Run a go/no-go readiness review before launch
A readiness scorecard and meeting script that turns launch evidence into a clear go, conditional go, or no-go call.
The prompt
Help me run a go/no-go readiness review for a launch.
What is launching and when: [DETAILS]
Readiness evidence I have: [PASTE test results, open defects by severity, training completion, support readiness, data checks, sign-offs]
Who decides: [NAMES or roles with decision rights]
Cost of delaying: [what a slip would cost or affect]
Cost of a bad launch: [customer, financial, regulatory, or reputational impact]
Assess readiness across these areas (skip any that do not apply, add any that are missing):
- Product or solution quality (open defects, test coverage, performance)
- Operational readiness (support, runbooks, monitoring, on-call)
- People readiness (training, communications, change impact)
- Data and integrations
- Legal, security, and compliance sign-offs
- Business readiness (processes, approvals, go-to-market)
- Rollback ability
For each area, rate it green / amber / red based only on the evidence I gave. Where evidence is missing, say "no evidence" rather than assuming it is fine.
Return:
1. A readiness scorecard: area | rating | evidence | gap | owner to close.
2. My recommendation: go, conditional go (with conditions and deadlines), or no-go - and the reasoning.
3. Any must-fix items that should block launch regardless of pressure.
4. A 30-minute go/no-go meeting script, including how to record dissent.
5. The decision record template to send afterward.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- NAMES or roles with decision rights
- what a slip would cost or affect
- customer, financial, regulatory, or reputational impact
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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