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The communication network

Who talks to whom, when, and what they hand over

The documents exist and the gates are defined. This is the layer between them: the cadence that carries an account from award to the day-90 exit, the accountability behind every gate, and the route a problem takes when it will not wait.

Five gates, one decision each
Twenty-nine named meetings and reports
Seventy-six activities on a RACI
An escalation ladder with four express lanes
A per-account communication plan
What this is

Two layers, one system

An activation communicates in two directions at once. Inward, the program has to govern itself. Outward, every account has people who need to hear something specific on a specific day. Both layers run on the same gates.

Layer one

How the program governs itself

The enterprise capability: the standing cadence, the accountability behind each gate, and the route a finding takes when it will not wait for the next meeting.

  • The five-gate decision spine and who decides each one
  • The weekly transition status meeting and the taper that follows go-live
  • A RACI across seventy-six activities
  • An escalation ladder, and the four things that bypass it
  • The retrospective loop that amends the playbook
Layer two

What each account communicates

The plan an activation team executes at every opening: who hears what, when, through which channel, and who owns the sending.

  • Four client contacts, each on a different rhythm
  • Transferring employees, one to one, inside two weeks
  • Residents, patients and families through the menu transition
  • Suppliers on and off the order guide
  • Four cadences the standards do not yet fix, marked as gaps
The decision spine

Five gates carry the whole mobilization

The published lifecycle tells the story in seven stages. The playbook decides in five gates. Everything in this network hangs off them: the cadence changes at a gate, the accountability changes at a gate, and the account transfers at a gate.

The five-gate decision spineFive gates G0 to G4 from contract award to the day-90 exit, each with its timing, decision and deciding party.The five-gate decision spineA gate is passed, passed with conditions, or held. Never assumed.G0AwardCONTRACT AWARDDECISIONMobilization opens. Thepermanent account leaderis named at award, notlater.DECIDED BYGrowth hands toActivation; operatingcompany president confirmsthe account leaderG1PlanWEEK 2DECISIONThe twelve-week plan isagreed with the clientand the critical path islocked.DECIDED BYActivation lead with theclientG2ReadinessWEEK 10DECISIONEquipment, staffing,menu, procurement andtraining confirmed ready.The last point at whichgo-live can move withoutdisrupting the client.DECIDED BYActivation lead;Operations Excellencesigns launch readinessG3Go-liveDAY 0DECISIONService commences underPhoenix3 operation.DECIDED BYActivation lead with theaccount leaderG4ExitDAY 90DECISIONMobilization formallyends. The accounttransfers to steadystate.DECIDED BYJoint sign-off:Activation, operatingcompany president,Operations ExcellenceEVERY GATE HAS THREE OUTCOMESPASSEDPASSED WITH CONDITIONSHELDA condition carries a written owner and a date.
Source: STD-ACT-001 Mobilization Playbook, section 4. The gate criteria and the deciding parties are quoted from the issued standard.
The principle that gives the methodology its shape. If mobilization never formally ends, it never really started. The day-90 gate is the most important element of the playbook, and it is the reason a permanent account leader is named at award rather than at handover.
Reconciliation

Four spines describe the same 188 days

The lifecycle on the Activation page, the gate model in the playbook, the twelve-week plan and the working 30/60/90 checklist are four vocabularies for one account. They do not line up, and the places where they diverge are where work goes missing.

Crosswalk of the four activation spinesOne time axis from day minus 98 to day 90 showing how the published lifecycle, the five gates, the twelve-week plan, the checklist phases and the taper line up.One account, four spines, one axisThe published lifecycle, the gate model, the twelve-week plan and the working checklist describe the same 188 days in four vocabularies.Day -98-70-42-14Day 0+30+60Day +90Published lifecycleMobilizationStabilizationAwardGo-liveExitFive gatesG0AwardG1PlanG2ReadinessG3Go-liveG4ExitTwelve-week planwk -21234567891011Weeks 1 to 12. Go-live is week 12; every other date derives backward from it.Checklist phasesP1P2P3P5P6P7P4P1 opens at day -90, eight days after the plan opensActivation taperActivation at full strength through go-liveDaily contactWeeklyOn-callDays 1 to 7Written into the plan at G1, so it is a schedule and not a negotiation.Culinary critical path25678911wk2 concept · wk5 cycle drafted · wk6 recipes and RD review · wk7 Culinary Council approval, the gate · wk8 production sheets · wk9 dry run · wk11 opening orderThe gates do not align to the checklist phases. G1 and G2 both fall mid-phase, and the two instruments open eight days apart.
Week markers are stated in STD-ACT-002 and STD-ACT-006. Day markers for the checklist phases come from the 30/60/90 workbook. The day offsets for the week markers are derived: go-live is week 12, so week N falls at day minus (12 minus N) times seven.
The network

Every line carries a cadence

The Activation lead is the single point of accountability until the day-90 gate, and almost every line runs through that role. One line deliberately does not, and it is the line that verifies the work.

