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Your champion said yes. Can the buying team actually sign?

Map the approvals still open, separate buyer confirmation from secondhand reports, and leave with the next questions to ask.

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Buyer approval pathEight review gates connect a champion to a final buyer decision.PriorityAuthorityBudgetITLegalProcureSignRollout
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Map the buying path

Assess each decision dimension.

Choose the strongest status your evidence supports. Unknown is a valid, intentional answer. A scheduled review is Pending / waiting, not a completed approval.

Buyer-confirmed means a direct, sourced decision; required reviews must be complete. Reported means a second-hand claim. Pending / waiting means the owner or process is known but required work remains open. Unknown has no settled evidence. Not required needs a responsible buyer’s basis.

01Reason and priority to act

Has the responsible buyer confirmed why this matters now?

Example: Operations lead confirmed the quarter-end change deadline.
02Decision authority

Has the person who can authorize the decision confirmed their role?

Example: VP Revenue confirmed she makes the recommendation; CFO signs.
03Budget

Has the budget owner confirmed amount, source and timing?

Example: Finance partner confirmed funds are allocated this quarter.
04Security and IT

Has Security or IT completed the required review, or is it still waiting?

Example: Pending: Security lead says review starts after the questionnaire arrives.
05Legal

Has legal completed the required review, or only named a route and window?

Example: Pending: counsel names the buyer paper route; review is not complete.
06Procurement and onboarding

Has procurement completed the required purchase steps, or is onboarding waiting?

Example: Pending: procurement confirms onboarding begins after security.
07Signing and timing

Has the required signing decision been completed, or only scheduled?

Example: Pending: signer is available after committee review; decision remains open.
08Rollout and implementation owner

Has the buyer named who owns adoption after the decision?

Example: RevOps lead confirmed the first rollout group and internal owner.

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Methodology

How this check works

The check uses a human-readable rubric across eight common buying dimensions. It does not estimate win probability. Required reviews are confirmed only when complete; scheduled or dependent reviews are Pending / waiting and remain unresolved. It also asks whether somebody else merely reported it, or whether the evidence is still unresolved.

Practical questions

What counts as buyer-confirmed?

A statement or document from the person responsible for that decision, recorded with enough context to understand what was confirmed and when. For Security, Legal, Procurement and Signing, the required review or decision must be complete. Knowing the owner or review window is Pending / waiting, not completion.

Why is a champion's report separate?

The report itself is real evidence, but it does not prove the responsible owner approved. Keeping both truths visible prevents confidence from becoming approval by accident.

Does silence mean a review is complete?

No. A sent document confirms the seller completed their action. The buyer review remains Pending / waiting until the responsible reviewer confirms completion. Pending needs an owner and source basis; it stays unresolved and generates dependency questions.

What does “not required” need?

A named responsible owner or role and a confirmation basis. “Not required” is a buyer-path fact to verify, not a shortcut around the dimension.

Does an all-confirmed map mean the deal will close?

No. Evidence can become stale, priorities can change, and value, urgency or scope can still fail. Reconfirm freshness and agree the next decision.

Where do my answers go?

They stay in component memory for this browser session. They are not placed in URLs, storage or analytics, and refresh clears them.

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