The two-week diagnostic
Ten working days, a fixed fee and a marked-up tree at the end.
Ten working days, day by day
Two consultants, one partner, a fixed fee. Nothing is sold on day 10: you decide later, with the tree in hand.
Day 1
Kick-off with your sponsor: the question in one sentence and the date it is needed
Days 2 to 3
Interviews with six to ten managers; the data request goes out
Day 4
First issue tree, reviewed with your sponsor
Days 5 to 7
First analysis of your data against the likeliest hypotheses
Day 8
Site or customer visits to check what the numbers suggest
Day 9
The tree marked up: what held, what was ruled out, what is still open
Day 10
Final meeting: the findings, the three next hypotheses, and our honest view
Example timetable (sample). Diagnostics start every other Monday.
How we charge
Two-week diagnostic
Two consultants, ten working days
$9,500 fixed
Engagements
A fixed fee for one question, set in the proposal
from $18,000
Board adviser
A partner at your board and strategy meetings
from $4,000 a month
Workshops
A day with your leadership team on one question
$3,200 a day
Example prices, before tax. Travel outside Springfield at cost.
In every proposal
- The question, in one sentence you have agreed
- The first issue tree
- Who works on it, and for how many days
- A fixed fee and what it includes
- The date you will have the answer
Bring us the question you cannot answer yet
Write it down in a sentence or two. A partner reads it, calls you within two working days and tells you honestly whether a two-week diagnostic would help.