Quarterly report

India Strategy Compression Report

How much faster can strategy work get without getting worse? Each quarter we report specialist baseline time against strategy1's time for the same deliverable, engine by engine. The method is published with the numbers.
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Report #1 is being prepared · Free to read, no form

In short

The India Strategy Compression Report is strategy1's quarterly report on how long strategy work takes: an independent specialist's written baseline against strategy1's time for the same deliverable, as a median per engine with the case count beside it. Report #1 is being prepared, and every case in it needs a written baseline and client permission.

What the report measures

One ratio, with its baseline shown

Definition

Compression Index

specialist baseline time

strategy1's time for the same deliverable

Compression Index equals specialist baseline time divided by strategy1's time for the same deliverable.

No baseline, no index. How we measure it →

Method

How we keep it honest

Five rules from the published method decide what reaches the report and how it is counted.
Read the full method
  1. 01No baseline, no indexAn independent specialist estimate is written down before work starts.
  2. 02Like for likeThe baseline and our delivery cover the same scope.
  3. 03Waiting time treated the sameTime spent waiting for client data is excluded on both sides, or on neither.
  4. 04Medians, not best casesWe report the median per engine and per quarter.
  5. 05Outliers shown, not trimmedEvery case in the quarter appears in the appendix.

In each report

What every edition carries

  1. 01

    Summary and 3 key findings

    What compressed, what did not, and why.

  2. 02

    Index by engine

    With the case count beside every median, so you can see how much each number rests on.

  3. 03

    Case notes

    Anonymised and client-approved. No case appears without written permission.

  4. 04

    Method and data appendix

    Every case in the quarter, outliers included, with the method the numbers follow.

From case to report

How a case reaches the report

The report is built from published cases only. Internal demos, estimates we wrote ourselves and work the client has not accepted do not count.
  1. Step 1

    A baseline is written

    Before work starts, an independent specialist estimates the same scope in writing. It is stored with the case evidence.

  2. Step 2

    The work is measured

    All of our working time counts: agent runs, strategist work, human review and Domain Fellow sign-off, from our time log and the timestamps on signed approvals.

  3. Step 3

    The case is cleared

    It counts only with an accepted deliverable and the client's written permission to publish, after an anonymisation pass reviewed by a Strategy Partner.

  4. Step 4

    The quarter is reported

    Each case is reported on its own first, with its baseline document. The report then gives the median per engine, the case count beside it, and every case in the appendix.

Proof: cases and methodWhat counts as a case

Access

Free to read. Email only for the data.

A report about trust should not hide behind a form. You will be able to read the report and download the PDF without giving us anything.

No form

  • The web report
  • The PDF report

Email, only if you want it

  • The data appendix: the case-level data behind the report, as a CSV file
  • An alert when the next report is published

Report #1

Get it when it is published

Report #1 is being prepared. With few cases in the first quarter, it will state its case count on the cover and in the first paragraph.

No figure appears in the report until the case behind it has its written baseline, an accepted deliverable and the client's permission. Tick only what you want: an alert for the report, the monthly strategy1 Review, or both.

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FAQ

Questions about the report

When is Report #1 published?
Report #1 is being prepared. It is published when the cases behind it have their written baselines, accepted deliverables and the client's permission to publish. Leave your email on this page and we will tell you when it is out.
Do I need to give my email to read it?
No. The web report and the PDF need no form. Email is only for the case-level data appendix, a CSV file, and for alerts when the next report is out.
Will it name clients?
No client is named without written permission. Case notes are anonymised and client-approved: names, figures that identify the client, locations finer than state level, and document headers or logos are removed.
Do you publish the slow cases?
Yes. Outliers are shown, not trimmed. Every case in the quarter appears in the appendix, and every median is shown with the number of cases behind it.
Does the index measure quality?
No. It measures time. Quality is shown separately for every published case: who accepted the work, the red-team findings and the Domain Fellow sign-off.

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