The 90-Minute Diagnostic
When you have 90 minutes with a leadership team and need to identify which structural problem is costing them the most, you can't afford to guess. You need a framework.
This is the OPI Decomposition — the exact diagnostic framework BPE uses in initial assessments. It takes 90 minutes. It produces a ranked list of structural problems. And it tells you where to start.
What Is OPI?
The Organizational Performance Index (OPI) is a composite score measuring five structural dimensions:
- Decision Architecture (DA): Who decides what, and how fast
- Leadership Alignment (LA): Whether the leadership team is aligned on strategy and execution
- Execution Infrastructure (EI): The systems and processes that make execution inevitable
- Incentive Design (ID): Whether rewards and consequences align with desired outcomes
- Feedback Loop Integrity (FLI): How quickly the organization learns from its actions
Each dimension scores 0-100. The composite OPI is the average.
The Decomposition Process
Step 1: Score Each Dimension (30 minutes)
We use a structured interview with the full leadership team. Each dimension gets scored based on specific behavioral indicators:
| Dimension | High Score Indicator | Low Score Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| DA | Decisions are made within 24 hours by the right person | Decisions sit unmade for days or escalate unnecessarily |
| LA | Leadership team describes strategy in the same words | Each leader describes a different company |
| EI | Execution systems are documented and followed | Systems exist on paper but not in practice |
| ID | Top performers are rewarded; low performers are managed | Rewards and performance are uncorrelated |
| FLI | Teams know results within a week of action | Teams don't know if last quarter's initiative worked |
Step 2: Identify the Gap (20 minutes)
For each dimension, we ask: What's the gap between where you are and where you need to be?
Not where you want to be. Where you need to be to execute your strategy.
Step 3: Estimate the Cost (20 minutes)
For the top three gaps, we estimate:
- Time cost: How many hours per week does this gap consume?
- Opportunity cost: What can't you do because of this gap?
- Risk cost: What could go wrong if this gap persists?
Step 4: Rank by Impact (20 minutes)
The highest-value lever is the gap with the largest combined cost that is also the most fixable in the shortest time.
The Output
A one-page diagnostic with:
- Current OPI and dimension scores
- The three highest-value gaps
- Estimated cost of each gap
- Recommended sequence of interventions
- Expected OPI improvement from each intervention
Why This Works
Most diagnostics are comprehensive and slow. They produce 50-page reports that sit on shelves.
The OPI Decomposition is fast and actionable. It produces a clear answer to one question: If we only fix one thing, what should it be?
That question changes everything. Because the team that fixes the right thing first outperforms the team that tries to fix everything at once.
The 90-Minute Promise
In 90 minutes, we can tell you:
- Your current OPI
- The one structural problem costing you the most
- What fixing it would look like
- What your OPI would be if you fixed it
That's not a sales pitch. It's a structural diagnostic. And it's the first step in every BPE engagement.