Executive playbook and diagnostic

A stalled transformation needs a decision before it needs more activity.

Use a 50-card recovery playbook and a 24-question diagnostic to decide whether the work should continue, reset or stop.

The recovery playbook cover will appear here

The working decision

Kill, reset or recover.

The framework starts with the current case, then tests decisions, delivery evidence, capacity, adoption and sponsor attention.

Case
Control
Capacity

The executive problem

A programme can look busy while the decision system is stalled.

When the case, authority, capacity and evidence are unclear, more activity makes the problem harder to see.

01

Activity

Meetings, releases and training are reported as progress.

02

Authority

The same decision returns to different meetings.

03

Capacity

The people carrying the recovery have no protected time.

04

Evidence

Status stays positive while outcomes remain untested.

A working visual

Continue, reset or stop

A recovery decision connects the current case to authority, capacity and proof.

This visual is a discussion aid, not a score. Your assessment result identifies where the next decision needs more evidence.

Recovery decision gate

Continue, reset or stop

A recovery decision connects the current case to authority, capacity and proof.

CONTINUE

Evidence supports the case

RESET

Authority or capacity needs repair

STOP

The case no longer earns effort

Illustrative decision structure. It does not diagnose a live programme.

24-question diagnostic

Find the constraint that needs an executive decision.

The result is mapped to the playbook. It gives the team a starting point, not a generic maturity label.

Current case and value

Decision ownership

Delivery control

Capacity and adoption

Executive sponsorship

24 questionsDirectional result

Can your stalled transformation be recovered?

This diagnostic tests the case, decision rights, delivery control, capacity, adoption and executive sponsorship behind the work. It is designed to produce a better recovery conversation, not a generic maturity label.

This is a practical self-check, not a project assurance opinion.

50-card executive playbook

A working reference for the recovery meeting.

It includes the decision rule, evidence pack, scorecard, role rules, meeting cadence, worked example and 90-day sequence.

The PDF is stored and released through the Admin Resources system. It is not embedded from Gamma.

The playbook will appear here once its PDF and cover are uploaded and activated in Admin Resources.

Where this leads

When the decision crosses functions, recovery needs an installed cadence.

The playbook helps the team prepare. The Strategy Execution and Transformation service helps install the decision rights, sponsor rhythm and evidence discipline around a live programme.

Discuss the consulting work

Questions executives ask before a recovery decision