Define the requirements
Clarify the intended results, what has happened and which questions the assessment needs to answer.
Execution Diagnostic
Assess what is preventing the intended results
I examine the gap between what the business needs to achieve and what happens in practice, and assess which changes are likely to make a difference.
When this is useful
Understand why the work is not producing the intended results
The strategy sets a direction, but its implications for the business remain unresolved. Functions pursue objectives that conflict. Resources are spread across competing initiatives. Or a change has been introduced without the expected effect.
These situations call for an assessment of what is happening and why. I examine the evidence with the people involved, including where their accounts differ.
What I examine
Business requirements and organizational conditions
I examine what the business needs to deliver for its customers and how that contributes to its financial objectives. I assess the work required alongside the effects of organization, governance, management systems, incentives, controls, resources and mandates.
Where strategic capabilities are central to the issue, I assess how well they support the intended results and where they need to develop. Barriers may lie within a capability, in the shared systems supporting it or in the relationship between them.
Read about the approachHow we work
Agree the question and examine the evidence
We define the issue and agree which parts of the business need to be examined. We then agree the timing, participants and material to review.
Examine the current situation
Review relevant material, speak with the people involved and examine how the work is carried out. Assess strengths and weaknesses, the significance of unresolved dependencies, and how organizational arrangements affect the results.
Discuss the findings
Compare the evidence and interpretations with the responsible leaders. Identify what remains uncertain, which changes matter most and who needs to take part.
What you receive
Findings and proposed changes
The assessment explains the main barriers and their significance for the intended results. It sets out the evidence, unresolved questions and the organizational conditions that support or constrain the work.
I propose changes and explain their priority. We agree the next steps and responsibilities, including any further investigation needed before development begins.
Contact
Discuss your situation
In our first conversation, we discuss what your strategy requires of the business, what is already in place and what needs further work.