Method
How the Steadline review works
Steadline is a bounded review layer used when delivery works but the handoff decision is still unclear.
The method
1. Intake
The team sends one delivery state: what is being delivered, current stage, who receives it, what feels unclear or risky, and what decision is needed next.
2. Fit gate
The case is accepted only if there is one delivery state, one clear review object, and one bounded decision to define.
3. Review pass
The review separates what is actually finished, what remains risky, what must be fixed first, and what the next safe step is.
4. Decision output
The result is a bounded artifact, not a vague analysis.
Outputs
What is safe to rely on.
What remains risky or unclear.
What must be fixed first.
What happens next.
Safe, not safe, or conditional.
What Steadline does not do
- Implementation
- Ongoing advisory
- Project management
- Broad consulting
- Hidden scope expansion
Next paths
- Second pass review
- Adjacent review on one nearby weak layer
See how this appears in practice