Engagement · 01

Diagnostic + Value Case.

The first conversation. Shared problem definition, quantified value, baseline KPIs, and a roadmap with executive sponsorship, in four to six weeks.

Duration: 4–6 weeks
Format: Fixed price
Output: Investable plan

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What's included

The deliverables.

Constraint analysis (Theory of Constraints). Where the operation actually breaks. Not where the dashboards say it breaks. We map the operational chain, identify the binding constraint, and quantify the cost of leaving it unresolved.
Value tree. Operational and commercial outcomes mapped to specific levers and decisions. Every committed value claim traces back to a measurable line item.
Baseline KPIs. Measured against existing data, with explicit clarity on what's missing, what's wrong, and what needs instrumentation before the next phase can run.
SIC blueprint. Daily, weekly, and monthly cadence design: owners, decisions, escalations. Not implemented in this engagement (that's SIC Setup) but designed and validated.
Sequenced roadmap. Twelve-month plan with explicit gates, benefit milestones, and stop-loss criteria. Investable, defensible, and built on baselines that hold.

Sample timeline. Week by week.

Indicative. Adjusted to your specific operation, data maturity, and existing programs.

Week 1

Discovery, shadowing, system inventory. Stakeholder interviews.

Week 2

Data lineage. Baseline KPI capture. Initial constraint mapping.

Week 3

Value tree construction. Hypothesis testing with operations.

Week 4

Roadmap design. Architecture and operating-model implications.

Week 5–6

Refinement. Business case. Executive workshop and sign-off.

Who this is for

Operators with executive pressure to invest in AI or automation but no clear value case. Programs that started without baselines and are struggling to defend their cost. Pre-investment due diligence on a major digital or operational program.

What you walk away with

An investable plan with executive sponsorship.
Clear value gates the next phase has to clear.
Baselines and KPIs ready for the build phase.
Honest assessment of what to do, what to defer, and what to kill.

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