Event Readiness Checklist, Explained

When you seed an event's default readiness checklist in OrgAlyne, here's exactly what you get — and why a few items are marked critical.

The default checklist

Category	Item	Critical?
Venue	Venue booked	Yes
Venue	Venue contract signed	Yes
Budget	Budget approved	Yes
Insurance	Event insurance confirmed	Yes
Marketing	Marketing/promotion plan set	No
Ticketing	Registration/ticketing set up	No
Vendors	Key vendors confirmed	No
Staffing	Day-of staffing assigned	No
Security	Security/safety plan confirmed	No

Why critical items matter more than the percentage

An event's readiness score can never show above 79% while any critical item is still unchecked — even if every other item is done. The idea is simple: an event with a beautiful marketing plan and no signed venue contract is not actually 90% ready, and the number should say so honestly.

You're not limited to the default nine

The default checklist is a starting point, not a fixed list. Add your own items — for your organization's specific events, that might mean a permit, a specific vendor deposit, or a board sign-off — and mark them critical if a genuinely unready event shouldn't hide behind a high score.