{
  "identification": {
    "tool_id": "T207-03",
    "tool_name": "Succession Planning Document",
    "block_id": "B207"
  },
  "tool_design": {
    "format": "template",
    "role_in_intervention": "Sets out the intended succession path, decision triggers, and development needs instead of leaving exit or transition to crisis.",
    "adaptation_variables": ["ownership_structure", "timeline", "exit_intent"],
    "usage_moment": "When formalising medium-term succession options",
    "expected_output": "Current succession plan with paths and triggers",
    "linked_blocks": ["B207"]
  },
  "tool_risk_model": {
    "failure_warnings": [
      {
        "warning": "The template is copied forward without being updated to current reality.",
        "what_can_go_wrong": "The tool exists but the team still manages by memory.",
        "early_signals": ["Backfilled entries", "No owner on repeated issues", "No action from the last cycle"],
        "prevention": ["Use it at point of work", "Name one owner", "Review the last completed cycle before reuse"],
        "mitigation": ["Re-run one live example", "Strip it back to the vital fields", "Escalate repeat misses in the next review"],
        "if_occurs_next_signals": ["tool_adoption_failure", "surface_compliance_without_control"],
        "possible_successor_blocks": ["B207"]
      }
    ]
  },
  "content": "# Succession Planning Document\n\n**Tool ID:** T207-03  \n**Block:** B207 (Succession Planning)  \n**Format:** template  \n**Primary user:** Owner  \n**Usage moment:** When formalising medium-term succession options  \n**Expected output:** Current succession plan with paths and triggers\n\n## What This Tool Is For\n\nSets out the intended succession path, decision triggers, and development needs instead of leaving exit or transition to crisis.\n\n## How To Use It\n\n1. State the plausible succession routes for the business\n2. Define what must be true for each route to be viable\n3. Link successor development to a timeline\n4. Review the plan at least annually\n\n## Working Sheet\n\n**Succession options**\n\n| Path | What it requires | Current readiness | Trigger/timeline |\n|---|---|---|---|\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n## Review Prompts\n\n- Is the preferred path realistic or just comforting?\n- What capability gap makes succession impossible today?\n- What milestone would meaningfully change readiness?\n\n## Failure Warning\n\n**Risk:** The template is copied forward without being updated to current reality.\n\n**Prevention:** Use it in the live workflow with one owner and one review moment.\n\n**If it breaks:** re-run one real cycle and tighten the fields to what the team will actually maintain.",
  "_schema_meta": {
    "schema_name": "ToolC_v2",
    "schema_version": "2.0.0",
    "source_file": "T207-03.md",
    "migration_method": "manual_enrichment_v3"
  }
}