The activation communication networkWho talks to whom during a mobilization, with the cadence on each line, and the independent audit line that bypasses the mobilization lead.The communication networkEvery line carries a cadence. The one line that does not run through the Activation lead is the one that verifies the work.CLIENTDecision-makerContract and scopeDay-to-day contactWeekly conversationClinical contactDiet orders and continuityFinance contactTHE TRANSITION TEAMActivation leadSingle point of accountability until G4Permanent account leaderNamed at G0, present from week oneActivation chefSite survey, menu build, dry runENTERPRISE FUNCTIONSOperations ExcellenceStandards; signs G2 and G4Culinary & ExperienceMenu, Council, curriculumClinicalTherapeutic and texture continuityCenticorMarket basket, opening orderPlatform leadRecipe platform and POSOperating company HRStaff assessment and offersTHE UNITGeneral ManagerOwns corrective action at the unitChef Manager and unit teamDaily debrief, then The LineupGOVERNANCE AND SIGN-OFFOperating company presidentConfirms leader; signs G4Chief Culinary OfficerGate integrity escalationsINDEPENDENT VERIFICATIONCrossCheck auditorNot on the transition team.Did not sign the exit gate.Day 85 to 95, unannounced.Weekly conversationKickoff, 90 minutes, week 1Weekly transition statusDaily debrief from day oneAt G0, G2 and G4Reports outside the mobilization lineSame-day debriefTHE STRUCTURAL RULEThe post-opening audit reports to Quality and the Chief Culinary Officer, never through the mobilization lead. That independence is the whole point and is not waived for convenience.
Sources: SOP-ACT-004 for the kickoff party, STD-ACT-002 for the weekly status meeting, STD-ACT-003 for the debrief cadence, SOP-ACT-008 for the independence requirement and the reporting line.
The cadence register

Twenty-nine named events, end to end

Every meeting, review and report the issued standards name, with its trigger, its attendees and the artifact it produces. Where a document names an event but fixes no cadence or attendee list, this register says so rather than filling the gap.

