Methodology
D·A·S·E·C·S™
A phase is not complete when the deliverable ships. It is complete when the evidence says the phase’s objective is met - and each phase’s exit evidence is written into the engagement before it begins. Most consulting firms will not commit to what “done” means. We do.
Six phases, one connected system - each phase feeds every other.
Establish ground truth. Observe the work as it is performed, not as it is documented. Instrument before opining.
Score against Hex360. Quantify the gap between current and viable. Separate constraints from habits.
Sequence interventions with the Transformation Compass. Model payback, dependency, and organisational cost.
Deliver in dated increments. Every increment ships a measurable change in the Business Performance Index.
Hold the gain. Install thresholds, alarms, and owners. Regression is a detected event, not a discovery. The plan is proven only after it survives at least two full monthly cycles.
Transfer ownership. HexOS runs without us. Capability is the deliverable; the report is a by-product. A tapering, low-intensity cadence - because gains must hold through real business cycles, not a demo week.
Discover
Establish ground truth. Observe the work as it is performed, not as it is documented. Instrument before opining.
Artefacts
Instrumented baseline; observed process maps; stakeholder map
Exit evidence
Leadership agrees the baseline describes their firm - in writing.
Assess
Score against Hex360. Quantify the gap between current and viable. Separate constraints from habits.
Artefacts
Hex360 scorecard; constraint register; interlock analysis
Exit evidence
The binding constraint is named, evidenced, and unchallenged.
Strategise
Sequence interventions with the Transformation Compass. Model payback, dependency, and organisational cost.
Artefacts
Sequenced roadmap; payback model; decision-rights charter
Exit evidence
The board can defend the sequence, not just the destination.
Execute
Deliver in dated increments. Every increment ships a measurable change in the Business Performance Index.
Artefacts
Shipped increments; BPI movement; trained internal owners
Exit evidence
The index moves, and the movement survives a leadership review.
Control
Hold the gain. Install thresholds, alarms, and owners. Regression is a detected event, not a discovery. The plan is proven only after it survives at least two full monthly cycles.
Artefacts
Control plan; threshold alarms; escalation protocol
Exit evidence
A deliberate regression test is caught by the system, not by us.
Sustain
Transfer ownership. HexOS runs without us. Capability is the deliverable; the report is a by-product. A tapering, low-intensity cadence - because gains must hold through real business cycles, not a demo week.
Artefacts
HexOS handover; internal capability certification; exit review
Exit evidence
Ninety days after handover, the gains hold without a single call to us.
Phases exit on evidence, not on dates
The ranges above are typical calendar time for a single business unit. They already carry buffer for how India actually runs - festive seasons, audit cycles, quarter-end freezes - and for the truth that a founder-run firm adopts change differently from a systematised one. But the gate is never the calendar: a phase that has not produced its written exit evidence does not close, and a phase that produces it early closes early. The buffer is not an apology; the gate system is the buffer.