Traceable decisions. A cycle that repeats.
Every transformation is a sequence of decisions. The method makes them explicit: each step leaves a written output, so Management knows why something was chosen and can revisit it when the facts change.
Understand · 1/8
Gather the context
I listen to people and analyse objectives, processes, systems and constraints to build a shared view of the starting point.
Questions in this step
- Which business objectives are at stake?
- Where is value created and lost today?
- Who needs to be involved for the change to hold?
What it leaves behind
Context sheet
Understand · 2/8
Form hypotheses
I turn problems into explicit hypotheses about causes, opportunities and levers, to be tested before proposing solutions.
Questions in this step
- What do we think is happening, and why?
- Which hypotheses, if wrong, would change everything?
What it leaves behind
Hypothesis register
Understand · 3/8
Test data and constraints
I check hypotheses against data, documents and interviews, separating what is proven from what remains an assumption.
Questions in this step
- What does the data actually say?
- Which constraints are real and which are habits?
What it leaves behind
Assumption register
Decide · 4/8
Compare scenarios
I compare alternatives on impact, feasibility, cost, risk and dependencies, including the option of doing nothing.
Questions in this step
- What alternatives do we really have?
- What does each cost, and what does it risk?
What it leaves behind
Impact and feasibility matrix
Decide · 5/8
Recommend the decision
I propose a reasoned choice, with conditions, risks and the signals that would tell us to revisit it.
Questions in this step
- What is the best choice today, and under what conditions?
- What would make us change our mind?
What it leaves behind
Decision brief
Decide · 6/8
Assign ownership
Every decision has an owner, a deadline and an action plan. Decisions taken are logged.
Questions in this step
- Who owns what, by when?
- How are scope changes handled?
What it leaves behind
Decision log and action plan
Govern · 7/8
Monitor results
I follow a few indicators, each with a source, an update date and an owner, together with adoption and risks.
Questions in this step
- Is it working?
- Which signals tell us to change course?
What it leaves behind
KPI dashboard
Govern · 8/8
Review the roadmap
At agreed intervals I review results and assumptions with Management and update priorities and roadmap.
Questions in this step
- What have we learned?
- What changes in our priorities?
What it leaves behind
Executive report and updated roadmap
Working principles
Independence
I do not resell licences or third-party products. My interest is that the choice is right for the business.
Practicality
Every recommendation says what to do, who does it and how to tell whether it worked.
Transparency
Assumptions, risks and limits are stated. If a question has no answer yet, we say so.
Confidentiality
What you share stays between us. On request, I work under a non-disclosure agreement.