// The first 90 days

Engagement Plan

How a new engagement ramps: establish the foundation, deliver the first proof point, then prove repeatability.

A new engagement follows a deliberate arc. The goal of the first 90 days is not a giant launch — it is a proven, measured first case and the repeatable machinery to do it again.

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Establish the foundation

  • Confirm mission, scope, and sponsor alignment
  • Launch the case registry & shared knowledge base
  • Complete stakeholder discovery for the initial proof of concept
  • Define Case 001 success metrics
  • Document the current-state workflow
  • Build the initial implementation plan
  • Identify the next 3–5 candidate opportunities
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Deliver the first proof point

  • Implement or pilot Case 001
  • Capture adoption feedback
  • Measure early impact
  • Create a repeatable case template
  • Build a portfolio view of proposed initiatives
  • Identify program groupings across opportunities
  • Prepare the first Lab status update
90

Prove repeatability

  • Report Case 001 results
  • Refine the intake & measurement framework
  • Prioritize the next wave of cases
  • Establish a monthly portfolio review cadence
  • Identify opportunities for reusable capabilities
  • Begin mapping cases to program- and P&L-level impact

Why it’s built this way

The first case is chosen to be small enough to finish and meaningful enough to matter. Small wins should compound: a series of well-measured improvements creates more durable organizational leverage than one oversized program that never reaches adoption.

By day 90 the engagement has delivered a measured result, a reusable template, a populated portfolio, and a cadence for deciding what comes next. That is the difference between a one-off project and a transformation capability.

// READY TO DEFINE CASE 001?

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// Engage the Lab

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The full intake form covers all the context needed to scope and prioritize your first case.