed effort.

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Prepare stopping and revision criteria for [initiative] using [hypothesis], [budget] and [milestones]. Define observable conditions for continuing, revising, pausing or stopping, including evidence quality and relevant guardrails. Separate leading indicators from outcomes and explain what each threshold can support. Keep a review date and accountable decision owner. Propose criteria before new execution; do not retroactively redefine success to fit an observed result.

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Method and review

Keep the assumptions visible.

Compare initiatives using explicit criteria and evidence from supplied records. Show tradeoffs, owners and missing information rather than inventing a strategic recommendation.

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The sponsor should approve criteria before the next test and record exceptions rather than changing them silently.

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  • Documented initiative hypothesis and constraints
  • Identified sponsor and decision authority

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