What this phase makes visible
- Monitor value, performance, and risk
- Review assumptions as conditions change
- Maintain accountability and ownership
- Turn learning into operating improvement
COMPASS phase 6 of 7
Sustain
Are we still aligned?
Keep evidence, operations, risk, learning, and continued investment connected to the intended value.
What leaders should carry forward
- Continued alignment with business value
- Visible changes in risk and evidence
- A learning and improvement cadence
- A decision on continued operation or change
Public phase view. This page explains the decision purpose of Sustain. Detailed diagnostic questions, evidence criteria, facilitation logic, governance mechanisms, and advisory tools remain part of engagements.
Executive reflection
A system can keep running long after the value case has disappeared.