Services · 03 Strategic consulting

We find the constraint that costs you the most.

You leave with the constraint named, the order of work that relieves it, and the number that shows whether it worked.

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Diagnostic assessment

You get a written picture of the operation and where it leaks money.

We map how the business runs today, where the founder is the bottleneck, and what each part of the operation costs. Nothing carries forward from the first conversation as an assumption.

Operational mapHow the business runs, documented end to end.
Money leaksThe places margin disappears, quantified.
Founder dependencyWhat still requires you personally, and what that costs.
Written outputA document you keep, whether or not we continue.

At handoverThe written assessment: the operational map, each leak with its monthly cost, and the list of work that still needs you.

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Constraint analysis

We name the one limit that caps growth and put a number on it.

Relieving anything other than the binding constraint produces no result, which is why so much improvement work feels busy and changes nothing.

Binding constraintThe single limit that caps output today.
Next constraintThe limit that takes over once the first is relieved.
Cost of the limitWhat the constraint costs per month, in money.
Relief optionsThe realistic ways to relieve it, with trade-offs stated.

At handoverA written analysis that names the constraint, its monthly cost, the next constraint and the relief options.

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Unit economics

We show what each job, outing or client earns after real cost.

Top-line revenue hides losing work inside a healthy average, so we break it down per unit until the unprofitable lines are visible and arguable.

Cost per unitThe real delivery cost, including the parts usually left out.
Contribution by lineThe work that pays, the work that does not, and by how much.
Break-evenThe volume and price at which each line covers itself.
Pricing implicationsThe prices that are wrong, and what they should be.

At handoverA cost and contribution model for each line of work, with the break-even points and the price changes we recommend.

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Sequenced roadmap

Each phase builds on the one before it.

Sequence matters more than the list. We put the work in the order where each step makes the next one cheaper.

Phased planWhat happens first, next and later, with reasons.
DependenciesWhat has to be true before each phase can start.
Success measuresThe number that confirms each phase worked.
Decision pointsThe moments you reassess before committing further.

At handoverThe phased roadmap with its dependencies, the measure for each phase, and the dates you decide whether to continue.

The other three services

Start with one service, or combine them into one engagement. Most clients start with a brand or web build and add the operations system after.