Rapid Assessment
Two to three days to find where the value is
A focused review of a specific site, function, operational problem or value opportunity. It gives leadership a fact-based view of performance gaps, likely value, immediate priorities and the right next step.
What we review
- Leadership and stakeholder input
- Focused operational and financial data
- Site observations and process walk-throughs
- Performance gaps, constraints and root causes
- Preliminary benefit and implementation considerations
What you receive
- Executive findings and observations
- Preliminary benefit and ROI range
- Immediate priorities and 90-day actions
- Key risks, constraints and the recommended next step
Two ways to start
A QuickScan frames the issue. An Accelerator quantifies it.
QuickScan
A review of summary data, interviews with the sponsor and the leaders closest to the issue, and the first hypotheses. It ends with an executive findings brief and a decision to proceed, pause or refine.
Accelerator
Deeper analysis of targeted data, a wider set of interviews and a quantified preliminary case. It ends with the decision on whether to authorize a 30-business-day diagnostic.
QuickScan and Accelerator timelines assume a defined issue, sponsor availability, timely access to summary data and a limited number of stakeholder interviews. Expanded scope, delayed data, added locations or additional reviews may extend the schedule. ISI confirms final timing before the assessment begins.
Who it suits
A leadership team that suspects value in an operation but cannot size it
A site or function underperforming against comparable operations
A transformation program that has lost its benefits case
An investment team that needs an operating view before committing
Typical duration
Two to three business days for a QuickScan, four to five for an Accelerator. Multi-site or broader scopes move to a 30-business-day diagnostic.
What happens next
Most assessments end in one of three places: a defined set of 90-day actions the client runs internally, a 30-business-day diagnostic, or a decision that the opportunity is not large enough to pursue. All three are useful answers.
Request an assessment
Tell us what you want looked at
The site or function, the problem as leadership sees it, and roughly when you need an answer. A senior practitioner will come back to you.
Not sure whether a QuickScan or an Accelerator fits? Choose "Not sure" and ISI will recommend the right entry point.
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