Review Gate Approval
Version 1.3 
May 30, 2008

The Review Gate Approval facilitates agency head assessment and approval of whether a project is ready to proceed to the next review gate. Each review gate contains a set of key questions that must be answered by the agency head. The agency head approves the review gate based on business outcomes supported by project evidence. The review gate approval process considers:

• verification of approved deliverables
• assessment of key questions
• assessment of open issues

The Framework includes the Review Gate Approval Instructions. A Review Gate Approval Template is provided for each review gate. The Review Gate Approval Instructions provide guidance for completing all of the templates.

Download the documents:

Information about file formats.

• Review Gate Approval Instructions – PDF (119 KB)
• Business Justification Review Gate Approval Template – DOC (117 KB)
• Project Planning Review Gate Approval Template – DOC (121 KB)
• Solicitation and Contracting Review Gate Approval Template – DOC (120 KB)
• Project Implementation Review Gate Approval Template – DOC (116 KB)
• Benefits Realization Review Gate Approval Template – DOC (112 KB)