Eight universal readiness dimensions

Formal mandate, decision rights, accountable leadership, critical operating procedures and quality ownership.

Typical evidence: Establishment decisions, board constitution, appointment records, decision-rights matrices, approved SOPs.

The core delivery model, end-to-end processes, service definitions and the administrative backbone of daily operation.

Typical evidence: Process documentation, delivery matrices, operating calendars, administrative systems in live use.

Staffing plans, recruitment, core team availability, demonstrated competence and completed capacity building.

Typical evidence: Approved staffing plans, contracts, competency verifications, training records.

Physical spaces, utilities, safe flows of people and material, inclusive facilities and maintenance responsibility.

Typical evidence: Inspection and commissioning records, completion certificates, walkthroughs, maintenance plans.

Equipment aligned to the operating model, installation and commissioning, digital systems, licences and lifecycle plans.

Typical evidence: Acceptance records, equipment–competency mapping, licence registers, maintenance contracts.

Demand evidence, committed partners, formal agreements and the pathways that connect output to uptake.

Typical evidence: Signed MoUs and agreements, demand validation, partner capacity assessments, contribution plans.

Quantified launch budgets, confirmed funding sources, recurrent cost coverage and lifecycle financing.

Typical evidence: Budget models, funding matrices, financing approvals, scenario and mitigation plans.

Safety and safeguarding controls, regulatory compliance, emergency readiness, KPIs and the evidence system itself.

Typical evidence: Risk assessments, drill records, compliance matrices, indicator baselines, controlled evidence registers.