Determine Technical Interventions and Next Tasks
Translate identified gaps into a concrete technical remediation plan, defining explicit next tasks, advisor interventions, or stage gate decisions. The founder assigns clear ownership, timeframes, and testing criteria for resolving each gap before progression. This establishes a decision-ready roadmap outlining whether to proceed, pivot technical strategy, or seek specialist technical support.
Completing this action converts diagnostic findings into an actionable execution plan and governance recommendation. It provides absolute clarity on whether to advance through the stage gate or trigger specific expert interventions.
A fully specified technical action plan detailing immediate task assignments, recommended expert advisor briefings, and defined criteria for re-evaluating the TRL stage gate. It must include explicit 'stop/go' conditions for the venture's next technical build cycle.
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 specific external specialist advice is required to overcome the technical barriers you cannot solve internally?
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Why does your proposed action plan prioritise this specific task over other immediate technical bottlenecks?
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What clear 'stop/go' criteria will determine whether the next technical validation milestone is successfully met?
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How will these recommended technical interventions update your overarching venture roadmap and budget?
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What linked venture tasks must be paused until this technical validation milestone is achieved?