Services

Four ways we close the gap

From a single fixed-scope diagnostic to embedded operating leadership, configured software, and floor-level training across the region.

01 / Proof before retainer

Operational Diagnostic

Fixed scope, fixed timeline

A focused, fixed-scope engagement to identify and quantify the specific operational gap that's costing you the most, before you commit to an ongoing retainer. This is the right starting point when the value of fractional leadership hasn't been proven yet inside your organization.

  • Assessment. Structured on-site and data-driven review of the operating gap in question.
  • Root cause. Findings built on Six Sigma and Kepner-Tregoe problem-solving methodology, not generic benchmarking.
  • Action plan. A prioritized plan your team can execute with or without further engagement.

Scoped and priced per engagement. Contact for details.

02 / Ongoing partnership

Fractional COO Retainer

Embedded, month to month

Embedded operating leadership on a fractional basis: daily management systems, maintenance reliability, and throughput discipline, without the cost of a full-time executive hire. Built specifically for PE-backed operators managing integration and performance pressure.

  • Operating cadence. Direct, hands-on rhythm with your leadership team, not a quarterly check-in.
  • Configured tools. Digital leave-behinds your team can run without us once the engagement ends.
  • PE fluency. Built around the reporting and performance pressure of a PE-owned portfolio company.

Monthly retainer or defined-scope project. Contact for details.

03 / Configured leave-behind

Digital Asset Tools

Deployed with or after an engagement

Purpose-built operational software, configured to your plant and deployed as a leave-behind, not a generic SaaS subscription. Your team keeps running it after the engagement ends.

  • DailyOps Core (available now). Multi-tier daily operations reporting with KPI dashboards, escalation flagging, and missing-submission alerts.
  • Floor Supervisor Day Planner (in development). A structured daily operating rhythm addressing the behavioral gap no off-the-shelf software solves.
  • Supply Chain Monitoring Agent (in development). Fully customizable to your industry and specifications, tracking supplier risk, lead times, and disruption signals specific to your operation.
  • AI Implementation Plan (in development). A structured, plant-specific roadmap for where automation and AI actually pay back, and where they do not.

Configured per deployment. Contact for details.

04 / Seminar series

Workforce Readiness Training (Coming soon)

I-90 corridor, Utica to Saratoga

Practical operating discipline for floor supervisors, operations leads, and frontline manufacturing managers, not generic leadership theory. Delivered across the I-90 corridor.

  • Corporate sessions. On-site, built around your specific operating environment and current gaps.
  • Open seminars. Cross-company sessions planned across the Utica-to-Saratoga corridor.

First sessions in planning. Contact to be notified when scheduling opens.

Not sure which path fits?

Tell us the problem. We'll tell you honestly which engagement makes sense.

Email Todd Kayhart