Assess your readiness to scale in 7 days — not 3 months
Engine.Diagnose is our suite of structured business assessments. From AI readiness to our flagship scale-up diagnostic evaluates your business across 8 traits of successful scale-ups — 120 questions, AI-powered analysis, and operator-validated recommendations. Delivered in 7 days.
Scale-readiness assessment
Eight traits, every successful scale-up must excel in
Assessed against benchmarks from 30+ businesses across every growth stage.
Strategic leadership & vision
Vision alignment, decisive leadership, growth ambition, accountability
Product-market fit & innovation
Continuous validation, customer relevance, rapid innovation, differentiation
Scalable technology & operating model
Scalable infrastructure, automation, data-driven decisions, operational efficiency
Brand & market reputation
Positioning, trust & credibility, brand equity, market influence
Customer & go-to-market strategy
Customer acquisition, retention, funnel optimisation, sales & marketing
High-performance culture & talent
Talent attraction, retention, collaboration, performance
Finance & investment readiness
Unit economics, capital allocation, cash flow, investor attractiveness
Delivery excellence & agility
Execution discipline, operational resilience, adaptability, speed at scale
Simple process, deep insights
Kick-off
- Brief introduction call (30 mins)
- Access to materials
- Platform setup
Self-Assessment
- Complete the survey
- AI platform analyses materials
- Benchmarking vs peers
Validation
- Engine validates AI findings
- Prioritises recommendations
- Prepares scale-up report
Playback
- 90-minute leadership session
- Walk through findings
- Agree action plan
AI analysis. Human judgment.
Neither alone is enough. Together they're decisive.
Clear, fixed price, self-service model
Complete scale-up diagnostic assessment
- 60-min onboarding call
- Leadership self-assessment
- 8-trait assessment
- Benchmarked comparison
- Prioritised recommendations
- Digital Report (PDF) + scorecard
- 90-minute playback session
- 90-180 day action plan
Decision-ready outputs
Scale-up Maturity Report delivered in 7 days
- Clarity: A single, shared view of where you’re strong vs exposed.
- Alignment: Leadership agreement on the 3–5 priorities that matter most.
- Focus: Stop tackling symptoms, and target the root constraints to scale.
- Confidence: Investor-ready narrative backed by benchmarked evidence.
- Momentum: You leave with a clear starting point, not another report that sits on a shelf.
- De-risking: Spot the issues that will slow growth, damage valuation, or derail funding, before they do.
Best for: scale-ups at £1m–£100m revenue preparing for funding, entering a new growth phase, or needing a clear strategic reset.