Source retained. The finance dependency stays open.
Buyer Path
Champion confirmedOps director confirmedFinance unconfirmed
Reasoning / blocker
Technical progress is not commercial approval.
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Finance is described as the approver, but has not joined a conversation. Establish access before treating the close date as a buyer commitment.
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Answer / evidence-backed
The finance approval path is unconfirmed. The champion said finance needs a value case before approving, and no finance stakeholder has joined a conversation yet. Next move: align finance on the value case.
Inspect linked source context
Buyer call · 18 Sep“Finance needs the value case before approving.” — Champion
Stakeholder mapFinance: no direct conversation recorded (inferred role)
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