Find the constraint before you fund the fix.
Every engagement starts here. Two weeks to find what’s really behind a delivery, capacity, or decision-making problem that keeps coming back, and a written plan for what to do about it.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Focused operating assessment
- Team interviews and relevant data review
- Constraint and root-cause analysis
- Prioritized recommendations
- Ownership and decision-gap observations
- Written next-step plan
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- An open-ended transformation program
- An embedded implementation engagement
- A substitute for a full-time executive hire
- A generic report with no recommendation path
How It Works
Week 1
Align on the recurring problem, review the operating context, and speak with the right people.
Week 2
Map constraints, identify root causes, and turn findings into a prioritized remediation plan.
What You Leave With
A clear statement of the real constraint
A prioritized set of operating recommendations
A practical workflow or cadence direction
Clearer roles, ownership, and decision rights
Risks and dependencies to resolve
A written next-step plan
If you want help acting on the plan.
Some teams take the plan and run with it. If you’d rather not do it alone, there are three ways to continue. Each is available only after a Diagnostic, and each is scoped and priced at your readout, once we both know what the problem is.
Recommended first step
2 weeks
Operations Diagnostic
For a problem that’s costing you time or margin, when the right fix isn’t obvious yet. You get a firm answer on the cause, then decide what happens next.
What You Get
- A clear statement of the real constraint
- Root-cause analysis
- Prioritized recommendations
- A written next-step plan
Fee
$4,950
Duration
Two Weeks
You Provide
[A named decision-maker, access to the people closest to the problem, and the reports you already run]
Scope
[Interview and review limits, team size]
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Option
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Duration
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Best When
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What Changes
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Starting Point
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Action
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Delivery or Capacity SprintFix the problem the Diagnostic found, and implement it with your team. |
3–6 WEEKS |
The Diagnostic named one delivery, capacity, workflow, or accountability problem, and you want it fixed, not just recommended. |
One defined operating problem gets redesigned and implemented with the team. |
After a Diagnostic |
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Operator Office HoursA sounding board once the plan is in motion. Two working sessions a month, plus quick questions in between. |
MONTHLY |
You’ve acted on the plan and want ongoing operating judgment, prioritization, and decision support, without embedded ownership. |
Leadership decisions get clearer, more consistent, and less dependent on carrying everything alone. |
After a Diagnostic |
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Fractional Operations LeadOngoing ownership when advice is not enough. |
3–6 MOS, SELECTIVE |
There is a real operations ownership gap and a permanent hire is not the right immediate answer. |
An operating leader owns the work of establishing cadence, systems, accountability, and handoff. |
After a Diagnostic |
Frequently Asked Questions
Two weeks of active work. The clock starts when the first interviews are on the calendar, so scheduling on your side sets the start date.
That is what the Diagnostic is for. Clarifying the real constraint is the first deliverable.
No pitch deck or pre-work required. Bring one recurring problem and access to the people closest to it.
You get a written plan with prioritized recommendations and a readout. Then you decide: act on it yourselves, continue with me, or stop.
The Operations Diagnostic is a flat $4,950. Sprints, Office Hours and Fractional work are scoped and priced at your readout, because until then neither of us knows what the work is.
Yes. Every engagement starts with one. Fixing the wrong problem is the most expensive way to begin, and two weeks is a small price for knowing which problem is the right one.
Bring one recurring problem. No pitch deck required.
Bring one problem, no deck.
Bring one recurring problem. I’ll ask a few focused questions, tell you whether I see a useful next step, and be direct if I don’t.
Or email directly at kim@kimhowe.com