First weekProve the evidence.
We test what the cited evidence establishes, what remains uncertain and whether the decision needs specialist confirmation.
Shield Verdict
Response Decision
Test what cited evidence can establish, identify what remains uncertain and choose the most defensible response to one defined foreign-market threat.
Fixed Fee, Money-Back.No surprise invoices. Our work earns its fee, or we refund it.
Every Claim Cited.Public-source evidence behind every claim.
Models You Keep.Advanced analytical frameworks, yours to re-run and audit.
Adversarial Review.Every verdict challenged and verified before delivery.
The decision
What can we prove, and which response should we choose?
Use this when the exposure is defined but the decision depends on whether the evidence supports action, preparation, monitoring, further evidence or specialist confirmation.
What we need from you
- The defined threat and exposed unit
- Decision criteria and deadline
- Response options already considered
- Commercial constraints and risk appetite
- Known evidence questions or specialist dependencies
What you keep
Outputs built to travel beyond the project.
The recommendation is delivered with the evidence, assumptions and decision logic needed for leadership review.
01
Evidence position
What the cited evidence establishes, what remains uncertain and what is missing.
02
Response options
The active choices, plus any monitoring or further-evidence baseline.
03
Decision model
The comparison logic, credible ranges where evidence supports them and assumptions kept visible.
04
Board verdict and triggers
The recommended response, rejected options and conditions that would change the decision.
How the answer is built
A method fitted to the shape of the decision.
We test evidence sufficiency first. Where the cited public evidence supports credible ranges, source weighting, PERT and Monte Carlo simulation can compare the options. Where it does not, we use explicit decision logic and scenario comparison without inventing precision.
Sensitivity or regret analysis is used where it adds decision value. Evidence gaps and specialist dependencies remain visible in the final verdict.
Read the full methodologyHow the work runs
Three weeks. Three beats.
Middle weekCompare the options.
Each response is tested through the most proportionate decision model, with assumptions and evidence gaps visible.
Final weekChoose and challenge.
The recommended response, rejected options, triggers and board pack are delivered after adversarial review and consultant sign-off.
Good fit when
- A defined material exposure has several plausible responses
- Evidence strength or the available options are contested
- The cost of a wrong move or delay is material
Not designed for
- An undefined signal that still needs tracing and ranking
- A legal or formal compliance determination
- The response execution plan
Commercial clarity
From £5,750. Three weeks.
The scope, fee, evidence boundary and exclusions are agreed before work starts. Fixed-fee project engagements are covered by the three-month money-back guarantee under the signed terms.
Shield bundle
From £12,000. Save £4,500.
Includes Exposure Ranking, Response Decision and Response Plan.
Use it when the issue is urgent and you need one route from interpretation and exposure tracing to a controlled response plan.
One intake and one current evidence base connect the ranking, decision, remediation and maintenance design.
Discuss the Shield bundleQuestions before you commission
Clear boundaries produce better work.
We confirm the commercial question, scope, evidence boundary, inputs, timetable, fee and exclusions in writing. Work begins only after the engagement terms are agreed.
No. This engagement uses deeply triangulated secondary research. If the decision needs primary research, we identify that gap rather than presenting an inference as evidence.
Yes. If the cited evidence cannot support a responsible choice, the verdict names the missing evidence, specialist confirmation or trigger needed before commitment.
No. We surface relevant commercial and regulatory evidence, but specialist advice remains outside scope and should be obtained where the decision requires it.
Next step
Start a conversation.
Bring us a market question the leadership team cannot yet answer. We will tell you whether it fits a defined product, what evidence it needs, and what the fixed fee would be. If it does not fit, we will say so.