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Stress-test a project before the stage-gate decision with AI

Written by Rossouw Nel | Nov 13, 2026, 1:55:22 PM

1. Describe the task

Gate committees often approve what is presented to them. Few members have time to read every business case critically, so doubts surface late, when they are expensive.

Hand the critical read to Prism. Open the project and ask for a review from the perspectives that matter, such as a skeptical CFO, a target customer and a technical expert. Prism reads the project’s fields, tests its numbers and claims, and lists the weakest assumptions, the risks not yet addressed and the questions the committee should ask. The committee still decides.

2. Give context

Required inputs

  • A project element with its business case filled in, such as price, volumes, costs and timeline.

3. What ITONICS AI creates