EventTrigger or frequencyAttendeesOutput artifactSource
Growth-to-Activation handoverOnce, week -2Growth to Activation leadHandover pack, reviewed line by lineI-01 s5, I-02 A1
G0 award gateContract awardGrowth, Activation lead, operating company presidentGate decision; account leader namedI-01 s4
Client kickoffOnce, week 1, 90 minutesClient decision-maker, day-to-day, clinical and finance contacts; Activation lead, account leader, activation chefKickoff record within 2 business days; action list both sides; stakeholder map; deviation log; menu concept dateI-04
Site survey at peak serviceOnce, week 1Activation chefPhotographic survey; equipment inventory with condition; capital gap listI-02 B1, B2
G1 plan lock gateWeek 2Activation lead with the clientSigned twelve-week plan; locked critical path; taper written in; deferral list with client signatureI-01 s4, s12
Weekly transition status meetingWeekly from week 2Activation lead. Other attendees not stated in the corpusRAG status against the date; checklist reviewed, never blankI-02 s1, A6
RD nutritional adequacy reviewOnce, week 6ClinicalDated RD review; required evidence at F803I-02 D4
Culinary Council approvalOnce, week 7Culinary CouncilMenu approval. The gate on the culinary critical pathI-02 D5, I-06
Dry runOnce, week 9Activation chef, activation lead, account leaderPunch list with owners and dates; test trays; timings verifiedI-02 D7
G2 readiness gateWeek 10Activation lead; Operations Excellence signs launch readinessSigned readiness assessment; go-live confirmed or movedI-01 s4, I-02 H2
Day-one plan publicationWeek 11Activation lead to the teamPublished day-one plan and escalation routeI-02 H4
G3 go-live gateDay 0Activation lead with the account leaderService commences under Phoenix3 operationI-01 s4, I-02 H5
Daily debriefDaily from day one, days 1 to 7Account leader, activation teamPunch list worked down; complaints closed individuallyI-02 H6, I-03 s2
Weekly debriefFrom day 8Account leader, activation teamPar levels adjusted; record set verifiedI-03 s2
The LineupDaily from day 8Unit teamDaily huddle against the Annual Huddle CalendarI-03 s2
Client weekly conversationWeekly. Cadence set at kickoff, not fixed by the standardAccount leader and client day-to-day contactAudited at 90 days under area 9I-04 s2, I-08 area 9
Client monthly packageMonthlyAccount leader to clientMonthly reporting package, issued on timeI-08 area 9
Post-opening auditDay 85 to 95, unannounced, during serviceIndependent auditor accompanied by the General Manager; at least three interviews with staff hired since go-liveSame-day verbal debrief; written report in 5 business daysI-08 s1, s2, s4, s6
Gate integrity escalationWithin 24 hours of identificationTo the Chief Culinary Officer; reviewed with whoever signedEscalation recordI-08 s5, s6
Corrective action planWithin 10 business days of the reportOwned by the General ManagerCorrective action planI-08 s6
G4 day-90 exit gateDay 90Joint sign-off: Activation, operating company president, Operations ExcellenceREC-ACT-007 with eight criteria; passed, passed with conditions, or heldI-01 s4, s8
Written handoverAt transferTransition team to standing account teamDocument with an owner and a date against every open itemI-11 s4
Activation retrospectiveDay 100 to 120. Held once, two hoursMobilization lead and team; GM and Chef Manager; at least one person hired into the unit during the opening; Supply Chain, Clinical and L&D; the 90-day auditor; a facilitator who did not work on this mobilizationPlaybook amendment list with owners and dates; written up in 5 working daysI-10 s1, s2, s3
Quarterly playbook-change verificationQuarterlyNot stated in the corpusConfirmation that amendments were actually madeI-10 s7
Annual cross-retrospective readAnnuallyChief Culinary Officer with OperationsOne consolidated set of playbook amendmentsI-10 s6, s7
Playbook reviewAnnually and after every day-90 exit gateActivation with Operations ExcellenceRevised STD-ACT-001I-01 doc control
Monthly standards review sweepMonthlyRegister administratorDocuments within 60 days of review flagged; overdue namedA-04 s6
Waiver register reviewMonthlyRegister administratorExpired waivers renewed, closed or escalatedA-05 s4
Certificate of ConformanceQuarterlyOperating company presidentStandards reviewed; register entries completeA-04 s6
Accountability

Seventy-six activities, one owner each

The rows run on the published seven-stage lifecycle with the checklist phase and the gate carried on every line. The accountable role is taken from the issued documents wherever they name one, which is most of the twelve-week plan.

