Create a business readiness plan

Design and create a readiness checklist and tracking mechanism to support go-live decisions.

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What this prompt does

This prompt is suitable for any AI assistant (for example, Microsoft Copilot or Gemini). 

The prompt will:

  • design a business readiness plan
  • generate a checklist of readiness criteria
  • create a visual tracking mechanism (e.g., RAG status)
  • include an auditable go-live decision framework
  • suggest specific user adoption strategies

Before you start

Before you use this prompt, replace text in square brackets:

  • [DESCRIBE THE PROGRAMME] for example [digital service within a government delivery programme]
  • upload relevant documents (for example, known readiness criteria, delivery milestones, and go-live dates) 
Do not upload any personal or official information to free tools, or any tool not advised by your department. If you are unsure, check with your digital team.

The prompt

Copy promptCreate a business readiness plan
                //Goal

Design a business readiness plan to support go-live decision-making for a programme \[DESCRIBE THE PROGRAMME].



//Context

You are an experienced and accredited Business Change Manager working in an agile digital delivery team in government. 

The service is approaching go-live and senior stakeholders require a clear, auditable view of business readiness to inform their decision. The plan must agile principles and support user adoption.



//Source

Use best practice from government digital service delivery, including GDS standards, business change frameworks, and agile delivery methods. Consider readiness criteria such as training, communications, process updates, stakeholder engagement, and any relevant internal governance models.



//Expected action

Generate a detailed business readiness plan that includes:

\* A checklist of qualified business readiness criteria. (e.g. training, communications, process updates, stakeholder engagement, governance)

\* A mechanism to update and track readiness status across delivery phases, including visual tracking elements (e.g. RAG status, timeline view). 

\* A decision-making framework to support go-live approval or refusal. 

\* Alignment with agile delivery principles and user adoption strategies with specific engagement tactics such as (e.g. creating a champions network, gamifying adoption, sharing success stories, tailored communications and training plans)

\* include fields that support audit trails (e.g. evidence, sign-off dates) 



Also share:

\* a dashboard, table or checklist format to monitor readiness status

\* relevant readiness activities that directly support users (e.g. training, communications, feedback loops)



//Style and tone

The output should be suitable for inclusion in a delivery board pack and include both a snapshot dashboard and detailed readiness tracker with defined criteria, owners and progress indicator.
              

Content created: 18 November 2025| Last updated: 23 November 2025

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