Choose the intervention that fits the decision in front of you.
Use Rapid Fact Find when you need a quick view before deciding what to do next. Use Bearings Check when change has lost direction. Use Operating Model Reset when the way work is organised is causing friction. Use Delivery Compass when strategy, priorities and delivery need to be joined up.
Defined interventions
Each intervention is deliberately bounded. The aim is to leave your team with practical working material, clearer ownership and a next step that can be acted on.
2 to 3 weeks · Before deciding whether to act
Rapid Fact Find
A short fact-finding intervention for leaders who need a clearer view before they decide whether to act, invest, escalate or begin a larger piece of work. Best used when: there is pressure to make a decision but the facts, risks or options are not yet clear. Typical duration: 2 to 3 weeks. Tangible outputs: decision brief; evidence summary; risk and issue view; options and recommendation; immediate next-step plan.
Expected outcome: leaders can make a better-informed decision without commissioning a larger piece of work.
6 to 10 weeks · When work no longer fits
Operating Model Reset
A practical reset for organisations where roles, governance and ways of working no longer support the work that needs to happen. Best used when: teams are duplicating effort, decisions are slow or accountabilities are hard to see and need some clarity. Typical duration: 6 to 10 weeks. Tangible outputs: service and operating model blueprint; accountability map; decision rights; governance rhythm; implementation route.
Expected outcome: people have a clearer way to organise, govern and run the work with less avoidable friction.
3 to 4 weeks · When change has lost direction
Bearings Check
A focused diagnosis for change that has lost momentum, where priorities compete, decisions reopen and leadership needs a shared view before acting. Best used when: delivery feels busy but direction, ownership or decision-making is unclear. Typical duration: 3 to 4 weeks. Tangible outputs: current-state diagnosis; priority decision list; dependency map; ownership view; route-forward plan.
Expected outcome: leaders regain a shared view of what is really blocking progress and what needs to be decided next.
4 to 6 weeks · From strategy to delivery
Delivery Compass
A practical way to connect strategy, priorities, decisions and delivery when work is fragmented and dependencies surface too late. Best used when: leaders need a clearer route from intent to coordinated delivery. Typical duration: 4 to 6 weeks. Tangible outputs: priority view; dependency map; delivery rhythm; decision and escalation points; mobilisation plan.
Expected outcome: teams can see what matters most, what is blocked and how delivery will be steered over the next period.
Working assets
Outputs that help people decide and deliver.
The products above are designed to leave behind a small number of working assets that your team can use, update and own after the engagement ends.
The emphasis is practical: decisions, ownership, dependencies, operating rhythms and mobilisation steps that can be used after the work ends.
Practical enough to run on Monday.
Focus on the real pressure point. The work starts with the decision, service or delivery constraint that is causing the most drag. Build with the people who will own it. The people responsible for making the change work are involved in shaping the outputs. Make ownership explicit. Actions, decisions, dependencies and review points are assigned clearly. Leave a route that can be run. The work ends with practical material and a manageable next step, not a large programme that depends on further consultancy.
Discuss the programme you need to move.
If one of these interventions looks close to the situation you are facing, start with a short conversation about the programme, decision or delivery challenge in front of you.