THREE WEEKS · FIXED SCOPE

OriginateLAB

See what is getting in the way. Decide what to stop - and what changes next.

Before adding another initiative, examine the decision paths and workflows affecting integration, operating models and delivery. The 3-Week Diagnostic brings sponsor and team perspectives together - then sets out what to stop or change, with priorities and named owners for the next 90 days.

Discuss the diagnostic
Confidential interviewsSystem mappingLeadership alignment
A GROUNDED FIRST STEP

Understand the situation.
Agree what changes next.

The diagnostic provides a clear starting point for integration, operating models, leadership responsibilities and delivery planning. In three weeks, we examine how work moves between teams and agree priorities, decision paths and named owners. Implementation can continue internally or with embedded support.

Post-Merger Integration

THE SITUATION

The transaction is complete, but duplicate governance and unclear decision rights between organizations slow progress down.

DIAGNOSTIC FOCUS

Uncover where duplicate governance and unclear authority create delays, then agree on the decision paths and weekly cadence needed to proceed.

Operating Model & Scaling

THE SITUATION

The organization has expanded beyond its original structure. Cross-department coordination is strained, and decisions frequently escalate to senior leadership.

DIAGNOSTIC FOCUS

Trace where cross-department work gets delayed and define clear accountability and decision boundaries.

Strategic Priorities & Delivery

THE SITUATION

Strategic initiatives are agreed and look sound on paper, but key milestones slip because the day-to-day work between functions was never redesigned to support them.

DIAGNOSTIC FOCUS

Surface the operational realities behind status updates, agree on what to stop, and build a focused 90-day sequence with named owners.

Leadership Activation & Role Clarity

THE SITUATION

Leadership roles have changed, but responsibilities, decision authority and expectations between leaders are not yet clear in day-to-day work.

DIAGNOSTIC FOCUS

Identify where leadership responsibilities and decision authority are unclear, then agree the roles and working arrangements needed to move forward.

Executable Roadmaps & Migration Plans

THE SITUATION

The direction is agreed, but the roadmap does not yet account for operational dependencies, team capacity or the steps needed to move from the current model to the next.

DIAGNOSTIC FOCUS

Examine dependencies, capacity and migration requirements, then set out a realistic 90-day sequence with owners and decision points.

LISTEN · MAP · ALIGN
01LISTEN

Understand how work really happens.

Confidential interviews with the executive sponsor and key leaders across the departments where decisions and cross-department work are stuck. We surface competing priorities, unclear ownership, and the realities behind the formal structure.

Sponsor and team interviews · Evidence review · Working hypotheses
02MAP

See the whole system, not isolated symptoms.

We map decision paths, accountability, how work moves between teams, and recurring bottlenecks. The aim is to identify where the system itself is creating delays - and where a small change can make a material difference.

System map · Friction patterns · Decision and workflow analysis
03ALIGN

Make the decisions that move work forward.

A half-day working session with the sponsor and team turns the findings into choices. Together we agree priorities, owners and a realistic sequence for the next 90 days.

Leadership alignment · Named owners · 90-day decision blueprint

Useful outputs.
Not theatre.

Every output is designed to support a real conversation or decision. Nothing is produced simply to make the engagement look substantial.

SYSTEM VIEW

Diagnostic
map

A concise visual map of the bottlenecks, dependencies and decision patterns shaping delivery.

Sample viewDecision paths · ownership gaps · cross-department workflows
SHARED REALITY

Alignment
record

The central findings, choices and tensions the team has acknowledged together.

Sample viewWhat we agree · what remains open · what stops now
90-DAY DIRECTION

Decision
blueprint

A prioritized sequence of actions with named owners, decision points and an operating cadence.

Sample viewPriority · owner · first decision · review rhythm
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

A clear starting point your team can act on.

  • A written diagnostic map - not a 60-page slide deck
  • A shared view of the real constraints
  • A prioritized 90-day decision blueprint
  • Named owners and immediate next decisions
  • The option to continue internally
FREQUENTLY ASKED

What teams usually ask.

INITIATE A CONVERSATION

What is happening in your organization?

Share a little context. Andreea will follow up to arrange a 30-minute conversation about the situation and whether the diagnostic is the right starting point.

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