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Business indicators for the Riyadh Region on the observatory portal, and governance of member and business data under the National Data Management Office policies.

Project managerRahaf I. Al-NefaieProject sponsorEng. Majed S. Al-RasheedProgrammeBusiness Observatory & Recommendations Programme

Budget (BAC)

SAR 1.1M

Actual cost

SAR 702K

⁦65%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦62%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦10%⁩

Estimate at completion

SAR 1.1M

SAR +57K

SPI · CPI

0.89Schedule performance index · 0.890.95Cost performance index · 0.95

Forecast finish

⁦2027-01-18⁩

18 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure20 November 2026

  1. Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
  2. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate4 June 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
  3. Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate3 August 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
  4. Gate into «Execution»DecisionGoDate24 October 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
  5. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate20 November 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started

Project lifecycle and its gates

Current phase: Execution. Pick a gate on the track to review it.

  1. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate4 June 2025All criteria and required documents met.Pre-startComplete
  2. Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate3 August 2025All criteria and required documents met.InitiationComplete
  3. Gate into «Execution»DecisionGoDate24 October 2025All criteria and required documents met.PlanningComplete
  4. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate20 November 2026ExecutionCurrent stageCurrent stage
  5. 5ClosureNot started

What each stage requires

The documents and approvals each gate asks for before the next stage.

G4Next gateProject Management Office

Closure gate — deliverables accepted and handed over

4Execution5ClosurePlanned for ⁦2026-11-20⁩In 23 days2026-11-2010 Jumada II 1448 AH
75/100

Gate readiness

Meets the pass mark

Automated control: no move until the criteria are met

  • ⁦1⁩ mandatory checklist item open
  • ⁦4⁩ required documents not approved
  • ⁦1⁩ mandatory criterion under ⁦70⁩ points

Checklist

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩ done

  • Deliverable completion certificates approved for every deliverableMandatory
  • Acceptance tests and handover to operations completeMandatory
  • Open commitments listed with a plan to close themMandatory
  • Deliverable-linked payments settledMandatory
  • Pilot run with no critical or high findingsMandatory
  • Users trained
  • Launch rollback plan

Required documents

⁦0⁩ of ⁦4⁩ approved

  • Deliverable completion certificatesSubmitted — awaiting acceptance · V1
  • Project closure & handover formNot submitted
  • Lessons-learned logSubmitted — awaiting acceptance · V1
  • Benefits measurement planNot submitted

Criteria and score

Go from ⁦75⁩, conditional from ⁦60⁩; a mandatory criterion is met from ⁦70⁩.

  • Deliverables acceptedweight ⁦35⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Quality & securityweight ⁦25⁩%Not met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Operations & handover readinessweight ⁦25⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • User & training readinessweight ⁦15⁩%

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

Approvers

Project Management Office

  • Dr. Noura M. Al-OtaibiPMO directorVote pending
  • Eng. Ziyad A. Al-DakheelProject ownerVote pending
  • Eng. Majed S. Al-RasheedProject sponsorVote pending

Gate decision

The decision and its rationale go into the gate log and to the team.

What is the decision based on? It stays in the log.0 / 600

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