Illustrative Example

Government agency

From activity counts to measured national impact.

Illustrative National SME Development Program

A national SME development program with 2,400 supported businesses across six regions moves from anecdote-based reporting to a defensible, board-grade view of program impact.

Challenge

What the organization faced.

Program managers cannot answer which of the 2,400 supported businesses are healthy, declining, or in need of immediate recommended next step. Regional coordinators submit narrative reports of uneven quality. The department's board demands measurable outcomes for the next budget cycle.

Growth Breakthrough

How the assessment was run.

Executive Growth Interviews are completed with 1,940 businesses in ninety days. Regional coordinators become named advisors. Reports are advisor-reviewed before publication.

Indices

Business Health Score and Growth Readiness Score.

Business Health Score

61.7

at 12 months

Baseline 54.1

Delta +7.6

Growth Readiness Score

57.2

at 12 months

Baseline 49.8

Delta +7.4

Top three constraints in the cohort

RI-102

Leadership Alignment

26.4% of cohort

RI-108

Sales System Maturity

19.2% of cohort

RI-104

Financial Visibility

15.7% of cohort

Executive Dashboard

What leadership sees.

2,412

Businesses supported

1,940

Reviews completed

412

Requiring immediate support

88%

Reassessment on schedule

Recommended Next Step

What was prioritized.

The department deploys three recommended support tracks aligned to the top three constraints. Existing training partners are re-briefed against the RI-102, RI-108, and RI-104 catalog. 612 businesses enter the list of businesses requiring immediate attention in the first quarter.

Measured Improvement

Twelve-month delta.

+7.6 pts

Average Business Health Score over twelve months

+7.4 pts

Average Growth Readiness Score

−31%

Businesses in 'requires immediate support'

1 day

Board pack production per quarter

Twelve-month narrative

What changed for the organization.

By the second budget cycle the department submits an outcome report grounded in measured overall business health delta. The regional variance is visible and addressable. The program is renewed with an expanded mandate.

This case study is illustrative. Data is realistic but fictional. Live pilot outcomes are produced by your own book of businesses during a 90-day pilot.