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ICOS Engagement Framework™

The institutional operating manual for ICOS: what clients buy, how analysts evaluate, what clients receive, and how consistency is enforced across every engagement.

Section 1

Engagement Catalogue

What the client buys. Expand each engagement for purpose, duration, investment, expected outcomes, graduation criteria, and recommended next step.

Section 2

Assessment Framework

How analysts evaluate. The six core reviews that constitute the Institutional Diagnostic™. Methodology only — deliverables are defined in Section 3.

Section 3

Client Deliverables

What clients receive. Every deliverable follows the same standardised format so output is consistent across analysts.

Section 4

Delivery Workflow

How work flows through ICOS from client intake to graduation recommendation.

Step 01
Client Intake
Investibility Score™ submission and Strategic Review™ call.
Step 02
Assessment Collection
Documents, interviews, KPI data, and systems access gathered.
Step 03
Six Core Reviews
Leadership, Governance, Operations, Financial, Growth, Capital Attractiveness.
Step 04
Scoring & Validation
Pillar scores computed and cross-validated by the assigned advisor.
Step 05
Report Generation
Standardised ICOS report templates populated by the analyst.
Step 06
Advisor Review
Senior advisor reviews findings, scoring, and recommendations.
Step 07
Final Delivery
Reports delivered to founder with debrief session.
Step 08
Graduation Recommendation
Recommended ICOS Pathway™ accepted, declined, or deferred.
Section 5

Quality Control

Internal completion checklist for every client deliverable. Ensures every analyst produces the same quality regardless of who performs the engagement.

Institutional Readiness Report™
  • All six reviews completed
  • Pillar scores validated
  • Constraints identified and ranked
  • Recommendations prioritised
  • Strategic Roadmap™ linked
  • Advisor review completed
  • Final formatting approved
Growth Constraint Analysis™
  • Primary constraint identified
  • Secondary constraints ranked
  • Quantified revenue or capacity impact documented
  • Constraint map produced
  • Interventions sequenced into Strategic Roadmap™
  • Advisor review completed
Capital Readiness Assessment™
  • Diligence readiness heatmap completed
  • Investor expectation gaps documented
  • Red-flag risk register populated
  • Capital Readiness Score validated
  • Readiness work plan sequenced
  • Advisor review completed
Strategic Roadmap™
  • Initiatives mapped to findings in the Institutional Readiness Report™
  • Each initiative scored on Impact and Effort
  • Ownership assigned for every initiative
  • Success metrics defined
  • 90-day / 6-month / 12-month horizons populated
  • Advisor review completed
Recommended ICOS Pathway™
  • Readiness level confirmed
  • Single primary recommendation issued
  • Justification documented
  • Expected outcomes listed
  • Graduation milestones defined
  • Signed by analyst and advisor

These checklists are the standard ICOS quality control framework. No deliverable should leave the firm without every applicable item verified by the assigned analyst and confirmed by the reviewing advisor.

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