Growth Bottleneck Assessment | Mainframe Solutions

GROWTH BOTTLENECK ASSESSMENT · $5,000 FIXED

Find What's Slowing Growth.

Most leaders know something is slowing growth. Few know exactly where to start. In about three weeks, we identify the bottlenecks across your people, process, technology and performance, rank them by impact, and give you a 90-day roadmap.

THE ASSESSMENT AT A GLANCE

Investment$5,000 fixed

TimelineAbout 3 weeks

You receive90-Day Roadmap

PeopleProcessTechnologyPerformance

WHY START HERE

Most growth problems aren't effort problems. They're clarity problems.

A hiring issue may actually be a workflow problem. A workflow problem may actually be a technology problem. A technology problem may actually be a leadership problem.

Without clarity, organizations spend time and money fixing symptoms instead of causes. The Growth Bottleneck Assessment gives leadership a clear outside view of where the real constraint is, which issues matter most, and what to do first. It helps leadership make decisions based on evidence rather than assumptions.

WHAT YOU'LL KNOW

Five Questions Every Assessment Answers

1. Where is growth being slowed?
2. Which issues are creating the most friction?
3. What should leadership focus on first?
4. What can wait?
5. Which actions will make the biggest difference in the next 90 days?

WHERE WE LOOK

Four Areas. One Clear Picture.

01 · People

Leadership structure, hiring, workforce and accountability. Are the right people in the right seats, and is it clear what success looks like in each role?

02 · Process

Workflow, handoffs, documentation and execution. Is work done the same way every time, and does everyone know who owns what?

03 · Technology

Systems, software, automation and AI use. Are your tools connected and helping the team, or creating extra work?

04 · Performance

Reporting, metrics and visibility. Does leadership have the information it needs to make confident decisions?

HOW IT WORKS

Four Steps. About Three Weeks.

Prepare

Step 1

With a mutual NDA in place, your owner and senior leaders complete the Leadership Hiring Risk Assessment and our Growth Bottleneck Intake Questionnaire, and share supporting documents where available. The more you share, the more specific your findings.

Discover

Step 2

Jeff interviews you and your leadership team, with close attention to where leaders see the same issue differently.

Analyze

Step 3

Findings across people, process, technology and performance are ranked by impact, urgency and complexity.

Deliver

Step 4

Within 15 business days of the interview, you receive your Executive Findings Report, Growth Bottleneck Ranking and 90-Day Roadmap, and we walk through them together.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

Four Deliverables. One Clear Direction.

Executive Findings Report

What is slowing growth, in plain language, with the evidence behind each finding.

Growth Bottleneck Ranking

Your top three to five bottlenecks, ranked by impact, urgency and complexity.

90-Day Roadmap

What to do first, who owns it, and what can wait.

Executive Review Session

We walk through everything with your leadership team and answer your questions.

INVESTMENT

Choose Your Starting Point

	Growth Bottleneck Assessment	BuildFit AI Pilot Program	Growth Infrastructure Program
Leaders asking	What is actually slowing us down?	Why are our hiring decisions inconsistent?	We know what needs fixing. Who will help us do it?
Primary goal	Clarity and priorities	Better hiring decisions	Better organizational performance
What you get	Findings, priorities and a 90-day roadmap	Full BuildFit AI access and structured, consistent hiring on every role	Hiring, systems and workflow improvements put in place
Timeline	About 3 weeks	90 days	About 60 days
Investment	$5,000 fixed	$20,000 fixed	$50,000 fixed

If you move forward with the Growth Infrastructure Program within 21 days of receiving your roadmap, the full $5,000 is credited toward the program.

The credit applies only to the Growth Infrastructure Program, not to standalone executive search, BuildFit AI™ pilots, AI readiness assessments or other separate projects.

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AFTER THE ASSESSMENT

You Own the Roadmap. We Can Help You Act on It.

Not every organization needs a full program. The assessment points to the right path, including what you can handle on your own. If you want support, each finding points to the right next step:

Leadership or key role gaps: executive search
Inconsistent hiring decisions: BuildFit AI™ structured evaluation
AI opportunity without a plan or clear ownership: AI readiness and governance advisory
Manual work and disconnected systems: workflow, CRM and technology support
Several of these at once: the Growth Infrastructure Program

Jeff Dumé, Founder and President of Mainframe Solutions

MEET JEFF DUMÉ

Jeff Dumé, Founder & President, Mainframe Solutions

Jeff leads every Growth Bottleneck Assessment personally.

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Executive FAQ

Who is this for?

Leaders who know something is limiting growth but aren’t sure where to focus first. Typically growing, owner-led companies where the owner is pulled into everything, key roles are hard to fill, or processes and systems haven’t kept up with the business.

Why not just start with the Growth Infrastructure Program?

You can, if you already know what needs to change. The assessment finds and ranks the problems; the program fixes them. If you move forward with the program within 21 days of your roadmap, the $5,000 is credited, so starting here costs nothing extra.

What do you need from us?

Leadership participation: the five-minute Leadership Hiring Risk Assessment from your owner and key leaders, the intake questionnaire, any documents you can share, and time for interviews. The more you share, the more specific your roadmap.

What industries do you work with?

The assessment looks at how your organization operates, not at industry benchmarks, so it fits any growing business.

Do we have to buy anything after?

No. The roadmap is yours. Any follow-on work is a separate agreement, and only if you want it.

Is our information kept confidential?

Yes. We sign a mutual NDA before you share anything, and your information is used only for your assessment.

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Better Decisions Start
With Better Clarity.

Before you invest in hiring, technology, automation or new processes, find out where the real constraint is. A short conversation is the easiest way to see whether the assessment is a fit.