After Approval: What to Do in Week 1

Last reviewed: April 2026

Approval is the beginning of delivery discipline, not the end of it. Week 1 matters because it sets the evidence standard for the rest of the project.

Immediate actions

• save approval records and conditions
• confirm approved scope, budget, timeline, and vendor details
• create the working evidence folder
• brief the project team on what was actually approved
• nominate a claims owner early

Governance basics

Set up:

• project owner and backup
• milestone dates
• budget control
• change control process
• evidence retention method

Week 1 checklist

• approved documents frozen
• internal kickoff completed
• invoice and payment process aligned to evidence needs
• change request trigger rules agreed

Important note

Warning: Teams often remember to run the project but forget to run the records. Claims problems usually start there.

Next step

Continue to Claims Process and Evidence Requirements.