A AccountableR ResponsibleC ConsultedI Informed
GR GrowthCL ClientAL Activation leadACL Account leaderACH Activation chefOCP Operating company presidentOPX Operations ExcellenceCUL Culinary & ExperienceCLIN ClinicalCEN CenticorHR Operating company HRPLAT Platform leadXC CrossCheck / QualityCCO Chief Culinary Officer
11. Pursuit and saleGrowth owns; Activation is consulted
2 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
Pre-awardFeasibility and mobilization cost input to the pursuitARCCCI-01 s5
Pre-awardCulinary showcase and RFP culinary strategyARCCI-01 s5
22. AwardG0. Transfers to Activation
4 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
P1 G0AwardG0 gate: mobilization opensARCIII-01 s4
P1 G0Week -2Growth-to-Activation handover pack received and reviewed line by lineRACII-02 A1
P1 G0Week -1Permanent account leader named and confirmedIRIAII-02 A2
P1 Week -1Mobilization calendar published and the go-live date setCACII-01 s4
33. MobilizationWeeks 1 to 11. G1 and G2
40 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
P1 Week 1Client kickoff, 90 minutes, using the standard agendaRARRCI-04
P1 Week 1Kickoff record circulated within two business daysIARII-04 s4
P1 Week 1Client stakeholder map and communication plan agreedRACI-02 A4
P1 Week 1Site survey; existing operation observed at peak serviceCCAI-02 B1
P1 Week 2Equipment condition assessment and capital gap listCACCI-02 B2
P1 Week 2Menu concept agreed with the clientRIRACI-02 D1
P1 G1Week 2G1 gate: twelve-week plan signed, critical path locked, taper written inRACICII-01 s4
P1 Week 2 onwardWeekly transition status meeting running; red, amber or green against the dateARRCCCCI-02 A6
P1 Week 2Contract deviations recorded and escalatedACII-02 A7
P2 Week 3Staffing model built from the census by level of careACCRI-02 C1
P2 Week 3Opening kit, smallwares, safety equipment and PPE ordered to the FTE bandIRAI-02 B3, B4
P2 Week 3Market basket and order guide built; distributor account openedCCAI-02 E1, E2
P2 Week 3Capital items ordered with lead times confirmed against go-liveCRACI-02 B5
P2 Week 4Incumbent staff assessment (transitions only)RCCAI-02 C2
P2 Week 5Offers issued and acceptedICCAI-02 C3
P2 Week 5Cycle menu drafted against the brand standardIRACI-02 D2
P2 Week 5Certification and credential gaps identified and scheduledCARI-02 C4
P2 Week 5Approved supplier files opened; substantiation obtainedCCAI-02 E3
P2 Week 5Prohibited and restricted products check against the order guideCARI-02 E4
P2 Week 6Recipes entered with costing, allergen tagging and texture levelsACCCI-02 D3
P2 Week 6RD nutritional adequacy review complete and datedICAI-02 D4
P2 Week 6Recipe platform configured; point of sale mapped and reconciledCRAI-02 F1, F2
P2 Week 7Culinary Council approval. An unapproved menu is not trained and not servedIIARRI-02 D5, I-06
P3 Week 7Food safety SOP library and record set issued and placed; legacy forms withdrawnCRAI-02 F3
P3 Week 7Station standards posted; emergency preparedness and crisis manuals placedCRAI-02 F4, F5
P3 Week 8Production sheets and par levels builtACCI-02 D6
P3 Week 8Regulatory crosswalk worked as a readiness checklistRACI-02 F6
P3 Week 8Inventory rules of engagement agreed (transitions only)CACCI-02 E5
P3 Week 8Onboarding and food safety training delivered against the role curriculumCRACI-02 G1, G2
P3 Week 9Equipment received, installed and commissionedACRI-02 B6
P3 Week 9Dry run: full production and service at volume, with test traysRRACCI-02 D7
P3 Week 9Punch list generated from the dry run with named owners and datesACRI-02 H1
P3 Week 9Texture-modified competency validated for every cook and serverRCAI-02 G3
P3 Week 9Certified food protection manager coverage confirmed for all operating hoursCARI-02 C5
P3 Week 10Clinical continuity verified: texture-modified and therapeutic orders for every residentRIRCAI-02 F7, I-01 s7
P3 G2Week 10G2 gate: readiness assessment completed and signedIARRIAI-01 s4, I-02 H2
P3 Week 11Staffing at model confirmed; open roles named with a planACRI-02 C6
P3 Week 11Opening order placed; opening inventory received, counted and reconciledRACI-02 E6, E7
P3 Week 11Client communication issued ahead of launchICAI-02 H3
P3 Week 11Day-one plan and escalation route published to the teamARCI-02 H4
44. Go-liveG3. Day 0
2 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
P4 G3Day 0G3 gate: service commences under Phoenix3 operationIARRIII-01 s4, I-02 H5
P4 Day 0Activation presence at full strength for day oneARRI-03 s2
55. StabilizationDays 1 to 89. The taper
14 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
P5 Days 1 to 7Daily debrief; punch list worked down; every complaint captured and closedRARI-02 H6, I-03 s2
P5 Days 1 to 7Temperature and cooling records running from day oneARCI-03 s2
P5 Days 8 to 30Debrief moves to weekly; The Lineup running daily; par levels adjusted to actual productionCARI-03 s2
P5 Days 8 to 30Satisfaction instrument collectingACCI-03 s2
P5 WeeklyClient weekly conversation; cadence set at kickoff and confirmed in writingRCAI-04 s2, I-08 area 9
P5 MonthlyClient monthly reporting package issued on timeIAICI-08 area 9
P6 Days 31 to 60Account leader leading, Activation supporting; training completion verified by roleCACCI-03 s2
P6 Days 85 to 95Post-opening audit, unannounced, during a service period, by an independent auditorIRIAII-08 s1, s2
P6 Same dayVerbal audit debrief to the General Manager, in person, before leavingRAI-08 s6
P6 Within 5 business daysWritten audit report with score, findings by severity and the area-10 assessmentIIIAII-08 s6
P6 Within 24 hoursGate integrity finding escalated to the Chief Culinary OfficerIIARI-08 s5, s6
P6 Within 10 business daysCorrective action plan owned by the General ManagerACCI-08 s6
P7 Days 61 to 90Exit criteria evidence assembled; corrective actions closed or scheduledARCCCCI-03 s2
P7 Days 61 to 90Client readiness to transition confirmed in writingRCAI-01 s8.1
66. Day-90 exitG4. Joint sign-off
6 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
P7 G4Day 90G4 gate: eight exit criteria reviewed; joint sign-offCARAAII-01 s4, s8
P7 G4Day 90Menu confirmed operating to the approved cycle for four consecutive weeksCRAI-01 s8.1, s10
P7 G4Day 90Clinical continuity confirmed verifiedRAI-01 s10
P7 G4Day 90Procurement confirmed in steady stateRAI-01 s10
P7 G4Day 90Written handover to the standing account team with an open-items listARCII-11 s4
P7 G4Day 90Mobilization cost accounting closed and reconciled against the opening expense modelACII-01 s8.2
77. Steady state and methodologyPost-G4
8 activities
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PhaseWhenActivityGRCLALACLACHOCPOPXCULCLINCENHRPLATXCCCOSource
Post-G4Account enters the standard audit, reporting and scoreboard cycleRACCI-01 s8.2
Post-G4Activation resource withdraws on the agreed taperAICI-01 s8.2
Days 100 to 120Activation retrospective, held once, two hours, with an independent facilitatorRRCCCCCAI-10 s1, s2
Within 5 working daysRetrospective written up and circulated, including to the unit hireRIAI-10 s4
At the retrospectivePlaybook amendment list produced: named documents, named changes, named owner and dateRRCCAI-10 s3 item 6
QuarterlyPlaybook changes from retrospectives confirmed as actually madeCARI-10 s7
AnnuallyAll retrospectives read together; repeated findings identified; consolidated revision issuedCIRAI-10 s6, s7
Annually and after every G4Mobilization playbook reviewed and reissuedARCI-01 doc control
Two rows carry more than one accountable role, deliberately. G2 is signed by the Activation lead with Operations Excellence signing launch readiness, and G4 is a joint sign-off by Activation, the operating company president and Operations Excellence. Every other activity has exactly one owner.
When it will not wait

