Despite documentation being a main-stay of FReMO, the framework can be run informally over any initial design or idea to highlight deficits that may be designed out before the accepted project begins. At this informal and initial stage, expected outcomes may also be identified as unrealistic and modified accordingly. What resourcing may be required and realistic timelines to run the project may also be the goal of an informal review using FReMO.
FReMO’s ability to be placed over an initiative position it well to be run over existing projects, whether it is a programme, a management system, a policy, or simply information that is regarded as pertinent to Māori. FReMO will highlight where there has been a gross extrapolation from the main-stream literature that is inappropriate for Māori, where a project is undermining rather than reinforcing Tikanga Māori, where Māori processes or perspectives have not been factored in, or where there may be conflict between the culture of the organisation and project parameters, objectives, or expected outcomes. FReMO will also highlight problems in methodological design and implementation, data collection and interpretation. However rather than just identifying problems, the information that derives through the FReMO process will also generate ideas as to how problem areas may be addressed.