Running Gate Reviews
How to review and approve or reject initiatives at the gate in StartConsole.
Gate Reviews are the quality filter for your portfolio. Every initiative must pass through a gate before it becomes Active — this is where you assess whether the work is well-defined, properly resourced, and strategically aligned before committing capacity to it. StartConsole's Gate Approvals screen is where this happens.
Before the Meeting
Initiative owners should have their proposals fully populated before the gate review is convened. A gate review with incomplete data — missing budget, no owner, no deliverable outline — cannot be approved. Send proposals back to owners with a clear list of what is missing rather than trying to fill gaps in the session.