A paid diagnostic mapping your operations against the Four-Layer Architecture. Twenty-page written report. Sixty-minute debrief with David. Three to five prioritized interventions you can act on whether or not we ever work together again.
"The 80% Audit is a paid diagnostic, not a sales call dressed up as one. You'll get a written report you can act on whether or not we ever work together again."
— David Overcasher
Every audit ships with these four deliverables. No upsells inside the audit. The audit is the audit.
Written, structured assessment mapping your organization against the Four-Layer Architecture. Findings, gaps, evidence.
Recorded video call with David walking through the report. Q&A built in. Recording yours to share with your leadership team.
Prioritized list of specific actions, sequenced by impact and difficulty. Each one independently actionable.
Realistic projection of what's possible in the first 90 days if you act on the interventions. No vanity metrics.
Mostly async. Minimal calendar burden on your end. Your leadership team can complete the intake in 90 minutes total. Then David does the work.
Stripe checkout. Single tier or multi-site. Same day intake link sent to your inbox.
Day 0 · 2 min30-question structured intake. Your perspective + optional input from 2–3 of your direct reports. Submit when complete.
Day 0–2 · 90 min totalDavid analyzes responses against the methodology. Writes the report personally. No junior associates. No templates.
Day 2–4 · async60-minute video call. Walk the report. Q&A. Discuss prioritization. Recorded. You decide what's next.
Day 5–10 · scheduledOperational Leadership Assessment
Executive Summary. The organization shows moderate Layer 1 maturity with strong individual capability but absent Layer 2 systems. Layer 3 cultural drift is visible. Layer 4 enterprise integration is essentially nonexistent — delegation has not been formalized in performance management or succession planning.
Priority 01 · Install Layer 2 systems. The single highest-leverage intervention. Monday Ownership Assignments and Weekly Ownership Showcases as standing rituals. Estimated time to install: 2 weeks. Estimated 90-day impact: 30–40% reduction in escalations to Layer 3.
Priority 02 · Outcome Cards. Three highest-frequency recurring tasks. Drafted by frontline leaders, reviewed by managers. Estimated 90-day impact: 15-hour reduction per leader per week.
Priority 03 · Coaching cadence. Weekly 20-min coaching conversations replace Wednesday status meetings. Estimated capability lift: half a level on the Capacity Matrix.
Sanitized excerpt from a real audit. Names, locations, and identifying details removed. Layout, structure, and depth of analysis preserved exactly as delivered.
This is what differentiates the audit from a "discovery call": you get a deliverable. A document. Something to share with your CFO when you bring the recommendations to her. Something to revisit in 90 days to measure progress.
The difference is scope. Single-site is for one department or one facility. Multi-site is for organizations with multiple locations or departments wanting comparative analysis.
The audit is real consulting work. If you're in one of these categories, the book or the assessment is enough. Save your money.
Yes. Every audit is analyzed and written by David personally. No junior associates. No outsourced research. The audit deliverable is the same hand that wrote the book.
Then it'll say so. The audit gives you the framework to act independently if that's the right call. About 30% of audits result in clients implementing on their own without further engagement. That's a successful outcome — and the report is yours to keep regardless.
Yes — many clients do exactly that. The audit deliverable is built to be shareable with executive teams. It's structured to make the business case for change (or to make the case that change isn't needed) using the same evidence-based framework executives respond to.
Book a discovery call instead. Engagements require deeper scoping than the audit covers. Most engagement clients still complete an audit first — it's the cheapest, fastest way for both of us to determine fit.
Yes. If you read the audit and don't think it was worth the price, email David within 14 days of delivery and we'll refund your purchase. Keep the report.
The 80% Audit is a scoped, productized version of Steps 1, 2, and 3 of David's full operational audit methodology (Planning, Conducting, Identifying). The 60-minute debrief replaces full report presentation. For the complete methodology including hands-on implementation, see engagements.