Worked example + six editable worksheets
Milestone-to-cash handoff check
Separate accepted work, invoice authority and actual cash. Record the return path when evidence, terms or payment disagree.
Use a fictional or effectively de-identified example. This is an internal decision aid, not a client diagnosis or a measured outcome.
See the decision before filling the worksheet.
Adapt the logic to one important revenue path. Start with a useful constraint; use the six deeper worksheets only when you need more evidence.
The engagement lead asks the account partner to obtain the acceptance receipt. Finance holds the invoice until that condition is evidenced.
An issued invoice is recorded separately from a bank or ledger receipt; no collection is claimed while payment is outstanding.
Use one real case next.
Take one recent milestone from a paid service. Find the signed payment condition, client acceptance receipt, invoice ID and actual payment state; mark the first missing item.
Which signed condition permits invoice issue?
Where is acceptance evidenced, and by whom?
Who approves the invoice and resolves a dispute?
What bank or ledger receipt proves collection?
Where else does this constrain client work?
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