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EXEC Checklist: the SkilLab screen before deploying Decision Base (Celemi)

Existing gap · eXecutive agenda · Endorsement · Connection

EXEC Checklist (Existing gap · eXecutive agenda · Endorsement · Connection) is a SkilLab framework to qualify a client before deploying the Celemi Decision Base simulator. If any of the four dimensions fails, the program delivers less than it costs.

Diagram of the EXEC Checklist: the SkilLab screen before deploying Decision Base (Celemi) framework

The four dimensions

Existing gap. The target team makes decisions with financial consequence but without an integrated business view. Diagnostic question: “if this team gets a decision wrong, which KPI moves?”. If no KPI moves, Decision Base is over-engineering.

eXecutive agenda. The team can free up two consecutive days on the calendar in the next quarter. Decision Base without immersion becomes a guided slideshow. Leadership that cannot schedule confirms the gap is not real.

Endorsement from a sponsor. There is a senior sponsor committed to the debrief, not only to the ceremonial opening. Without a sponsor in the debrief, the learning becomes orphaned within 30 days.

Connection to a real decision. There is a concrete business decision in a 6-month horizon where the learning anchors: market entry, portfolio redesign, operational reorganization. Without an anchor, the program becomes abstract training.

How to apply

Use the EXEC Checklist in the first or second sponsor meeting. Ask the four questions explicitly. If one fails, pause Decision Base and propose an alternative: a financial-literacy workshop, a smaller operational simulation, 1:1 mentoring. If all four pass, Decision Base is the right product and the client knows why.

The rule that applies most often is Endorsement. CEOs and CFOs love the image of the program but frequently decline to attend the debrief. Without sponsor in the debrief, recommend a shorter program.

When to use

  • Before pricing Decision Base for a new client.
  • To defend to the sponsor a 2-day executive immersion.
  • To reposition a stalled business-simulation pilot.

When NOT to use

  • Technical training with no executive decision involved.
  • Pure soft-skill programs — use FLEX or REAL instead.