The FP&A Diagnostic

A clear 90-day plan for your FP&A team, in ten days.

Choose the one to three areas where you want your team to improve most. We review how the work gets done today and give you an outside view of what's holding the team back, plus a step-by-step roadmap to move forward. Your team spends the next quarter making progress instead of deciding where to start.

$5,000 · 10 business days · Money-back guarantee. Led by Brett Hampson, former VP of Finance and author of The FP&A OS.

Why it works

An outside view helps your team move faster.

Most CFOs already know where they want their team to grow. What's harder is seeing the cause clearly and deciding what to do first.

It's hard to see your own process clearly

When you lead the team every day, the way things are done starts to feel like the only way. An outside view spots what has quietly become normal.

Improvement work gets pushed to next month

Your team's time goes to the close, the forecast, and daily requests. We do the assessment, so your team can keep running the business.

Effort goes further in the right order

Most teams have a dozen ideas to improve. Knowing which to do first, and why, is what turns effort into visible progress.

What you get

What you leave with

A clear read on your focus areas

We assess the one to three areas you choose, such as forecasting, reporting, or how finance partners with the business. You see where each stands today and what best-in-class looks like, based on the FP&A Maturity Roadmap.

An outside view of what's holding you back

The root causes behind what you're seeing, from someone who has led FP&A at Fortune 100 and PE-backed companies. Specific to your team, not a generic checklist.

A 90-day roadmap

The steps to take, in order, with a suggested owner and timing for each. Clear enough that your team can start the following week.

A readout with you and your team

A working session where we walk through the findings and the roadmap together and answer every question, so everyone leaves aligned on what comes next.

The ten days

How the ten days work

01
Days 1–2

Kickoff

We meet with you to agree on the focus areas and what success looks like. Then we gather what we need to see how the work gets done today, such as recent monthly reporting, the forecast, the close and forecast calendars, and the team structure.

02
Days 3–6

Review and interviews

We review the materials and interview the people involved, both the team who does the work and the leaders who rely on it. This is how we find the root cause, not just the symptoms. Interviews are short and scheduled around your team.

03
Days 7–8

Assessment and roadmap

We assess each focus area against the FP&A Maturity Roadmap, confirm what's holding it back, and write your 90-day roadmap.

04
Days 9–10

Readout

We walk you through the findings and the roadmap in a working session. You get a practical plan, not a long report, and you leave knowing exactly what to do next.

Expect a few hours of your time and short interviews with your team. We ask only for materials you already have, so no one needs to create anything new.

Our guarantee

On time and worth it. Guaranteed.

You should only pay for a Diagnostic that delivers. So we make you two promises.

Delivered in ten business days

Your readout and 90-day roadmap are delivered within ten business days of kickoff. If we don't deliver in ten days for any reason, we keep working for free until we do.

Worth more than you paid

If you leave the readout feeling the roadmap isn't worth the fee, tell us that day and we refund the full $5,000. No debate.

Investment and fit

One fixed price. No surprises.

Investment

$5,000

  • Ten business days from kickoff
  • Focused on the one to three areas you choose
  • Paid before kickoff
  • Backed by our on-time and worth-it guarantee
  • If you work with us afterward, the full fee is credited toward that work
  • If the Diagnostic isn't the right fit, we'll tell you before you pay and suggest a better option

A good fit if

  • You lead finance or FP&A
  • Your company has roughly $20M–$500M in revenue, or enough complexity that forecasting and reporting carry real weight
  • You have a finance team in place
  • You can share recent reporting and the forecast, and make time for short team interviews

Likely not the right fit if

  • You're mainly looking to choose a software tool
  • You need a comprehensive written assessment for documentation purposes
  • You'd rather go straight to implementation without an assessment first
  • You work in FP&A and want to learn the approach yourself. The free scorecard and The FP&A OS are a better place to start.
FAQ

Common questions

Do I need to take the scorecard first?

No, but it helps. It takes under 10 minutes and gives us a useful starting point. If you already know which areas you want to focus on, you can apply directly.

Which areas can the Diagnostic focus on?

Any part of FP&A: reporting, analysis, forecasting, business partnering, team and talent, or data and tools. Most CFOs choose one to three areas where they want the most progress.

Who does the work?

Brett Hampson, personally. Brett is a former VP of Finance and the author of The FP&A OS. The work is not handed off to junior staff.

How much time will this take from my team?

A kickoff meeting, a readout, and short interviews with the people involved. We ask only for materials you already have.

Can my team join the readout?

Yes, and we recommend it. The roadmap is more useful when the people who will carry it out hear it firsthand.

What happens after the readout?

The roadmap is yours, and it's written so your team can carry it out on their own. If you'd like our help putting it in place, we're happy to talk about it, with no obligation.

What if I'm not satisfied?

Tell us at the readout and we refund the full $5,000. See our guarantee above.

Do you sell or recommend software?

We don't sell software and we aren't paid by vendors. If a tool would help, we'll say so and explain why.

Apply

Apply for the Diagnostic

Tell us a little about your team and what you'd like to improve. Brett reviews every application personally and replies within two business days.

Describe what you're seeing day to day, in your own words. For example: "We can't find time to do proactive analysis," or "The business isn't using our forecast as a tool to run the business."

You'll hear back within two business days. If it looks like a good fit, we'll reach out to set up a short call.