TMO Readiness Scan

Strategy crosses functions, but decisions stall and value is hard to see. Priorities compete across product, operations, and IT. Meetings move, but tradeoffs do not. You need a plain-language picture of readiness and a focused pilot scope that will show results in the first quarter.

Choose this scan if you have working execution cadences and a portfolio view, but cross functional change keeps slowing down.

• You want faster cross team decisions
• You need value and adoption tracked, not just activity
• You want one forum to resolve tradeoffs with evidence

Two weeks. Light touch. Decision-ready output.

1. Assess
   Short interviews, artifact review, and a scan of current cadences, governance, and value tracking.
2. Map
   A clear Decision Ecosystem Map that shows where decisions live today and where latency occurs.
3. Plan
   A focused TMO Pilot Scope with forums, metrics, and a first portfolio to prove the model.

Everything is sized for SMEs and runs with your current tools.

 Named deliverables you can use immediately.

• Readiness Scorecard across four areas: Rhythm, Decisions, Value, and Enablement
• Decision Ecosystem Map with current forums, owners, inputs, and escalation paths
• Lifecycle Gap Analysis across Assess, Align, Execute, Sustain
• Pilot Scope & Charter for a 12–16 week TMO pilot on one portfolio
• Governance Calendar (90 days) with forum cadence and inputs
• Evidence Plan to track value, adoption, and risks monthly
• Role Cards for Sponsor, TMO Lead, Forum Owners, and Value Owner
• Executive Read Out with decisions and dates captured

Acceptance criteria so you know it is working.

• Readiness scorecard approved by the sponsor
• Decision ecosystem map agreed and gaps prioritized
• Pilot scope and charter approved with owners and dates
• 90 day governance calendar set with invites sent
• Evidence plan defined with value measures and review dates

• Kickoff and priority check
• Short interviews across functions
• Artifact review: portfolio, cadence calendar, decision logs, value measures
• Draft readiness scorecard and decision ecosystem map

• Lifecycle gaps workshop (1.5 hours)
• Finalize pilot scope and charter
• Build the 90 day governance calendar and evidence plan
• Executive read out and decision capture

• Minimal meetings, maximum synthesis 
• Plain-language outputs with examples you can reuse 
• We design the pilot to fit your capacity and tools

• Decision Latency: request to decision by forum 
• Value Realization: delivered vs target with simple evidence
• Adoption: participation and proficiency where the change land
• Risk Trend: top risks tied to decisions and actions

We baseline these in the scan and track them during the pilot.

• Executive Sponsor: approves scope and clears obstacles
• TMO Lead (pilot): runs the cadence and evidence reviews
• Forum Owners: chair decision forums and record outcomes
• Value Owner: defines measures and tracks evidence monthly

Role cards included.

Within the first quarter of a pilot, clients typically see:

• Faster cross team decisions recorded in the forum
• Fewer collisions and rework across portfolios
• Value and adoption discussed monthly with simple evidence
• Clearer tradeoffs between run, grow, and transform work

• TMO Pilot Sprint (12–16 weeks): run the lifecycle on one portfolio, cut decision latency, and make value visible
• Fractional TMO Advisor: keep the rhythm and hand off once it is institutionalized

 Do we need a PMO first?
A basic portfolio cadence helps. We can stage the pilot to start from your current state.

Will we need new software?
No. We use your existing tools and add only what the cadence needs.

How much time does this take?
About 3–4 hours total across two weeks for the core group.