Evaluate Outcomes and Map Next Support Pathway
Assess team outputs against completion criteria to determine whether each venture should progress, pivot, re-test, or be stopped. Formulate clear, tailored next tasks and support pathways for ventures cleared for further development.
Conducting this review delivers a definitive, decision-ready recommendation on the venture's future to corporate stakeholders. It ensures corporate venture capital and resources are allocated strictly to high-potential, evidence-backed initiatives.
Produce a formal progression scorecard and strategic recommendation memo for each venture, detailing whether to proceed, pivot, or terminate. A detailed action plan for the immediate next stage gate must be attached to progressing projects.
Five questions an expert would ask when reviewing your output
Use these to challenge assumptions, pressure-test your logic, and check the quality of this action's output in the context of the parent task and wider venture development.
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What clear, non-negotiable metric was used to decide whether this venture should progress, pivot, or stop?
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If the recommendation is to progress, what critical assumptions must be validated before funding the next stage?
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How will you manage executive disappointment if a high-profile internal project is recommended for termination?
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What specific next task in the venture-building programme is scheduled, and why is it the logical next step?
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How does this final decision update the overall corporate innovation portfolio strategy?