Recommendation Validation Checklist Prompt

Before we present our final recommendations to the [PASTE: client]] executive team, I want to stress-test them thoroughly. Create a recommendation validation checklist that ensures our advice is sound, defensible, and addresses the client's real concerns.

Include: (1) Financial soundness – have we quantified cost, savings, payback period? Sensitivity analysis for key assumptions? What breaks if volume is 20% lower? (2) Operational feasibility – is this realistic with their current capabilities and budget? Do they have the skill or discipline to execute? (3) Risk acknowledgment – what could go wrong? How severe? What's our mitigation or containment plan? (4) Competitive alignment – does this match or exceed what competitors are doing? Are we positioning them for advantage? (5) Executive alignment – have we tested this with the sponsor and key stakeholders? Are there hidden objections we're unaware of? (6) Implementation readiness – do they have the budget, people, and governance structure in place? What's missing?

Provide a sample filled-in checklist and talking points for discussing gaps with the client before the presentation. Make it a forcing function to catch problems early.