Know Exactly What Is Broken. Before You Spend a Quarter Fixing the Wrong Thing.
A two-week operational diagnostic that identifies the 5-7 highest-impact issues in your business, their root cause, and the order to fix them. A real deliverable. Real implementation guidance. Honest assessment.
Two-week diagnostic engagement from $3K. Fixed fee. Credited against implementation if you engage us afterwards.
You Know Something Is Broken. You Cannot Quite Name What.
Most founders end up here. The business is functional but not running well. The team is good but output is inconsistent. The same problems recur despite attempts to fix them. The instinct is to keep trying things - hire a new role, buy a new tool, write more SOPs. But the underlying issue has not been diagnosed yet.
You have tried fixes before - they did not stick or made things worse.
You suspect operations is the issue but cannot identify the specific structural problem.
You are considering hiring a COO or operations lead but want to know what they should actually own.
You are between engagement options - DIY, consultant, implementation partner - and need to know which one fits.
You are about to commit to a major operational change (new tool, restructure, hiring round) and want a second opinion first.
You are post-funding and want to know what to build operationally before deploying capital.
What the Audit Actually Delivers.
A written diagnostic you can act on. Not a deck of generic recommendations - a focused document covering what is breaking and what to do.
Diagnosis of Operational Issues
5-7 highest-impact issues identified. Each one explained: what is breaking, the root cause (not the surface symptom), and the order it should be fixed in. Specific, not generic.
Implementation-Ready Fix List
For each issue: what the fix is, what it would take to implement, who needs to own it, and how to measure whether it worked. You leave the engagement knowing exactly what to do.
Honest Assessment of Engagement Fit
We tell you honestly whether you need a consultant at all, whether it is a project or retainer engagement, and whether we are the right fit. If we are not, we tell you who would be.
Optional Implementation Path
If you decide to engage us for the implementation work, we credit the audit fee against the larger engagement and have a head start on context. If not, the audit is yours to execute internally.
When the Audit Fits.
Founders considering consulting
You are exploring whether to hire an operations consultant or fractional COO. An audit is the lowest-commitment way to find out what the engagement would actually fix - before you commit to a longer engagement.
Pre-engagement diagnostic
Before any consulting engagement worth committing to, the diagnostic comes first. Some clients only need the audit. Others use it as the entry point to broader work. Either is a valid outcome.
Founder second opinion
You think you know what is broken. You want an independent view to confirm or challenge that read before you act. The audit gives you that view in two weeks for a fixed fee.
How the Two-Week Audit Works.
Discovery Call (Free)
45-minute call to understand what you think is broken. We tell you whether an audit is the right fit and what we would look at. No commitment yet.
Week 1 - Investigation
Interviews with founder and 3-5 key team members. Process observation. Document review. Tool stack audit. We collect the picture of how the business actually runs today.
Week 2 - Synthesis
We diagnose root causes. We write up the 5-7 highest-impact issues with recommended fixes. We prepare the findings document and presentation.
Findings Presentation
60-minute call where we walk through the findings. We answer questions. You leave with a written report you can act on internally or use as the scope document for implementation.