Diagnostic Intelligence Layer

Enterprise Snapshots

Six diagnostic instruments that continuously measure organisational state and feed intelligence across decision, delivery, and productivity layers.

Sensing Mechanisms for the Platform

Enterprise Snapshots are the diagnostic foundation of Costcone's intelligence platform. Each snapshot measures specific organisational dimensions and feeds insights into decision support, delivery governance, and productivity tracking.

How Snapshots Feed the Platform:

Multi-role data collection (up to hundreds of participants)
Automated scoring across dimensions
AI-driven pattern detection and synthesis
Aggregated cross-role heatmaps and insight models
Leadership alignment indicators
Prioritised 30/60/90-day actions
Optional executive facilitation

Snapshots establish baselines for continuous measurement. Run them periodically to track trajectory, benchmark progress, and maintain real-time visibility into organisational health.

Platform Upgrade

Key Enhancements (2026 Upgrade)

Multi-user participation

Invite multiple teams, functions, or leadership layers to contribute to a single diagnostic.

Aggregated insights

The platform produces organisation-level heatmaps, role-based comparisons, alignment vs friction scores, and sentiment patterns.

AI-powered synthesis

Advanced AI models analyse recurring patterns, anomalies, governance gaps, execution risks, and readiness indicators.

Tier-based participation limits

Each Snapshot tier supports different participation volumes, from 15 users to unlimited enterprise-wide use.

Executive facilitation (optional)

Strategic Snapshots include leadership debrief sessions and alignment workshops.

Exportable evidence

Every Snapshot includes PDF reports, action plans, risk indicators, and decision pathways.

Snapshot Types

Choose the Snapshot that matches your current organisational challenge. Each includes Standard or Executive options and full multi-perspective data collection.

AI Knowledge & Readiness Snapshot

Assess whether foundations exist for effective, safe, and cost-justified AI adoption.

Best for: CIOs, CDOs, COOs, Data/Knowledge Leaders

What It Reveals

  • Where critical knowledge lives
  • Information quality & trust
  • AI-suitable vs AI-unsafe use cases
  • Governance, compliance, and access risks
  • Gaps in knowledge, duplication, or decay

Deliverables

  • AI Knowledge Readiness Score
  • Information trust and quality indicators
  • Governance + compliance risk map
  • Practical AI suitability guidance
  • 30/60/90-day readiness plan
Standard
Executive
Scope
Single domain
Enterprise-wide
Participants
Up to 50
150+
Approach
Diagnostic review
Leadership synthesis
Outputs
Readiness themes
AI risk/opportunity view
Outcome
Clear suitability insights
Defensible AI adoption decisions
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to prevent wasted AI spend and reduce information risk.

Change Readiness Snapshot

Assess organisational readiness, capacity, and risk before you commit time, money, and political capital to change.

Best for: CIOs, COOs, Transformation Leaders, PMO Directors

What It Reveals

  • Change fatigue and risk of resistance
  • Leadership and stakeholder alignment gaps
  • Capacity and capability constraints
  • Governance readiness and sponsorship clarity
  • Where change programmes will stall or fail

Deliverables

  • Multi-role Change Readiness Score
  • Cross-functional risk heatmap
  • Leadership alignment signals
  • Constraints and urgency indicators
  • Practical 30/60/90-day actions
Standard
Executive
Scope
Single programme or function
Cross-functional or enterprise-wide
Participants
Up to 50
Up to 150+
Approach
Targeted diagnostic + multi-role input
Advanced synthesis + leadership workshop
Outputs
Readiness score, risks, actions
Alignment insights, cross-org risk map
Outcome
Clear go/no-go decision
Reduced execution & political risk
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to prevent failed change and wasted transformation spend.

Operational Friction Snapshot

Identify where inefficiencies, duplication, and manual effort create unnecessary cost and delay.

Best for: COOs, Operations Leaders, Service Owners

What It Reveals

  • Cross-team bottlenecks
  • Manual work causing avoidable cost
  • System and workflow misalignment
  • Hidden automation and simplification opportunities

Deliverables

  • Multi-perspective friction map
  • Cost drivers and leakage analysis
  • Automation opportunities
  • 30/60/90-day optimisation plan
Standard
Executive
Scope
Single process/service
Cross-functional or enterprise-wide
Participants
Up to 50
150+
Approach
Process-level insights
End-to-end analysis
Outputs
Friction map + quick wins
Enterprise friction map
Outcome
Immediate efficiency lift
Strategic cost reduction
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to reduce operational waste and identify automation opportunities.

