The Standard

The diagnostic operates within a governed procedural framework. This framework is not an outline. It is the standard to which every engagement is held.

The standard defines the sequence, scope, and constraints of the diagnostic. It determines what is produced, in what order, and under what conditions each phase advances or terminates.

It is not a methodology description. It is an internal governance instrument that ensures structural consistency across engagements.

The framework comprises discrete phases, each producing defined artifacts. Phases are sequential and gated. No phase proceeds without the prior phase reaching its completion criteria.

The artifacts are institutional documents — not deliverables in the consulting sense. They exist to govern the diagnostic, not to be presented as outputs.

The standard's contents are not published. Its phases are not enumerated here. Its artifacts are not described.

Engaged families receive a controlled orientation to the framework during the founder conversation. This orientation establishes the procedural expectations for the engagement and the structural logic that governs it.