The escalation ladder

Most things climb one rung at a time, in the week they become visible rather than the week they are due. Four things do not climb at all.

The escalation ladderSix levels of escalation from the unit to the Executive, with four express lanes that bypass the ladder.The escalation ladderFour things do not climb the ladder. They jump it, and each one has a clock.1The unitGeneral Manager and Chef ManagerDaily debrief from day one, weekly from day 8. Every complaint captured and closedindividually.2Weekly transition statusActivation leadRed, amber or green against the date, never against effort. Escalate in the week itbecomes visible, not the week it is due.3Activation leadSingle point of accountability until G4Owns the plan, the critical path and every gate.4Operating company presidentResourcing and account issuesConfirms the account leader; resolves resourcing; receives a unit holding multiplewaivers.5Chief Culinary OfficerTier 2 waiver authorityReceives every gate integrity finding within 24 hours. Reviews it with whoeversigned the gate.6ExecutiveTier 1 policy onlyA policy may be waived exceptionally, by the Executive, in writing.EXPRESS LANESGate integrity findingWithin 24 hoursA criterion signed as met that was never met goes straight to the Chief CulinaryOfficer. A gate that can be signed without being met is a broken gate.GOES TO RUNG 5, SKIPPING 2, 3 AND 4Clinical continuity not verified at G2Go-live movesThis is not an escalation and not a punch list item. It is a stop. No transitiongoes live without verified texture-modified and therapeutic orders.HELD BY THE ACTIVATION LEAD AT RUNG 3The same clause waived by three or more unitsStandards reviewThe standard is unexecutable as written. The document is amended; the units are notcorrected.GOES TO RUNG 5 AS A STANDARDS CHANGEA pattern across mobilizationsTo the retrospectiveThe same criterion over-signed at three openings is a methodology defect, not badluck at three accounts.GOES TO THE RETROSPECTIVE, THEN RUNG 5An expired waiver still in use is a finding at audit, classified according to the standard being waived. Very few waivers is not a good sign; it means deviation is not being surfaced.
Sources: STD-ACT-002 section 1 for the escalation timing rule, SOP-ACT-008 section 5 for the gate integrity ladder and its 24-hour clock, SOP-GOV-005 for waiver authority by tier and the pattern-review triggers.
After go-live

The taper is the communication plan

Presence and cadence fall together across the ninety days. The debrief moves from daily to weekly, the account leader moves from supported to leading, and the Activation lead moves from on site to on call.

