Open Advisory Hours™

Real problems. Live diagnosis. No slides.

The executive shortcut when the problem is too expensive to keep debating, but not ready for a slow, oversized consulting machine.

Built for procurement, S2P, operating model, and transformation leaders who need one senior diagnosis before they commit to a big assessment, another workshop, or a heavyweight advisory route.

Problem

The expensive issue is rarely the loudest one.

Teams often arrive with a symptom: resistance, delays, escalations, weak adoption, unclear accountability. The advisory work starts by finding the system that keeps creating the symptom.

Who it is for

Leaders carrying messy execution.

Procurement, S2P, transformation, finance, supply chain, shared services, and operating model leaders.

When to use it

Before you take the expensive route.

Use it when the team is active, the issue keeps resurfacing, and the next option on the table is a large assessment or another political workshop.

What changes

You stop buying noise.

Not a slide deck. A clearer diagnosis, a sharper owner question, and one practical next move before money and attention scatter again.

Why it exists

Sometimes the miracle is not more consulting. It is the first honest diagnosis.

Open Advisory Hours™ is for the leadership moment before the organization turns a real execution break into a large program, a steering deck, or months of waiting.

Instead of waiting

Get a senior read now.

If every week costs momentum, the first value is not a report. It is knowing what kind of system problem you actually have.

Instead of overbuying

Do not turn every signal into a project.

Some issues need a full advisory path. Many first need a precise diagnosis before budget, scope, and stakeholders inflate the problem.

Instead of guessing

Find the break in the architecture.

Ownership, decision rights, handoffs, governance, technology, capability, and value realization become visible enough to act.

What happens in the session

A focused diagnosis, live and practical.

The session is built around one real issue. We map the system, expose the hidden break, and decide where leadership attention should move next. The output is not theatre; it is a usable next move.

1. Bring the challenge

Example

An S2P rollout is stuck because regions, process owners, and IT define success differently.

2. Diagnose the system

Example

We expose the ownership gap, decision rights issue, handoff break, and governance drag.

3. Leave with a move

Example

One owner, one decision path, one 30-day intervention that removes the next blocker.

4. Decide fit

Example

If the problem deserves deeper support, we scope Diagnose, Design, or Mobilize.

Pricing

Choose the depth your issue deserves.

Open Advisory Hours™ is not consulting by the hour. It is concentrated executive judgment before the expensive route. Choose the depth your issue deserves: fast triage, serious diagnosis, or a deeper system review.

Starting point €900+ Recommended first move: Executive Diagnosis at €1,700.
Signal Scan30 min. Fast triage for one concrete blocker.€900 Executive Diagnosis60 min. Recommended first move before the expensive route.€1,700 System Review90 min. Deep read for complex execution and operating-model issues.€2,500

FAQ

Straight answers before we speak.

Open Advisory Hours is intentionally narrow. It is not a free discovery call, not a generic coaching hour, and not a hidden sales pitch.

Do I need to prepare slides?

No. Bring the issue, context, and what already failed. The value is in diagnosis, not theatre.

Can my team join?

Yes, if they are close to the issue and can speak plainly about ownership, decisions, and blockers.

Is this confidential?

Yes. Client examples on the public site are anonymized unless explicitly cleared.

What happens after?

You either leave with enough clarity to move, or we define whether Diagnose, Design, or Mobilize is the right next path.

Book the first diagnosis

If the same issue returns every Monday, the system is asking to be diagnosed.

Bring the real issue. We make the next move visible.

Dario Kulic
Kulic Advisory
dario@kulicadvisory.com