Functional Diagnostic
Duration20 days
FeeBespoke
ScopeOne function or product
OutputImplementation backlog + roadmap
Senior-ledYes — throughout
Why it matters
Unlock targeted transformation with confidence in the strongest ROI.
Enables leaders to obtain a holistic view of a critical functional capability and the key opportunities to improve - unlocking targeted transformation activity quickly and with high confidence in the strongest ROI.
What we do
Conduct a structured assessment and mapping of your function and how it delivers its purpose through people, process, and technology - identifying performance gaps, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
What you receive
Clarity, confidence, and a focussed, actionable plan to transform the function or product.
| Deliverable | Description |
|---|---|
| Leadership Playback Pack | Briefing pack of the scope of work and findings. |
| Evidence-based current state assessment | Single view of the function's delivery capability, including technology, process, and ways of working assessment. |
| Process mapping and analysis | Captures process groups, activities, sub-processes, and pain points. |
| Root cause analysis | Highlights systematic drivers behind execution issues. |
| Functional Opportunity Model | Guides targeted and confident investment decisions for maximum ROI. |
| Prioritised recommendations and implementation backlog | Accelerates improvement impact and de-risks subsequent transformation. |
| Transformation Roadmap | Sequenced plan with timelines, dependencies, and resource needs. |
Value we create
Clarity. Confidence. Control.
Clarity
A functional view of what's working, what's not, and why.
Confidence
Quantified opportunities supported by evidence-based recommendations.
Control
A sequenced roadmap that aligns leadership and enables acceleration of delivery with a focussed backlog.
Natural next steps
Partnership support based on findings and recommendations
The Functional Diagnostic ends with a prioritised implementation backlog. The natural next step depends on what the findings reveal.
| Product | Fee | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation (Delivery) | Bespoke | 60 days | Learn more → |
| Leadership (Interim / Fractional) | Bespoke | As required | Learn more → |
| Programme Management & Recovery | Bespoke | 60 days | Learn more → |
Practitioners - not process factories
You are not buying generic consulting. You are buying independent clarity, a lower-regret first step, and outputs you can use at board level immediately.
What we do
- Every engagement led by a Principal Consultant who has operated at the level they are advising
- Commercially oriented - paid to find profit, not to sell more consulting
- Honest - we will tell you if the evidence does not support the investment
- Independent - benchmarked against 150+ businesses; we know what good looks like for a business your size
What we are not
- A generalist strategy firm charging for frameworks
- A technology integrator with a platform to sell
- A staffing business with an interim bench
- A firm that produces reports that sit in a drawer
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30-min scoping call2
20-day Functional Diagnostic3
Implementation backlog