THE PDC ASSURANCE METHODOLOGY™ 

 

A STRUCTURED PATH FROM DISCOVERY TO ONGOING ASSURANCE

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The PDC Assurance Methodology™ moves business owners from scattered information and hidden dependencies to greater visibility, control, and ongoing readiness.

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PHASE 1: DISCOVERY

We assess the business through continuity, exit, and transition readiness lenses. We identify where the business depends on the owner, what information is missing, what risks are hidden, and what should be addressed first.

 

Deliverables include:

• Business valuation estimate

• Owner Dependency Score

• Exit Map® summary

• Owner Time Investment Analysis™ (OTIA)

• Financial and operational readiness analysis

• PDC Discovery Summary Report

• Prioritized readiness action plan

 

PHASE 2: OWNER DECISION VAULT™ ACTIVATION

We collect, capture, organize, and structure the critical information behind the business—including decisions, documents, relationships, instructions, responsibilities, authorizations, financial controls, technologies, and advisor recommendations.

 

Deliverables include:

• Activated Owner Decision Vault™

• Critical Financial Ledger™

• Organized owner control system

• Critical business-document inventory

• Key relationship and advisor records

• Owner decisions and instructions

• Authorization and access records

• Visible record of remaining gaps and open actions

 

PHASE 3: CONTINUITY ACTIVATION

This phase identifies the critical functions, client flows, and business activities that must continue if the owner becomes unavailable. Critical Continuity Flows™ are then documented to help keep the business serving clients, generating revenue, and operating during the owner's absence, with responsibilities, handoffs, authorizations, supporting technology, and emergency access clearly defined

 

Deliverables include:

• Critical Continuity Flows™

• Responsibility and authorization maps

• Critical relationship and contact information

• Emergency access information

• Owner-unavailability response plan

• Identified continuity gaps and priorities​

 

PHASE 4: OWNER ASSURANCE MAINTENANCE

Businesses evolve. Documents expire. Financial information changes. Technology changes. People change. Owner goals evolve. Owner Assurance Maintenance ensures the Owner Decision Vault™ and its supporting information remain current, organized, and ready when needed

 

Deliverables include:

• Maintained Owner Decision Vault™

• Updated readiness visibility

• Current priorities and recommendations

• Updated records, authorizations, and critical information

• Ongoing record of business preparedness​

 

KNOW WHERE YOUR BUSINESS STANDS

 

Find out how prepared your business is for continuity, transition, and the unexpected by taking the complimentary 10-minute Survivability Assessment.

 

 

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