Understand the work
Clarify the investment question and what the team currently has to reconstruct.
Investment workflow software with a bespoke implementation. Agree the baseline, acceptance criteria and operating responsibilities before work begins.

Select a recurring screen or reporting process. Establish the inputs, review responsibilities and current preparation work.
Make the inputs, ownership and review boundary visible. Export the process plan to use in the first conversation.
Retain the management-reported status of the figures until they have been verified.
A useful result needs all three. Start with the office’s decision process, make the information coherent and test the workflow with the people who will use it.
Clarify the investment question and what the team currently has to reconstruct.
Build the identities, evidence links and review boundaries needed for that workflow.
Review the result against the acceptance test. Document ownership before adding scope.

Review a new opportunity against your mandate. See the supporting evidence, material risks and questions for diligence.