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A complete rollout in ninety days

Ninety days are enough to go from a decision to a scheme that runs itself: thirty days to scope and open, thirty to run the first group, thirty to extend and industrialise. Here is the detailed calendar, week by week, with what each milestone produces.

The three phases, milestone by milestone

Each phase closes on an identifiable deliverable, which makes the calendar checkable: on day thirty, a pathway is open or it is not. It also lets your leadership follow progress without an extra meeting.

PeriodWhat happensYour decisionMilestone deliverable
Days 1 to 15Scoping, mapping, module selectionThe pilot population and the deadlineThe map of target skills
Days 16 to 30Setup, importing people, openingRoles and permissionsThe first pathway open
Days 31 to 60Running the pilot group, assessmentsThe pass threshold appliedThe first dated export
Days 61 to 90Extending to other departments, automationThe scope of the second waveThe scheme in steady state

What is decided in the first thirty days

The quality of the whole scheme is decided in the first month, on three choices. Once set, they hold: revisiting them mid-course costs more than spending an extra hour on them at the start.

Choosing the pilot population

A willing department, led by a committed manager. An imposed pilot measures constraint, not the scheme.

Distributing permissions

Department managers enrol their own teams. That is what avoids the week-two bottleneck.

The internal announcement

What is required, why, and the time released to do it. An announcement that names the released time changes participation.

The scheduling markers that hold

On a real case, with the decision-maker. It is the only meeting required before opening.

of initial scoping
40 min

For a need covered by the existing base. Bespoke production adds to this calendar.

to the first pathway open
30 j

The scheme then runs on your internal roles, with a monthly review.

to steady state
90 j

Scheduling questions

Can we start during a peak period?

Yes, by calibrating the window rather than the content. Short modules run in a few minutes at a time, offline if needed, which makes them compatible with a production peak. A long programme, by contrast, benefits from opening just after the peak: the first week is the one that sets attendance.

What if the pilot falls behind?

A late pilot is information, and it is the scheme's first useful measurement. It usually points to a window that is too tight or time that was not released. The window widens for the second wave, backed by a figure rather than an impression.

Should we wait for the pilot before launching wave two?

It is better to wait for its first export, on day sixty. It brings three quantified lessons: actual time spent, the modules that raise questions, and the populations needing a wider window. Wave two then costs less and runs faster.

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