Project Execution Framework

The Project Execution Framework defines Terravive Group’s target six-stage execution model for impact initiatives, guiding projects from conception through renewal. It is governed by the Assurance Framework (TG-FRM-1110).

It aligns funding, responsibilities, entry gates, workstreams, exit gates, and approvals at each stage, so that initiatives progress through a structured and comparable lifecycle. Control functions, approval bodies, and assurance layers apply in full only where formally constituted for a given initiative.

This lifecycle diagram shows how projects advance through the six stages of execution, from early concept development to self-sustaining maturity and renewal. Progression from one stage to the next is contingent on defined criteria, deliverables, validations, and approvals, with funding and oversight aligned to the needs of each stage.

The Project Stages

Stage 1 – Conception

The process begins with identification of the systemic failure point, validation of feasibility, and confirmation of a committed project lead. This stage is internal incubation only, with no external capital. Learn more about the 3-Gap Lens, the structural diagnostics tool used in this process.

Stage 2 – Define the Structure

Scope, roles, decision pathways, accountability rules, and safeguards are established at this stage. The initiative becomes structurally sound and assurance-ready before any external capital is engaged.

Stage 3 – Build the Initiative

The operating model is co-created with the people who will run it, while pilots are developed and governance and execution readiness are validated. Blended capital enters at Stage 3B, triggering recovery of early catalytic capital.

Stage 4 – Development

The initiative moves into execution under blended and impact capital, with controls applied and performance tested under real operating conditions at scale, across core delivery functions.

Stage 5 – Scaling

Replication and expansion take place without redesigning the core structure, while institutional partners are aligned and integrity is maintained as scale increases. What is proven once can be deployed repeatedly without starting over.

Stage 6 – Renewal

The initiative operates independently, transfers knowledge, and either renews, evolves, or feeds learning back into the portfolio. What has been built is not lost when the initiative changes form or ownership.