Advisory
Evidence Advisory
When a decision rests on a claim — a study, a vendor's figure, a widely repeated statistic — we assess the evidence behind it under the same published standard as our public record, and test whether it applies to your situation.
What Evidence Advisory is
Not consulting by opinion. Every judgement is traceable to sources, graded under a published method, and signed by a named person.
The Evidence Standard is not yet adopted.
Until a version is published, reviews set out the evidence, its sources and its limits, but no formal grade is issued. Read the draft standard.
The question
You bring the decision and the claim or claims it depends on. We agree the exact scope in writing.
The assessment
Reviewers locate and verify the evidence and grade it independently under the Evidence Standard, then test whether it transfers to your context.
The answer
A written, signed result that states the grade, its rationale, its limits and what would change it.
The Strategic Translation Model
Seven steps from a research signal to a decision that stays answerable to evidence.
Research Signal
What does the evidence actually establish, and how strongly? Locate and verify the sources behind the claim, and grade the evidence under the published Evidence Standard.
Transfer Test
Does that evidence apply to your population, sector and period? Compare the contexts studied with yours, and rate separately how far the evidence transfers.
System Impact
Which parts of your organisation or system would the decision touch? Trace the claim through the processes, people and incentives it would change.
Strategic Risk
What happens if the claim is wrong — or if it is right and ignored? Set out the downside of acting and of not acting, given the strength of the evidence.
Strategic Leverage
Where does the evidence give a real advantage? Identify where acting on well-supported evidence creates room others do not have.
Decision Blueprint
What should be decided, on what conditions, and by whom? A written blueprint that ties each recommendation to the evidence and its limits.
Review Trigger
What new evidence would change the answer? Name the findings that would reopen the decision, so it stays answerable to evidence after it is made.
Independence rules
These rules apply to every engagement and are stated before any work is agreed.
Fees are fixed before work begins
The scope and fee are agreed in writing before any review starts, and do not depend on the conclusion.
Payment never affects a grade
Grades are issued under the published Evidence Standard by reviewers who assess independently. A client's payment, status or preference has no bearing on them.
Clients can report errors, not change judgements
A client may point out a factual error, a misread source or new evidence, and we will check it. A client cannot alter, suppress or negotiate a judgement.
Conflicts are screened before acceptance
Every enquiry is screened for conflicts of interest before an engagement is accepted. A reviewer with a declared conflict cannot approve the grade.