Planned steps and project timeline
| Steps | Tasks | Responsible groups | Timeline | |
| Stage 1 | 1 | Identify the need for the checklist | RID group; Secretariat | April 2017 |
| 2 | Obtain funding | RID group | May 2017 | |
| 3 | Identify the participants | RID group; Secretariat | May to October 2017 | |
| 4 | Generate a list of items for consideration in the Delphi process | RID group; Secretariat | October 2017 to July 2018 | |
| 5 | Run a modified Delphi process23 | DCP group; Secretariat | August to November 2018 | |
| 6 | Present and discuss results of the Delphi process (teleconference) | DCP group; RID group | December 2018 | |
| 7 | Draft the checklist | RID group | December 2018 | |
| 8 | Pilot test and examine the validity | RID group; Secretariat | December to January 2019 | |
| 9 | Develop the guidance statement and publication strategy | RID group; DCP group | January to February 2019 | |
| 10 | Develop an explanatory document | RID group; DCP group | February to April 2019 | |
| 11 | Promote checklist endorsement and adherence | RID group; Secretariat | April to June 2019 | |
| 12 | Develop a website for RIGHT for PVG | Secretariat | June 2019 | |
| 13 | Translate and adapt the checklist | Relevant stakeholders | July 2019 on | |
| Stage 2 | 14 | Evaluate PVGs developed using RIGHT-PVG | RID group; Secretariat | From 2020 on |
| 15 | Update the checklist | RID group; Relevant stakeholders | Every 3 years |
DCP group, Delphi consensus panellists group; PVG, public version of guidelines; RID group, reporting items development group; RIGHT, The Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare.