Costs are moving, approvals are delaying starts, good trades and supervisors remain hard to find, and compliance keeps adding work. These pressures are real, but working harder won't tell you whether your business is still taking you where you want to go.
The Diagnostic creates a reliable starting point before you make the next big decision.
30 Days
Structured commercial review
4 Stages
Goal, evidence, constraint, action
$1,750 + GST
Fixed diagnostic investment
4 stages, in order. Each one builds on the evidence from the last, so the plan at the end is grounded in your numbers rather than a hunch.
Stage 01
Paul was exhausted. He was up early 6 days a week, carrying client and trade calls and asking whether the business was still worth it. We started by clarifying what he wanted the business to provide for him and his family, and the role he actually wanted to play. That gave every later decision a direction.
Diagnostic focus
Purpose, desired income, time, type of work, risk appetite and the owner's role.
Stage 02
Matt was busy and had cash in the bank, but he couldn't confidently say which projects were paying him. One delayed start had absorbed a price rise. Another job looked 60% complete but had used 75% of its cost budget. We rebuilt the picture so the pressure became measurable instead of vague.
Diagnostic focus
Margin, work in progress, cash commitments, overhead recovery and owner pay.
Stage 03
Ben thought he needed more leads and another supervisor. The evidence showed the immediate problem was different: too much work was being priced and controlled through him, quotes were consuming unpaid time, and project information arrived too late to act on. Instead of chasing growth, we identified the bottleneck costing him margin and capacity.
Diagnostic focus
Pricing, estimating, project control, systems, people, pipeline, capacity and leadership.
Stage 04
Daniel had a long list. New software, better job costing, a leading hand, paid pre-construction and a stronger pipeline all looked important. Trying to fix everything would have created more work. We sequenced the first 3 actions, with clear measures and review dates, so he knew what to do now, what could wait and where he needed support.
Diagnostic focus
A prioritised plan to stabilise, strengthen or grow, based on the evidence.
Examples are de-identified composites. Your Diagnostic is based on your numbers, decisions and situation.
A verified commercial baseline
A Diagnostic Dashboard across 8 areas
The main constraint and its commercial consequences
A prioritised 90-Day Action Plan
Clear recommendations on what to stabilise, strengthen or grow
At the end of the 30 days, you receive an evidence-based 90-Day Action Plan showing what to address first, how progress will be measured and what support may be required. It is designed to stand alone. Ongoing advisory is not presumed.
In short: the Diagnostic establishes what needs to change and why. The monthly advisory helps you implement those changes and adapt the plan as the business develops.
See the monthly advisoryFixed diagnostic investment
$1,750 + GST
One fixed fee for the 30 days. No retainer, no lock-in.
Owner-operated custom residential builders, generally $600,000 to $5 million turnover.
Start your DiagnosticTell me where the business is at and I'll come back to confirm whether the Diagnostic is the right starting point.
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