Universal Framework – Gateway Capability

How well does your business stack up against the “Universal” gateway tests of capability?

1. Strategy & Direction
   Metric: % of strategic objectives with a named owner and tracked outcomes – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational process exist for establishing, prioritising, and assigning strategic objectives?
2. Decision-Making Quality
   Metric: Decision reversal or rework rate – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational decision-making framework exist (authority levels, criteria, escalation)?
3. Risk & Resilience
   Metric: % of critical risks with treatments that reduce risk to target – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational process exist for identifying, assessing, and managing risks?
4. Execution & Control
   Metric: On-time, on-budget delivery rate for material initiatives – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational framework exist for planning, governing, and controlling delivery of material initiatives?
5. People Leadership
   Metric: Voluntary turnover in critical roles – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational framework exist for managing critical roles, capability, and succession?
6. Learning & Improvement
   Metric: Repeat incidents or repeat failures – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Does a defined organisational process exist for learning from incidents, failures, and reviews?
7. Governance & Accountability
   Metric: % of material issues closed on time (audit, reviews, incidents) – Evidence
   E1 – Exists (Gateway Evidence)
   Do defined governance roles, accountabilities, and issue management processes exist?