Low-friction entry point
Operational Recovery Assessment
The Operational Recovery Assessment is a fixed-scope one-week engagement for teams facing administrative burden, stalled transformation, or an AI initiative that needs operational grounding. It maps the workflow, identifies bottlenecks and key-person dependencies, assesses AI readiness, and gives leadership a clear next move.
Investment
$5K-$8K
Timeline
1 week
Service Role
Low-friction entry point
Outcomes
What the engagement must make possible.
Each service exists to improve operational visibility, prioritization, execution confidence, and the buyer's ability to decide what happens next.
- Evidence-based view of the top places work stalls.
- Identification of key-person dependency and the risk it creates.
- Honest read on where AI can safely help and where it cannot yet.
- Single highest-leverage next move before larger spend is committed.
- Clear path to stop, deepen into a Diagnostic, or move toward a focused build.
Process
Constrained, evidence-led work.
The work is structured to avoid open-ended consulting drift and keep the buyer focused on workflow evidence, decision points, human approval, and action.
- 01
Confirm the trigger, workflow area, sponsor, and assessment scope.
- 02
Review existing workflow artifacts, reports, dashboards, and operating signals.
- 03
Interview the people closest to the stalled work.
- 04
Map bottlenecks, dependencies, AI readiness, and operational risk.
- 05
Deliver the executive briefing and recommended next move.
Deliverables
The concrete assets produced by the engagement.
Workflow map
Bottleneck analysis
Dependency analysis
AI readiness assessment
Operational risk assessment
Executive briefing
FAQ
Questions buyers should resolve before intake.
When is the Assessment enough?+
It is enough when leadership needs a fast, fixed-scope view of the most likely stall, dependency, or AI adoption risk before choosing the next move.
How is this different from the Diagnostic?+
The Assessment is a one-week triage. The Diagnostic is deeper evidence work across stakeholder interviews, governance, escalation, operating model, and a 90-day roadmap.
Is this an AI tool recommendation?+
No. The Assessment determines where AI can safely help inside the workflow and where the operating model needs to be fixed first.
Operational Recovery Assessment
Use the Assessment to decide what deserves deeper spend.
The engagement is designed for funded teams that need fast clarity on workflow stalls, AI readiness, and the next highest-leverage move.