# Substep 34: Build Internal Signoff Document

**Purpose**: Build internal signoff document (alternative to external contract)

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## Instruction

**For Internal Signoff Document**:

**Focus areas** (not detailed scope/hours):
- Goals and success metrics
- Budget estimates
- Ownership and responsibility
- Approval workflow
- Timeline and milestones

**Section 1: Project Overview**
- The Realization
- Recommended Solution

**Section 2: Goals and Success Metrics**
- What we're trying to accomplish
- Success metrics
- How we'll measure success
- Key performance indicators (KPIs)

**Section 3: Budget and Resources**
- Budget allocation (total budget estimate)
- Budget breakdown (if applicable)
- Resources needed (high-level)
- Not-to-exceed budget cap (if applicable)

**Section 4: Ownership and Responsibility**
- Project Owner
- Process Owner
- Key Stakeholders
- Decision-Making Authority

**Section 5: Approval and Sign-Off**
- Who needs to approve
- Approval stages
- Sign-off process
- Timeline for approval

**Section 6: Timeline and Milestones**
- Key milestones
- Delivery dates
- Critical deadlines

**Section 7: Optional Sections**
- Risks and considerations (optional)
- Confidentiality (optional)
- The Path Forward (optional - high-level overview)

**Company Signoff Format (Optional)**:
- If user has existing company format, ask: "Do you have an existing company signoff document format? You can upload it and I'll adapt it to match your format."

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## Next Step

After building internal signoff document:
→ `35-finalize-signoff.md` (same folder)

