Project Viability Method
The Project Viability Workbench helps an executive team evaluate a proposed initiative, expansion, program, location, product, or service before committing resources. It is a go/no-go decision model, not a bookkeeping system, budget ledger, valuation opinion, or automatic approval engine.
The model connects the decision question to explicit assumptions, evidence, expected income, startup and operating costs, monthly cash, scenarios, risks, approval conditions, and a board-ready recommendation. The spreadsheet-style cash-flow view remains familiar, while structured records make every important amount easier to explain and audit.
What a professional model must answer
- What decision is being made, by whom, and by when?
- How much cash is needed before and after launch?
- Which income and cost assumptions most influence the result?
- When does the project reach operating break-even and recover its outlay?
- Does the project remain liquid in a credible downside case?
- Which conditions must be satisfied before authorization?
Documentation sections
- How to complete the model
- Decision frame and settings
- Assumptions and evidence
- Income, costs, and cash flow
- Metrics and decision gates
- Scenarios and sensitivity
- Dashboard, AI, and review
- Report and export
- Workbench guidance
Calculation and AI boundary
All financial outputs come from deterministic calculations over saved line items and scenarios. AI may suggest missing categories, draft assumptions, identify evidence gaps, or help explain results. AI suggestions remain reviewable drafts and must never silently replace entered amounts, recalculate results, or make the final decision.