Point of No Return Identification
“Point of No Return Identification” is a short 30-minute practice from Zayenha Practice in the Administrative domain. Identify when the project becomes uncancelable — decide before, not after. It draws on Decisive / Stage-Gate Process. You can read its goal and first step for free; the full practice with every step and the interactive part comes with Plus.
Identify when the project becomes uncancelable — decide before, not after.
Goal
Prevent "gradual commitment" that makes stopping costly past a certain point.
Steps
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Draw the project timeline.
Expected Outcome
Evidence base
School: Decisive / Stage-Gate Process
Founders: Chip Heath · Dan Heath · Robert Cooper (2013)
Heath Brothers — Decisive (2013) "Ooch, Tripwire" chapter; Robert Cooper's Stage-Gate (1986) — go/kill before each phase.
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