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Deliver75 min · v1.0

Implementation readiness decision

Original workshop design for pilot use. This format has not been validated for effectiveness.

Summary and decision

Make a documented release decision for each site or group.

Decision: Authorised sponsor decides proceed, proceed with conditions, stage or defer.

Preparation

  • Bring rehearsal results, open issues and operational acceptance evidence.
  • Agree non-negotiable release conditions with the responsible owners beforehand.

Audience

6-10 accountable owners: sponsor, FM, IT, HR, operations, change and employee representation.

Agenda

Agenda in minutes
#BlockMinutes
1Opening5
2Evidence10
3Exercise A20
4Break5
5Exercise B20
6Decisions15
Total75

Exercises A and B

Exercise A: Readiness by domain

  1. Review design, place, technology, policy, people capability, leadership, resources and measurement.
  2. Mark verified, conditional, blocked or unknown with evidence and an owner.
  3. Keep psychological readiness separate from technical acceptance.

Exercise B: Release decision record

  1. Examine each blocker and the credibility of its workaround.
  2. Record the decision for each affected site or group.
  3. Specify conditions, review date and rollback or contingency owner.

Worksheets

Worksheet A

Domain and release condition
Evidence and status
Unresolved dependency
Accountable owner

Worksheet B

Proceed, condition, stage or defer
Rationale and accepted residual risk
Conditions and verification deadline
Contingency and decision owner

Illustrative example

Illustrative, not a real case

  • Illustrative: one floor is ready but access testing fails for another.
  • The sponsor stages occupancy rather than averaging readiness across floors.
  • The affected group receives a clear interim arrangement.

Completion criteria

  • No critical condition is hidden in an average score.
  • The authorised decision-maker records the rationale.
  • Conditions have evidence owners and deadlines.

Follow-up

  • Communicate the decision and support arrangements to affected groups.
  • Schedule the first W14 clinic before launch.

Points of attention

  • A workshop does not replace technical or statutory acceptance by qualified owners.
  • Unknown status cannot silently become ready.

Workplace phase and change activities

Workplace: Deliver (phase in the Workplace method)

Change Management

  • Prepare

    Why this workshop helps: Leads to a documented decision: proceed, proceed with conditions, stage or defer.

    Adapting outside a workplace setting: Replace 'site' with the unit that changes, such as a team, region or process.

  • Activate

    Why this workshop helps: The release decision marks the start of use per group.

    Adapting outside a workplace setting: Replace 'site' with the unit that changes, such as a team, region or process.

These links and notes are editorial guidance of the Codex, not a new or validated template. The workshop text and files on this page are unchanged.

Planned sessions

No sessions are planned.

Sources and downloads

Sources

S02TheoryNot effectiveness evidence

Weiner (2009). A theory of organizational readiness for change

Why here: Informs the distinction between organisational readiness and technical acceptance. The readiness domains are our own design and are not the ORIC questionnaire; they give no validated score or norm. It does not validate this workshop.

Finding:
Shared commitment and confidence in collective capability are distinct aspects of readiness.
Limitation for workplace:
A conceptual theory, developed for collective implementation. A workshop conversation is not a validated readiness measure.
Reviewed 2026-10-02
S05Research guidanceNot effectiveness evidence

Skivington et al. (2021). A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions

Why here: Informs the choice to record conditions, review dates and contingency before release, so later evaluation stays interpretable. It does not validate this workshop.

Finding:
Context, programme theory, stakeholder involvement, uncertainty and iterative refinement belong throughout intervention development.
Limitation for workplace:
Guidance from health research informs our design. It does not validate this workplace workshop sequence.
Reviewed 2026-10-02

Downloads

Last reviewed: 2026-10-02