The activation taperFour presence bands from full presence in days 1 to 7 down to on-call in days 61 to 90, with what happens in each.The activation taperWithdraw abruptly and the account never learns to run itself. Stay at full strength and it never has to.FULL PRESENCEStabilize serviceDays 1 to 7Daily debriefPunch list worked downProduction against the approved cycleTemperature and cooling records from dayoneEvery complaint captured and closedDAILY CONTACTEstablish rhythmDays 8 to 30Debrief moves to weeklyThe Lineup running dailyFull record set in use and verifiedPar levels adjusted to actual productionSatisfaction instrument collectingWEEKLYProve the standardDays 31 to 60Post-opening audit conductedCorrective actions opened and workedTraining completion verified by roleAccount leader leading, ActivationsupportingON-CALLTransferDays 61 to 90Exit criteria evidence assembledCorrective actions closed or scheduledClient readiness confirmed in writingMobilization cost reconciledExit gate heldWrite the taper into the plan at G1. Agreed at plan lock it is a schedule; agreed later it is a negotiation, and the account that has never run itself will win it.
Source: STD-ACT-003 section 2. The four bands and their contents are quoted from the standard.
Layer two

The per-account communication plan

Twenty-eight messages across eleven audiences, keyed to the countdown. This is the template an activation team fills in at kickoff, not a description of what usually happens.

1ClientThe four contacts named in the kickoff standard, each on a different rhythm.
12 messages
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AudienceWhat they receiveWhenChannelOwnerSource
Client decision-makerAward confirmation and the named permanent account leaderWeek -1WrittenOperating company presidentI-02 A2
Client decision-makerKickoff: scope walked aloud, the twelve-week path, the five gates, what we need from you and by whenWeek 190-minute working sessionActivation leadI-04 s2
Client decision-makerSigned twelve-week plan, locked critical path and any deferrals with recovery datesWeek 2, G1Written, countersignedActivation leadI-01 s12
Client decision-makerReadiness decision: go-live confirmed or movedWeek 10, G2WrittenActivation leadI-01 s4
Client decision-makerExit gate outcome and the open-items listDay 90, G4Written, joint sign-offActivation leadI-01 s8
Client day-to-day contactCommunication cadence and escalation route, agreed in the room and confirmed in writingWeek 1, kickoff minutes 70 to 80WrittenActivation leadI-04 s2
Client day-to-day contactWeekly conversationWeekly from go-liveSet at kickoff; not fixed by the standardAccount leaderI-04 s2, I-08 area 9
Client day-to-day contactMonthly reporting packageMonthly from go-liveWritten packageAccount leaderI-08 area 9
Client day-to-day contactContact cadence during weeks 3 to 11Weeks 3 to 11NOT STATED in any issued document. Set it at kickoff and record itActivation leadDER
Client clinical contactDiet order routing, the change process and the agreed cut-offWeeks 1 to 10Working sessionsClinicalI-04 s2, I-02 F7
Client clinical contactWritten confirmation that texture-modified and therapeutic orders are verified for every affected residentWeek 10WrittenClinicalI-01 s7
Client finance contactFinancial model, cost baseline and reporting cadenceWeeks 1 to 11Working sessionsActivation lead with FinanceI-11 s4
2The workforceTransferred teams are workstream one, not a downstream consequence of the plan.
7 messages
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AudienceWhat they receiveWhenChannelOwnerSource
Transferring employeesIntent to absorb the incumbent team; day-one pay and benefits continuityWeek 4, at assessmentGroup briefing then writtenOperating company HRI-02 C2
Transferring employeesOne-to-one conversation with every transferring team memberWithin two weeks of assessmentOne to oneOperating company HR with the account leaderThe Pass, Activation principle 03
Transferring employeesOffer, start date and onboarding scheduleWeek 5WrittenOperating company HRI-02 C3
All unit staffBrand standards trained and certified, not briefed, before the activation team leavesWeeks 8 to 9Curriculum delivery with competency validationCulinary & Experience with Operations ExcellenceI-02 G1 to G5
All unit staffDay-one plan and the escalation routeWeek 11Published to the teamActivation leadI-02 H4
All unit staffDaily debrief, then The LineupDay 1 onwardDaily huddleAccount leaderI-03 s2
Staff hired after go-liveThe same curriculum the opening cohort receivedOn hireOnboardingAccount leaderI-08 area 2
3The people servedMenu continuity first, transformation second.
3 messages
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AudienceWhat they receiveWhenChannelOwnerSource
Residents, patients and familiesDining transition notice and what will not change in the first weeksWeek 11Client-issued; Phoenix3 supplies contentAccount leader with the clientI-02 H3
Residents, patients and familiesMenu continuity through the opening, then phased changeDays 1 to 30Menus, signage, resident committeeAccount leaderThe Pass, Activation principle 04
Residents, patients and familiesComplaint capture and individual closureDays 1 to 7, then ongoingClosed-loop responseAccount leaderI-03 s2
4Supply and enterpriseEverything that keeps the account supplied, governed and learned from.
6 messages
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AudienceWhat they receiveWhenChannelOwnerSource
Suppliers and distributorsApproved supplier files, substantiation requests and delivery scheduleWeeks 3 to 5WrittenCenticorI-02 E1 to E3
Incumbent suppliersSunset notice and cancellation per contract termsWeeks 8 to 11WrittenCenticor with the clientWB P3
Enterprise functionsWeekly transition status, red amber or green against the dateWeekly from week 2Standing meetingActivation leadI-02 A6
Operating company presidentAccount leader confirmation, resourcing calls and contract deviationsAs they ariseEscalationActivation leadI-02 A2, A7
Chief Culinary OfficerGate integrity findingsWithin 24 hoursEscalationIndependent auditorI-08 s5
The next mobilizationPlaybook amendments with owners and datesDay 100 to 120Retrospective outputChief Culinary Officer with OperationsI-10 s3
Before this is published

