The Rollout Review Cadence

A rollout without a review cadence is a rollout that discovers problems only when they are large enough to be undeniable. By that point, the cost of correction is significantly higher than the cost of early detection would have been.

The cadence has three rhythms: weekly operational, monthly strategic, quarterly transformational.

{
  "reviewCadence": {
    "weekly": {
      "purpose": "Operational health — catch blockers before they compound",
      "duration": "30 minutes",
      "participants": "Change manager, pilot champions, technical lead",
      "agenda": [
        "Adoption metrics vs. prior week: trend and anomalies",
        "Active blockers: who are they, what is the intervention status",
        "Champion network health: are champions engaged and advocating",
        "Support ticket themes: what are people struggling with",
        "Next week priorities"
      ],
      "output": "Blocker list with owners and target resolution dates"
    },
    "monthly": {
      "purpose": "Strategic health — assess phase readiness and stakeholder posture",
      "duration": "60 minutes",
      "participants": "Change manager, Executive Sponsor, team leads, technical lead",
      "agenda": [
        "Phase adoption metrics vs. target: are we on track for phase gate",
        "Stakeholder sentiment: champion network status, blocker status",
        "Phase gate readiness: which criteria are met, which need work",
        "Communication plan review: is the right message reaching the right people",
        "Budget and resource status: are we on track"
      ],
      "output": "Phase readiness assessment, stakeholder intervention priorities"
    },
    "quarterly": {
      "purpose": "Transformation measurement — are we actually changing how we work",
      "duration": "90 minutes",
      "participants": "Executive team, change manager, department heads",
      "agenda": [
        "Transformation metrics vs. pre-deployment baseline",
        "Workflow change evidence: before and after documentation",
        "Leading indicator trends: predicting next quarter outcomes",
        "Lagging indicator emergence: first cost and productivity data",
        "Phase Three readiness: broad adoption criteria assessment",
        "Next quarter investment and priority"
      ],
      "output": "Transformation progress report, board-ready summary"
    }
  }
}