Five Questions to Turn Consulting into Results
You don't call the consultants when things are fine. You call them when the pressure is on, and the usual fixes are ineffective.
That's how it is. When that moment comes, clarity isn't optional - it's the first step.
Five Questions and it's Clear
Recently, a CEO I'd known for years reached out. He had to make a move. And already had a solution in mind: "We need to introduce Agile," he said. "Can you help?"
We'd never spoken about his company before. I wanted to ask five questions. No pitch, no process. Just five short answers. That would be enough for me to understand the nature of the problem. And, whether I could help.
I began asking:
"How big is your organization?" - Team of 20, split across Eastern Europe and the US.
"What phase are you in?" - We're supposed to be growing - but it's relentless firefighting.
"What's your key pain?" - Everything is important. Everything's urgent. Nothing moves.
"What's at stake?" - Retaining customers is getting increasingly harder.
"How much time do we have?" - A month. Maximum.
I'd seen this before: A capable, highly motivated team doing their best - trapped in a vicious cycle of overburden, pressure and tactical patchwork. Rushing from one deadline to the next. No time to step back, no room to think. And customers starting to shop around because they feel they're not getting serviced on time.
This wasn't a failure of methods: It was a failure of focus. They didn't need another method or framework to organize themselves. And most of all, they didn't need "Agile:" They needed focus and alignment. Before their best people burned out and their customers found a different solution.
Reframing the Problem is Half the Solution
We could help them avoided a framework launch, and the clutter and cost that would have brought. We simply brought everyone into one room. We itemized the work on everyone's desk. Cut the active topics down to a small number. That took the heat off the teams.
The remaining important points became the roadmap. Leadership took responsibility for communicating that roadmap to customers. They were the only ones who could protect the team's capacity.
Most customers appreciated the transparency and strategic focus. And the few who didn't? A bad customer will cost you much more than the money they bring.
What could have been a costly six-month Agile Transformation draining team capacity even further, just took two workshops. Within days, the company had their first ever roadmap and delivery strategy. The team's capacity was aligned and well-managed. Execution picked up. Confidence soared.
Because your time is too valuable.
As a founder, executive, or leader under pressure, you need to keep things moving - not to spend your days making sense of the chaos. You need fast, reliable decisions. VXS does the prep work. It creates a clear focus. Within minutes.
Stop reacting. Stop guessing. Get in charge. Start with the five questions that surface the real issue - and take control of your business.
Start your VXS journey today.
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