Where your firm sits, and what comes next
Most firms are stuck at productised - where expertise is repeatable but the logic that creates value still lives in senior heads. The firms that systemise how the firm decides and delivers, not just what they know, are the ones that scale value without scaling headcount.
A short self-assessment maps your firm across the five levels, shows the single biggest constraint holding back scale, and identifies the next step that creates the most leverage. It's the same diagnostic we use to open every Envision Session.
The firm runs on individual expertise and judgement. Value is created by the people in the room, not by the firm as a system.
Growth and quality are limited by people. The next shift isn't more headcount - it's consistency through defined process.
What your level means in practice
The five levels show how consulting evolves. This matrix helps you read where you sit today - mapping systemisation against value realisation to reveal your current model, its constraints, and the path to scalable, outcome-led growth.
- • Premium outcomes, people-dependent delivery
- • Growth constrained by capacity
- • Outcome-led, recurring-revenue model
- • Scalable, system-driven delivery
- • Bespoke work, effort-based pricing
- • Low measurability and scalability
- • Strong IP and delivery systems
- • Value not captured commercially
See how your firm scores across 8 categories and 5 levels
The assessment evaluates your firm across 8 core categories and maps each against the five levels. It shows where you're strong, where maturity is uneven, and what is most likely to unlock greater scalability, measurable client outcomes, and stronger recurring revenue.
Complete the self-assessment to understand your current position, see maturity across the 8 categories, and identify the most important progression opportunities.
Take the assessmentA free, focused 60-minute conversation to explore the next evolution of consultancy, see the business line with the highest leverage for your firm, and identify how a systemisation strategy could fit your goals - whether or not you work with us.
See how the AI layer for the firm carries your advisory and delivery logic - so you scale value without scaling headcount.