This is one of nine dimensions in the OpsCorp method. The Planning Readiness Scorecard assesses your program across all nine in under ten minutes.
How Open Items Give the Team an Honest View of What’s Next
Open Items catalogs every unresolved question, pending decision, and known risk that the team needs to manage after handoff. Programs are living things that always have active threads, and engagements that pretend everything is resolved at close set the organization up for failure. This artifact gives the team a clear, prioritized view of what needs attention next, with enough context to act without us.