Screening Tool
The EDGE5 Post-Handover Viability Screening Tool
A first-pass check of whether a community, environmental or livelihood program will keep working once outside support ends.
For program owners, CSR and ESG managers, funders and government teams — before approval, during delivery or before exit.
What you will have in fifteen minutes
The five Survival Gates are Water, Soil, Labour, Skills and Authority.
- A rating for each of the five Survival Gates: Pass, At risk or Fail.
- The gate that sets the limit for your program — a program is only as strong as its weakest gate.
- A clear next step: proceed, strengthen one gate, reduce scale, or hold.
- A short list of what you know from evidence, and what you are still assuming.
Free to use. Tick and type directly in the PDF, or print it.
Send me your results
If you would like a second opinion, email me your gate summary and a few lines about the program. I'll reply personally with what I see and what I would look at first.
greg@edge5.com.au →