Business Review
14 days
Delivery window for report and board-ready slide.
2-3
Value streams scoped in the review.
1-3
Workshops with relevant teams.
£5k-£10k
Price band based on scope.
Delivery guarantee
If you do not receive the diagnostic report and board-ready slide within 14 calendar days, you do not pay.
Usefulness guarantee
If the report is rated less than 8/10 in usefulness, it is reworked within 48 hours or refunded in full. No questions.
What you receive
| Deliverable | Included |
|---|---|
| Discovery call | 1-1.5 hour scope call focused on value streams and pain themes. |
| Executive call | 60-75 minute call with CFO, CEO, or MD. |
| Workshops | 1-3 workshops with ops, tech, and program leads. |
| Process maps | L0-L1 maps showing where drag lives. |
| Constraint mapping | High, medium, and low drag with process, tech, and data flags. |
| Board output | 3-5 page snapshot report plus 1-page board-ready slide. |
| Roadmap | Light 12-18 month roadmap and KPI data map. |
How it works
Days 0-2: Discovery and executive alignment on scope, value streams, and pain themes.
Days 3-10: Workshops and mapping to identify handoffs, delays, and rework points.
Days 11-14: Snapshot report, board-ready slide, roadmap, data map, and walkthrough call.
Products that deliver this
| Product | Fee | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velocity Readiness Survey | Free | Instant | Learn more → |
| Constraints Briefing | Free | 30-45 min | Learn more → |
| Executive Discovery Scan | £5,000 | 5 days | Learn more → |
| Business Rapid Diagnostic | Bespoke | 2-6 weeks | Learn more → |
What buyers are buying
They are not buying generic consulting. They are buying independent clarity, a lower-regret first step, and outputs they can use at board level immediately.
What you get
- Named senior practitioner throughout
- Clear diagnosis, not a list of questions
- Fixed scope, fixed price
- Board-ready output in 14 days
- Honest view - including if we can't help
What you won't get
- Junior teams building PowerPoints
- A discovery phase that lasts 6 months
- Vendor alignment or referral fees
- A retainer you can't exit
- Vague frameworks with no numbers
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30-min scoping call2
14-day Business Review3
Board-ready findingsWe take on a limited number of engagements each quarter.
Choose your level
The Business Review scales to fit the scope
Six fixed-scope levels - from a free 15-minute survey to a 28-day whole-business baseline. Choose the level that matches what you need to know.
Free · 15 min
Velocity Readiness Survey
Not sure where to start? 12 questions across operations, technology, data, and leadership. Tells you which diagnostic level fits.
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Level 2 · From £2k
Executive Discovery Scan
A fast independent sense-check on a specific concern. 1-2 days. Board-ready 1-page priority snapshot.
Learn more →
Level 3 · From £3k
Rapid Diagnostic
5 days. One value stream. 2-page findings snapshot and prioritized quick wins.
Learn more →
Level 4 · £5k–£8k · Most common
Functional Diagnostic
14 days. 2-3 value streams. Full report, board slide, and 12-18 month roadmap. The standard Business Review.
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Level 5 · £8k–£12k
Multi-Function Diagnostic
14-21 days. 3-4 value streams. M&A integration, restructure, or complex cross-functional challenge.
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Level 6 · £12k–£20k
Company-Wide Diagnostic
21-28 days. Whole business. Strategy, governance, ops, technology, data, and people. Enterprise transformation baseline.
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What clients say
What clients say.
“The Business Review told us things we suspected but could not articulate. The board walked away aligned.”
COO · Insurance business
“The 14-day Business Review was the most useful £7k we have spent. It gave us a clear answer on what to fix and in what order.”
CFO · Professional services business
“We were circling the same problem for six months. The Business Review named it in two weeks and gave us a plan the board could act on.”
MD · Mid-market operator
“Fixed scope. Useful output. No pressure toward a vendor path.”
CEO · Growth-stage operator
“Assured Velocity named the risk clearly, gave us a board-ready view, and made the next move obvious.”
CFO · Mid-market business
“They told us the problem was in our process, not the system we were about to replace. Saved us a six-figure implementation and six months of disruption.”
FD · Mid-market manufacturer
“The Business Review told us things we suspected but could not articulate. The board walked away aligned.”
COO · Insurance business
“The 14-day Business Review was the most useful £7k we have spent. It gave us a clear answer on what to fix and in what order.”
CFO · Professional services business
“We were circling the same problem for six months. The Business Review named it in two weeks and gave us a plan the board could act on.”
MD · Mid-market operator
“Fixed scope. Useful output. No pressure toward a vendor path.”
CEO · Growth-stage operator
“Assured Velocity named the risk clearly, gave us a board-ready view, and made the next move obvious.”
CFO · Mid-market business
“They told us the problem was in our process, not the system we were about to replace. Saved us a six-figure implementation and six months of disruption.”
FD · Mid-market manufacturer