A Partnership Pilot Needs Two-Sided Ownership

Sally argues that a pilot’s cost, responsibilities and risk should be agreed before results are judged. Yara adds a crucial handoff check: the receiving team should confirm what it is expected to own—and what authority or information it needs. A gap in the process is not yet an accepted commitment.

Together, these points suggest a practical partnership test: map the contributions on both sides before launch. For each contribution, name its owner, dependencies and decision authority. Mark any unowned handoff rather than letting it quietly become someone’s work.

Then agree one review date and what evidence would prompt the partners to continue, adjust or pause. This makes the shared outcome concrete without assuming that a promising pilot means everyone has agreed to scale it. One clear page should do; the committee for the page can stay imaginary.