Live request control

Request Readiness Checklist

Use this working checklist from receipt through submission and institutional learning. Every requirement is a control; every supporting criterion is evidence that it has been met.

1Receive & Triage 2Clarify & Plan 3Task & Collect 4Synthesize & Build 5Review & Submit 6Follow Up & Learn

01Check visiblyTick only what the evidence proves.

02Stop at a gapAn unchecked box is a control signal.

03Resolve at sourceClarify, correct or return precisely.

04Move with confidenceAdvance only when the stage is clear.

Stage 1 of 6

Receive & Triage

0 / 8 Review the stage →

01Request logged in the Intake Log — same working day

Request ID assigned (EC-YYYY-###)Channel and requesting office recorded

02Deadline recorded exactly as stated

Date AND time capturedFriday half-day accounted for

03Named owner assigned — within one working day

04Track selected: fast · standard · complex

Stage 5 of 6

Review & Submit

0 / 7 Review the stage →

01Self-review completed against this checklist

02Cold read by an uninvolved peer

They could state the ask and the recommendation after one read

03Red-team pass done against the Top 12 return reasons

04Fact-check pass: entity names, titles and dates verified

05Leadership sign-off recorded — audit trail complete

06Submitted early through the official channel; receipt confirmed

Stage 6 of 6

Follow Up & Learn

0 / 5 Review the stage →

01Owner reachable during the post-submission query window

02Queries and returns answered fast; root cause coded against the Top 12

0315-minute debrief held; lessons log updated

04Knowledge base fed

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Final gate

All six stages complete? The request is controlled, submitted and closed with its learning captured.

The checklist is not paperwork. It is the visible evidence that the request is controlled.