Siloed teams, bottlenecked functions, key-person dependencies — we show you the structural problems in 2–4 weeks, while they're still cheap to fix
100-day decisions lock in reporting lines, team compositions, and resource allocation that shape EBITDA for years. We give you the structural baseline to make them evidence-based.
VCP workstreams stall when siloed departments, bottlenecked functions, or teams without authority block execution. We identify these barriers before they inflate cost and delay delivery.
Structural deterioration — siloing, key-person overload, integration fault lines — appears in the network months before it reaches the P&L. Monthly structural reviews provide the early warning financial reporting cannot.
of post-acquisition value destruction is attributable to people and integration failure — the majority structural, not cultural
Bain & Company — Global M&A Report
of the people who hold an organisation's execution capacity together are invisible to the org chart and the data room.
Cross, R. & Parker, A. (2004) — The Hidden Power of Social Networks
of individuals typically concentrate the critical knowledge and relationship dependencies that determine whether a VCP delivers.
Cross et al. (2008) — Managing Collaboration
predictive power for execution velocity from actual collaboration network structure than from org charts, management assessment, or survey data.
Pentland, A. (2012) — The New Science of Building Great Teams, HBR
Org charts, surveys, and management interviews reflect perception, not reality. Our analysis is grounded in actual, auditable communication behaviour.
We connect structural findings to the metrics you track: ARR, operating margin, revenue per employee, retention cost, synergy realisation.
People analytics tools were built for HR, not PE deal timelines. Our outputs are structured for operating partner decisions, not HR reporting.
Existing Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Slack data. No new software. No survey rollout. Insights in days or weeks, not months.
Whether you are a PE operating partner, a strategic buyer, or a management consultant building a transformation workstream, the conversation starts here.
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