Nine decisions the documents cannot settle

These came out of reading the issued activation set against itself. None is a drafting error that can be quietly fixed; each is a question with a real answer that somebody has to give. The first one decides whether a criterion at the day-90 gate can be met at all.

D1

The post-opening audit cannot feed the gate it is supposed to feed

The conflict
I-01 makes the audit exit criterion 3 and puts it within 90 days of go-live. I-08 sets the window at day 85 to 95. I-03 places it in days 31 to 60. Three documents, three windows.
Why it matters
An audit on day 95 lands after the G4 gate. Its report is due five business days later and the corrective action plan ten business days after that, so a day-95 audit produces a plan around day 116. Criterion 3 cannot be met at the gate.
Recommendation
Fix the audit at day 85 to 89 so the report exists before G4, or accept that criterion 3 routinely passes with a written condition. Amend I-01 and I-03 to match whichever is chosen.
Owner
Chief Culinary Officer with Quality
D2

The audit has two owners

The conflict
I-01 assigns the post-opening audit to CrossCheck. I-08 never mentions CrossCheck and names the owner as Quality with the Chief Culinary Officer.
Why it matters
The independence requirement is the whole point of the audit. Two owners means nobody is unambiguously accountable for arriving unannounced on day 85.
Recommendation
Name one owner in both documents. If CrossCheck performs it, I-08 should say so; if Quality performs it, I-01 should stop saying CrossCheck.
Owner
Chief Culinary Officer
D3

The retrospective has two windows

The conflict
I-01 and REC-ACT-007 say within two weeks of the exit gate, roughly days 90 to 104. I-10 says day 100 to 120, explicitly after the audit.
Why it matters
They overlap for only four days. I-10's reason is the stronger one: the audit findings are the single most useful input and nobody in the room can supply them.
Recommendation
Amend I-01 and REC-ACT-007 to within 30 days of the exit gate, which contains I-10's window.
Owner
Activation with Operations Excellence
D4

Two documents are numbered ACT-010, and a third ID is used for one of them

The conflict
SOP-ACT-010 is the Activation Retrospective Standard. STD-ACT-010 is Transition Team Scope and Pricing. I-01 s11 refers to the retrospective template as REC-ACT-010.
Why it matters
Document IDs are the citation key. Two live documents sharing a number, with a third ID in circulation for one of them, breaks every crosswalk that points at them.
Recommendation
Renumber before the Activation program issues anything new. Assign from the register, never by arithmetic on the matrix code.
Owner
Register administrator with Activation
D5

