Rapid Alignment Scan
Identify strategic drift – and fix it…
The Rapid Alignment Scan provides a clear, evidence-based view of where your strategy is aligned – and where interpretation, behaviour or communication has begun to drift.
It replaces assumption with insight, showing where strategy means different things to different people – and what to address first.
Is your strategy cascading effectively through your organisation?
When strategy is interpreted differently across teams or levels, the consequences are rarely dramatic – but they are cumulative. Priorities blur, decisions slow, and execution becomes uneven. A Rapid Alignment Scan:
- Maps how strategy is currently understood across leadership and key teams
- Identifies where interpretation, emphasis or priorities diverge
Why might you need a Rapid Alignment Scan?
This diagnostic is particularly useful when:
- Execution feels uneven, despite a clear strategy
- Different teams prioritise different things
- Decision-making is dragging
- Transformation or growth initiatives are drifting
- Leaders suspect there is “noise” in how strategy is being interpreted
It’s often used to regain focus before issues become entrenched.
Who is it for?
- CEOs and Managing Directors
- Executive and Leadership Teams
- Transformation and Change Leads
- Strategy Directors
- HR and People Directors
It supports leaders who want evidence of how strategy is being understood and applied – not just how it is written.
Delivery
- Short, fixed-length engagement (typically 2–3 weeks)
- Senior-led design, interviews and analysis
- Targeted cross-section of leadership and operational stakeholders
Designed to generate clarity quickly, without launching a broader transformation programme.
Outputs
- A clear view of how strategy is currently interpreted
- An alignment and divergence map
- Identification of the most significant areas of drift
- Clear, prioritised recommendations for restoring alignment
- A practical basis for action
Next steps
- Schedule a short exploratory conversation
- Agree scope and stakeholder groups
- Gain a clear, evidence-based view of alignment strengths and challenges
Schedule a Rapid Alignment Scan to get…
Strategic alignment
Interpretation v. intent
Areas of drift
Clear priorities