Decision Effectiveness Snapshot

Expose where slow, unclear, or duplicated decision-making is costing time, money, and momentum.

Best for: CEOs, COOs, Programme Directors, Governance Leads

What It Reveals

  • Where decisions stall or loop
  • Unclear ownership or authority
  • Conflicting governance or approvals
  • Cost of delayed or duplicated decisions

Deliverables

  • Decision effectiveness map
  • Governance friction points
  • Ownership clarity recommendations
  • 30/60/90-day improvement plan
Standard
Executive
Scope
Single governance domain
Enterprise governance
Participants
Up to 50
150+
Approach
Decision mapping + role clarity
Leadership synthesis
Outputs
Clarity themes + recommendations
Structural governance insights
Outcome
Faster, clearer decisions
Reduced cost of delay
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to reduce cost from delay, rework, and unclear governance.

Leadership Alignment Snapshot

Reveal misalignment that drives confusion, duplication, and inefficient execution.

Best for: Executive Teams, Boards, Sponsors

What It Reveals

  • Conflicting priorities
  • Misaligned incentives
  • Strategic tensions
  • Execution risk indicators

Deliverables

  • Leadership alignment map
  • Themes and conflict patterns
  • Priority clarity and actions
  • 30/60/90-day alignment plan
Standard
Executive
Scope
One leadership group
Executive + senior layers
Participants
Up to 50
150+
Approach
Alignment assessment
Deep synthesis + facilitation
Outputs
Alignment themes
Enterprise alignment view
Outcome
Clearer strategic focus
Reduced duplication + drift
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to reduce wasted effort from misaligned leadership.

Workforce Engagement & Burnout Snapshot

Surface early signals of disengagement, capacity overload, and burnout-related risk.

Best for: HR Directors, Operations Leaders, Change Sponsors

What It Reveals

  • Engagement sentiment patterns
  • Role overload and stress drivers
  • Burnout and attrition risk
  • Hidden productivity loss

Deliverables

  • Engagement + burnout indicators
  • Productivity themes
  • Targeted intervention options
  • 30/60/90-day improvement plan
Standard
Executive
Scope
Single team/function
Multiple teams or key segments
Participants
Up to 50
150+
Approach
Engagement diagnostic
Cross-team synthesis
Outputs
Risk view
Organisation productivity map
Outcome
Targeted intervention
Reduced attrition & loss
Duration
~2 weeks
~3 weeks
Investment

Designed to reduce cost from turnover and lost capacity.

Commercial Terms

Fixed scope, fixed fee — no hidden costs
Fees credited against any follow-on delivery
No obligation to proceed beyond the Snapshot
Multi-user participation included as standard
Executive facilitation available on request

Snapshots are designed to reduce risk, not create additional cost.

Baseline Your Organisation

Start with an Executive Snapshot to establish your baseline. Track trajectory over time as the platform provides continuous intelligence across your enterprise.

Feature Breakdown

Transparent Feature Set

Included in All

  • Multi-user participation
  • AI scoring across all dimensions
  • Cross-role insight comparison
  • Alignment/confidence indicators
  • Automated aggregation
  • AI-generated executive summary
  • Heatmaps + performance distribution
  • Prioritised 30/60/90-day plan
  • PDF export
  • Fixed scope, fixed fee
  • Fees credited back to delivery

Standard Tier

  • Up to 50 participants
  • Single team/function scope
  • Diagnostic insight + key patterns
  • Prioritised actions
  • Owner-only access to dashboards

Executive Tier

  • Up to 150–300 participants
  • Cross-functional participation
  • Leadership alignment synthesis
  • Risk + opportunity mapping
  • Delivery readiness indicators
  • Facilitated executive debrief optional

Enterprise Add-ons

  • Unlimited diagnostics
  • Unlimited participants
  • Trend analytics across time
  • Multi-diagnostic comparison
  • Enterprise-wide dashboards
  • 2 executive briefings included