Thirty and sixty-day reviews are not standing gates

The conflict
The published lifecycle implies written 30/60/90 reviews. I-11 makes them tier-dependent: Essential none, Standard ninety only, Complex all three. Standard is the stated default for senior living and healthcare.
Why it matters
On the default tier there is no formal 30-day or 60-day gate review, only taper bands and the day-90 gate. Drawing them as standing gates would publish a commitment the standard does not make.
Recommendation
Either raise the default tier to carry all three reviews, or correct the published lifecycle language to say ninety only on the standard tier.
Owner
Activation with Growth
D6

Two referenced standards are not in the corpus

The conflict
STD-ACT-005 Opening Kit and Equipment Standard and STD-ACT-009 Mobilization Cost Model are both cited in I-01 s11 and relied on by I-02 B3, B4 and the cost close at G4. Neither was found in the Drive folder.
Why it matters
I-02 week 3 orders the opening kit against an FTE band defined in a document nobody can open, and the G4 cost reconciliation closes against a model that may not exist.
Recommendation
Locate both or add them to the build. Until then, mark the two I-02 lines as blocked rather than assumed.
Owner
Activation
D7

The transition team standard is a draft

The conflict
STD-ACT-010 Transition Team Scope and Pricing is the only document in the activation set marked DRAFT, pending finance and growth review. Every other document reads Deployed.
Why it matters
Its tiers, its taper durations, its eleven deliverables and its pricing components are all cited as though issued. They are not.
Recommendation
Route it through finance and growth review, or stop citing it as policy in client-facing material.
Owner
Activation with Finance and Growth
D8

The gates and the working checklist do not line up

The conflict
The twelve-week plan opens at day -98 and the 30/60/90 checklist opens at day -90. G1 falls inside P1 and G2 falls inside P3. The checklist carries no gate markers at all.
Why it matters
Two instruments describe the same period in two vocabularies, and the team runs the checklist while the standard governs on the gates.
Recommendation
Add G0 to G4 markers to the checklist at the rows where each gate falls, and open P1 at day -98 so the two instruments start together.
Owner
Activation with Operations Excellence
D9

Four cadences are not stated anywhere

The conflict
The corpus does not state who attends the weekly transition status meeting, what the client contact frequency is during weeks 3 to 11, who performs the quarterly playbook-change verification, or how the 30 and 60-day reviews are composed on the Complex tier.
Why it matters
A communication network that invents these would be publishing preference as policy.
Recommendation
Decide each one and write it into the governing document. They are marked as not stated on the cadence register rather than filled in.
Owner
Activation
Why these are published rather than resolved silently. A network drawn over a conflict encodes the conflict. The honest-uncertainty position is the one the Operational Excellence program took throughout, and it is the reason a procurement team can trust the twenty evidenced answers beside it.
Where this comes from

Built from the issued set, not from memory

Every cadence, gate criterion and accountability on this page traces to a document below. Two standards referenced by the playbook, STD-ACT-005 and STD-ACT-009, were not found in the corpus and are recorded as open decision D6.

Document IDTitleWhat this network took from itStatus
STD-ACT-001Mobilization PlaybookThe five gates, the exit criteria, the rolesDeployed
STD-ACT-002Twelve-Week Transition PlanEight workstreams, the weekly status meeting, the dependency chainDeployed
STD-ACT-003Activation Checklist and 60-Day RoadmapThe workstream checklist and the taperDeployed
SOP-ACT-004Pre-Transition and Kickoff AgendaThe 90-minute agenda, the attendees, the discovery questionsDeployed
STD-ACT-006Culinary Critical Path for OpeningsEight milestones and the compression rulesDeployed
REC-ACT-007Day-90 Exit Gate RecordThe eight criteria and the three outcomesIssued
SOP-ACT-008Post-Opening Audit at 90 DaysIndependence, the ten areas, the gate integrity ladderDeployed
SOP-ACT-010Activation Retrospective StandardThe room, the agenda, the amendment routingDeployed
STD-ACT-010Transition Team Scope and PricingThree tiers, eleven deliverables, the pricing componentsDRAFT
SOP-GOV-004Document Control ProcedureApproval, amendment and withdrawal, with clocksDeployed
SOP-GOV-005Standards Waiver ProtocolWaiver authority by tier and the non-waivable floorDeployed
Workbook30/60/90 Client Activation ChecklistSeven phases, roughly 160 rows, Day -90 to Day +90Working tool
A note on the workbook and this page. The RACI, the cadence register and the communication plan on this page and in the companion Excel workbook are generated from one source file. They cannot disagree with each other, which is the same rule the Operational Excellence materials matrix runs on: the dashboard is formulas over the matrix, never hand-typed.
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