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title: Improve Tollgate Checklist
description: "Before you lock in the gains, make sure there is something to lock in. This checklist helps you prepare the Improve tollgate review. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked…"
url: "https://skillagility.com/en/resources/improve-tollgate-checklist/"
updated: "2026-10-08"
category: 04 IMPROVE
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# Improve Tollgate Checklist

Before you lock in the gains, make sure there is something to lock in. This checklist helps you prepare the Improve 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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## Improve 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 topic for every open point.
3. **Prepare a short package.** Long List, Pick Chart or Pugh Matrix, Pre-Pilot FMEA, pilot vs. baseline, rollout plan.
4. **Hold the review.** Walk your sponsor or coach through the evidence.
5. **Get the go for Control.** Agree that the solution is proven, trained and sticking.

Key points

- A tollgate is a formal go or no-go.
- Five checks cover the Improve work.
- Close gaps before you move on.
- A proven, sticking fix opens Control.

**Related tools:** [Pilot Plan](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/pilot-plan/) · [Rollout Plan](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/rollout-plan/) · [Analyze Tollgate Checklist](https://skillagility.com/en/resources/analyze-tollgate-checklist/)