Sample assessment report: Example Mfg Co.

See exactly what you get. This is a complete ten-page report for Example Mfg Co., a fictional 65-person sheet metal shop. Every section a real report has, laid out the way a real one is.

Where the business stands: overall score 1.93 of 5, work written down 2.20, people 1.90, all Developing.
Page 2: where the business stands.

What it found

Prices had not kept up with costs for three years. The plan changed with every rush order. Scheduling depended on one person. Each of those costs money every month it waits, and the report shows where.

What is in the ten pages

  • Page 1. A plain-language executive summary.
  • Page 2. Where the business stands, and the five weakest links.
  • Page 3. Scores for all 42 criteria, by area.
  • Page 4. What the books can show, and where each weak link sits in them.
  • Pages 5 to 9. One page per weak link: what we saw, what it costs, what fixing it takes.
  • Page 10. The timeline and a 90-day roadmap.
Weak link 1 of 5, Margin and pricing: what we saw, why it matters, and the cost factors with where each shows in the books.
Pages 5 to 9: one page per weak link.

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