Engagement
Diagnostic Sprint
Name the real problem before you spend money fixing it.
Length
2 weeks · fixed scope
You leave with
A findings memo, ranked
Best when
Best when something is wrong and you need it named before you spend money fixing it.
The problem it solves
Most businesses spend months fixing the visible symptom. A sprint finds the cause first, so the next investment lands in the right place.
When you need it
Revenue has flattened and nobody agrees why
Everything still routes through the founders
A big decision is coming and you want a second opinion
What's included
8–10 interviews across leadership, customers and the front line
A review of the numbers you already have
Two working sessions with the leadership team
What you leave with
A findings memo naming the two or three real constraints, ranked
A recommendation on what to do next, including "nothing yet"
How it runs
Kick-off and interview plan (days 1–2)
Interviews and data review (days 3–7)
Draft findings memo (day 8)
Working session and final memo (days 9–10)
