Modes

Four ways to use the diagnostic.

Each mode is a deeper version of the same work. The decision is about how far you want the diagnosis to reach inside the company.

MODE 1A

Quick Scan

Free – €250

For founders, advisors, and finance teams who want a fast read on where they stand.

A 20-question form. A score across the five drivers. A maturity band. Delivered in four minutes.

No financial translation, no recommendations. The point is to know if there is a problem worth looking at.

If the score is low, you already know more than most boards do about the supply chain.

What you get

Score across all five drivers
Overall Arristal Score and maturity band
One-page summary in your inbox
Delivered in four minutes

Start Quick Scan

MODE 1B

Quick Scan +

€500 – €1,000

The same scan with the financial translation attached.

Everything in the Quick Scan, plus a calculation that connects the lowest two driver scores to a € impact on working capital and gross margin.

The calculation is transparent. You can argue with it because you can see how it was made.

Recommended when the board needs a number, not a colour.

What you get

Everything in Quick Scan
Financial translation on the two lowest drivers
Derivation shown line by line
Three-page note in your inbox

New in this tier Financial translation on the two lowest drivers

Start Quick Scan +

MODE 2

Diagnostic

€1,500 – €3,000

The first version of the work most clients pay for.

The 20-question form completed by three respondents inside the company. Triangulation flags where their answers diverge — that gap is usually the most useful finding.

Financial translation runs on all five drivers. A primary recommendation is included with the steps to start the work.

Delivered as a 16-page report in your inbox the same week.

What you get

20-question form, three respondents
Triangulation across answers
Financial translation on all five drivers
Primary recommendation with starting steps
16-page report

New in this tier Three respondents and triangulation across their answers

Begin Diagnostic

MODE 3

Premium

€7,500 – €15,000

Diagnostic with the depth a board can act on.

The 20-question form completed by five respondents across functions, with a calibration interview after submission. The interview catches the answers that need translation, not the ones that need scoring.

Includes the alignment intelligence layer — which functions agree, which disagree, and what each pair of answers means for execution.

Delivered as a 28-page report with a one-hour read-out with the assessor.

What you get

Five respondents across functions
One calibration interview
Alignment intelligence across function pairs
Industry context against a peer set
28-page report
One-hour read-out

New in this tier Alignment intelligence and a one-hour read-out with the assessor

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MODE 4 — FOUNDER-LED

External Validation

€15,000 – €30,000

A second pair of eyes the board can quote in a meeting.

Run by the founder. The diagnostic plus a board-level read-out, with the scoring and recommendations validated against the company's financial filings and the wider sector.

The work is independent. The output is written to be read by a chair or a non-executive director, not only by an operating team.

Delivered with one in-person session in Pune or by call.

What you get

Founder-led assessment
Validation against published financials and sector data
Board-level read-out, written for non-executives
Independent positioning the board can quote
One in-person session or call

New in this tier Independent validation and a read-out written for non-executives

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What the output looks like

Lines lifted from real reports, anonymised.

MODE 1A
Overall: 52, Functional. Lowest driver: Planning (43). The pattern points to a forecast that is rarely revised between monthly cycles.
MODE 1B
Planning score of 43 at €1.2B revenue typically points to €18–28M in trapped working capital. Derivation: stock-turn delta of 1.3 against peer-set benchmark, applied to average inventory of €240M.
MODE 2
Three respondents agreed on Cost (61) and diverged sharply on Planning (CFO 38, Head of Ops 64). The gap is the diagnosis: planning works for operations and does not reach the P&L.
MODE 3
Function-pair alignment: Finance and Operations agree on Service (73 vs 71). Finance and Commercial diverge on Flow (54 vs 78). The story the commercial team tells customers is two weeks faster than the story finance sees in cash.
MODE 4 — FOUNDER-LED
Cross-checked against three-year filings: working capital intensity has risen 1.8 points while peers fell 0.6. The diagnostic supports the board's instinct that planning maturity is the binding constraint.

Side by side

What changes between the modes.

Feature	Quick Scan	Quick Scan +	Diagnostic	Premium	External Validation
Drivers covered	5	5	5	5	5
Respondents	1	1	3	5	5+
Financial translation	—	Lowest two	All five	All five	All five
Alignment intelligence	—	—	—	Yes	Yes
Industry context	—	—	—	Peer set	Peer + filings
External validation	—	—	—	—	Yes
Read-out session	—	—	—	1 hour	In person
Report length	1 page	3 pages	16 pages	28 pages	Board-level

Programme is run by the founder. Pricing depends on scope and is agreed before any work begins.