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A blueprint to a firm that can run without you.

Every Optivo engagement follows a proven arc — from immersion to embedded systems — then settles into an ongoing monthly rhythm. The diagnostic decides what gets built and in what order, so no two firms get the same plan.

The engagement

Two layers, running in parallel.

A diagnostic of how the firm actually operates, and a clear view of where the owner wants it to be. The blueprint is where the two meet — always specific to your firm.

Pre-engagement

Qualify, scope & agree the goals

A discovery call, a fact-find across the leadership, and an anonymous staff diagnostic. We agree the first three priorities and where the firm wants to be before any paid work begins.

Output: Signed terms, fact find, outcome planner
Stage 1 · Discover

Immersion & diagnostic

Understand the firm as it actually operates — workflow, capacity, technology, client experience and commercial health.

Output: Diagnostic report and a 90-day plan
Stage 2 · Design

The operating model & blueprint

Design the operating model, SOP library and system configuration. A client-specific blueprint that says exactly what we build, and in what sequence.

Output: Client blueprint, operating model
Stage 3 · Build

Configure & implement

Practice management live, core SOPs written and owned, workflows and onboarding journeys built across every priority workstream.

Output: Live systems, SOPs, workflows
Stage 4 · Launch

Train, go live & embed

The team is trained, new systems go live, and adoption is measured until the new way of working becomes the normal way of working.

Output: Team trained, habits embedded
Stage 5 · Optimise

Commercialise & hand over

Use the data to improve margins, pricing and performance — then a before-vs-after review, a 12-month roadmap, and systems left embedded and owned.

Output: Review, roadmap, FCOO proposal
Iterate

The monthly COO rhythm

Weekly sessions, a monthly operating review and continuous improvement — keeping the discipline in place as the firm grows, scales or prepares to sell.

Output: Monthly progress reports
Why it works

Built to be handed over, not held onto.

Diagnostic-led

The better the diagnostic, the better the blueprint. We start by understanding the firm as it really runs — not how the org chart says it should.

Systems your team owns

SOPs, workflows and rhythms are documented, embedded and owned by your people — so the discipline stays when the engagement ends.

Commercial by design

The point isn’t tidier processes for their own sake. It’s more capacity, better margins and a firm that is easier to run, scale or sell.

Ready to see what your firm’s blueprint would look like?

A confidential, no-obligation call to understand your firm, where it’s stuck, and whether Optivo is the right fit. If it’s not, I’ll tell you.