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Sustainment & Continuous Improvement Governance Checklist

An actionable, fillable governance checklist to ensure improvement projects are resourced for sustainment. Collects owners, acceptance criteria, performance gates, audit cadence, coaching plans, escalation triggers, and sustainment KPIs so teams can hand back to operations with evidence and a repeatable sustainment plan.

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Sustainment & Continuous Improvement Governance Checklist

Turn short-term improvement wins into sustained operational capability. Use this checklist to confirm governance roles, documented handback criteria, daily management routines, audit cadence, coaching plans, and escalation paths are in place before handing an improvement to operations. Save a response for each improvement so teams have evidence and a repeatable handback process.

Short name or ID for the project
Where the improvement applies
Name or role accountable for overall sustainment
Person who will own the process after handback
Name of coach or SME supporting sustainment
Are SOPs, checklists, control plans and ownership documented?
Has required training and competency assessment been completed?
Paste links or document names (SOPs, checklists, control plans, training records)
Select the KPIs the governance board will track
Define numeric targets, tolerance bands, or acceptance gates for each KPI
Number of consecutive days KPIs met targets during pilot/validation
Which gate has the project passed?
Are daily huddles, visual boards, escalation triggers and ownership in place?
Select the audit / review frequency to confirm sustainment
Describe coaching frequency, coaches, topics and competency checks
Percent change in a KPI that should trigger escalation (e.g. 10)
Who to notify, steps, and time expectations when regression occurs
YYYY-MM-DD
Short description of what evidence supports a safe handback (e.g., training complete, audit results, control plan in place)
Document remaining risks and how they will be monitored or mitigated
Any extra context or requests for the governance board
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