Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are the cornerstone of the national follow up and review process of the 2030 Agenda. Ensuring that VNRs feed into policymaking and are a central part of the national policy cycle is vital to accelerate implementation on the Sustainable Development Goals. The final chapter of the VNR on ‘next steps’ and ‘conclusions’ is one of the most important. The chapter can be a crucial tool to help keep up momentum and ensure follow-up of VNR commitments. Developing realistic next steps which can be acted upon will help keep the implementation momentum and enable the VNR to feed directly into policy making. This Brief provides practical steps for planning the immediate post-VNR.