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title: Analyze Tollgate Checklist
description: "Before you build a solution, make sure you know the cause. This checklist helps you prepare the Analyze tollgate review. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives…"
url: "https://skillagility.com/en/resources/analyze-tollgate-checklist/"
updated: "2026-10-07"
category: 03 ANALYZE
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# Analyze Tollgate Checklist

Before you build a solution, make sure you know the cause. This checklist helps you prepare the Analyze tollgate review. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.

Tool video

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## Analyze Tollgate Checklist in short

1. **Go through the checklist.** Tick a point only if you have a concrete result.
2. **Close the gaps.** Go back to the matching step for every open point.
3. **Prepare a short summary.** Fishbone, Quick Win, Vital Few, test results with p-values, updated goal and team.
4. **Hold the review.** Walk your sponsor or coach through the evidence.
5. **Get the go.** Agree that the root cause is proven and the plan is realistic.

Key points

- A tollgate is a formal go or no-go.
- Five checks cover the Analyze work.
- Close gaps before you move on.
- A proven root cause opens Improve.

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