Phase 03
Commit
Commit compares expected cost, expected value, risk, and confidence before choosing whether to move forward.
Read the workflow from top to bottom. Each column shows the role leading that step.
Product
Engineering
Operations
Director
Summarizes the requirement set, expected value, and scope.
Estimates delivery effort, dependencies, and delivery risk.
Estimates run cost, support needs, and readiness work.
Builds the cost and benefit case.
Commit, pause, or stop?
Confirms the committed requirement set for Build.
Prepares requirement detail and task planning.
Records
- Business Case
- Requirement
- Cost Baseline
- Cost Estimate
- Benefit Estimate
- Risk
- Decision
Important choices
- Is the cost and benefit case clear enough?
- Is the risk acceptable?
- Should the work commit, pause, or stop?
Handoff
Commit ends with a clear decision and a requirement set that can move into Build.