Core Research

Deliverables

What you leave with at each phase of the engagement.

Every phase produces decision-ready artifacts, not slide decks.

What you leave with

  • A plain-language map of where dependency creates risk.
  • Named owners, control points, and decision criteria for the capability in scope.
  • A sequenced pilot-to-cutover plan tied to business risk.
  • Evidence gates leaders can use to approve, pause, or redirect.

Concrete deliverables by phase

Capability control map

  • Cross-functional view of the capability, supporting systems, and control leaks.
  • Highlights owners, handoffs, and where work drifts outside governed systems.
  • Produced in: Capability Discovery (Phase 1).

Stabilization plan

  • Targeted interventions that stop spreadsheet sprawl and patch brittle handoffs.
  • Reduces fragility before modernization begins.
  • Produced in: Capability Discovery (Phase 1).

Pilot design

  • Parallel-run design with reconciliation routines and rollback triggers.
  • Success criteria agreed with leadership before execution.
  • Produced in: Capability Pilot (Phase 2).

Cutover governance pack

  • Decision checkpoints, approval criteria, and evidence expectations for executive control.
  • Each cutover is independently approved based on evidence.
  • Produced in: Controlled Cutover Program (Phase 3).

How deliverables are used

| Artifact | Audience | Decision it supports | |----------|----------|---------------------| | Capability control map | Ops + Finance + Compliance | Where to focus first | | Stabilization plan | Ops leadership | What to fix before modernizing | | Pilot design | Program sponsors | Whether to approve the pilot | | Cutover governance pack | Executive sponsors | Whether to approve each cutover |