Framework F103: Feasibility Assessment and Decision-Making Framework

Make confident Go/No-Go decisions by integrating all feasibility pillars into one structured, strategic lens

Every high-stakes innovation project hits a moment of truth: move forward, pause, or pivot? Most teams default to gut feel, political pressure, or momentum—without structured validation. That’s why so many launches fail after they’re funded.

This framework transforms fragmented feasibility efforts into a unified, evidence-based decision system. It ensures leadership evaluates technical, market, commercial, economic, legal, and operational feasibility in one integrated view—so Go/No-Go decisions are confident, clear, and defendable​.

What You Will Achieve With This Framework

✔ Score every feasibility pillar (Confidence Level 1–5) using real validation—not opinion
✔ Assess Risk Severity (Low/Medium/High) based on impact, not just probability
✔ Visualize feasibility gaps and risk clusters with clarity​
✔ Use Action Recommendations to reinforce, pause, or proceed with confidence
✔ Make a final Go / No-Go / Revise decision that’s documented, aligned, and evidence-based

Who This Is For

  • Founders preparing to scale or raise

  • Innovation leads managing multi-phase commercialization

  • Corporate strategy teams gating internal investments

  • PMs and product leaders at MVP, GTM, or relaunch milestones

When to Use It

Use this framework when:

  • You’ve completed feasibility assessments across multiple dimensions

  • Your team needs a clear, structured Go/No-Go decision before committing resources

  • You’re about to launch, fund, or scale and need defensibility with investors or execs

  • You’re aligning cross-functional stakeholders and want a single scorecard for clarity

What This Framework Replaces

✘ Unstructured go/no-go decisions based on optimism or pressure
✘ Siloed feasibility work with no integration or final decision logic
✘ Missed red flags that derail launches post-investment
✘ Postmortems that say, “We should’ve seen this coming”

How It Fits Into Your Innovation Process

Use this after all individual feasibility assessments (F097–F102). It’s the final integration and decision layer that protects your roadmap, reputation, and runway.

Framework Sections

1. Confidence Scoring (1–5)

  • Based on structured validation (customers, compliance, system tests, etc.)

  • 5 = fully validated, 1 = no validation or high uncertainty​

2. Risk Severity Mapping (Low/Medium/High)

  • Based on impact, not just likelihood

  • High = potential project-killer if unaddressed

3. Comments & Key Evidence

  • Capture validation proof: traction, stress-tests, legal sign-offs, etc.

  • Prevents “score inflation” based on good feelings

4. Action Recommendations

  • Choose: Proceed, Reinforce, or Block

  • Prioritize areas marked High Risk + Low Confidence​

5. Feasibility Scorecard Table

  • Integrated tracker for all six pillars

  • Includes priority flags, comments, scores, and next steps

6. Red Flag Review & Strategic Prompts

  • Reflect on existential risks and failure scenarios

  • Ensure the team is aligned on real issues—not hopeful projections​