Pilot Project Tracker
Monitor every active pilot in one sheet — owner, success criteria, spend, status and the next decision date — so pilots end on a decision instead of drifting into permanence.
The pilot that never ends is the most common failure mode in corporate innovation. This tracker attaches a success threshold and a decision date to each pilot at the moment it launches.
Columns cover business sponsor, technology partner, hypothesis, success criteria, spend to date, current status, and the scale/kill decision date. Anything past its decision date shows up immediately.
It ships pre-filled with sample content so you can see the intent of every field, then strip it out and replace it with your own.
Monitor active pilots: owner, success criteria, spend, status and next decision. This tool is part of the InnoLead Tools library — a set of editable templates drawn from what our members use to run innovation functions inside large organizations.
- Download the workbook and save a copy under your team's naming convention.
- Replace the sample rows with your own initiatives, then adjust the column headers to match how your organization tracks work.
- Refresh it on a set cadence — most teams update monthly and review with leadership quarterly.
