Initial consultation
Understand · Structure · Build · Implement · Measure
TRICOT stays involved from the operational problem through adoption. Each stage ends with a verifiable decision before the next one begins.
Problem, priority, source, scope and success criteria.
Configuration, building, testing and implementation.
Training, ownership, measurement and evolution.
Direct answer
TRICOT's method turns an operational problem into an adopted, measurable change. We first observe the real work and structure its processes, data, owners and exceptions. We then configure or build the necessary layer, test it with users, implement it, train the team and measure its usefulness. Each stage has a gate: when a critical condition is missing, it is resolved before work moves forward.
Forward Deployed model
A recommendation does not change daily work. A system does not either when it cannot be used, maintained or corrected inside the operation.
Forward Deployed describes delivery responsibility, not jargon or unlimited availability.
01The solution is designed away from the people doing the work.
02Test data does not represent real exceptions.
03Training arrives after everything is built.
04Nobody owns maintenance, costs or evolution.
05Success is declared at delivery rather than use.
The project does not end when it works for the builder. It ends when it works for the person who must use it.
Five stages
A client may engage one stage or the full journey, but critical conditions are not skipped to create artificial speed.
OBSERVE
Cases, sources, people, tasks and exceptions are reviewed before proposing the solution.
The problem, decision owner, evidence, outcome and boundaries are identified.
Current process.
Friction and risk.
Possible baseline.
STRUCTURE
States, owners, sources, permissions, rules and priorities are defined.
The target process and acceptance criteria are validated.
Authoritative source.
Rules and exceptions.
Architecture and roadmap.
BUILD
The system is configured, connected or built in modules with samples and controls.
It passes the agreed test without exceeding permissions.
Prototype.
Tests and evidence.
Known limits.
IMPLEMENT AND EVOLVE
The solution is migrated, taught, piloted, measured and improved with an owner.
Adoption, maintenance and continuity become explicit.
Users and permissions.
Support and documentation.
Use, quality and backlog.
Complete sequence
Understand the work, evidence, outcome and boundaries.
Design the process, source, ownership and priority.
Implement the minimum system and test it with a sample.
Train, pilot and confirm the workflow with users.
Measure, maintain and prioritize without recreating disorder.
When a critical answer is missing, the method stops, reduces scope or keeps the process manual.
Shared responsibilities
TRICOT facilitates, proposes, implements, documents and raises risks. The client provides legitimate access, validates sources and rules, participates in testing and manages adoption with support.
A decision owner and operational owner are identified.
Access and data are supplied legitimately.
Validation and scope changes are recorded.
Dependencies, costs and maintenance are communicated.
Execution is shared. Responsibility does not remain vague.
FAQ
The method adapts depth and deliverables without changing its essential gates.
Working close to the operation and participating in execution until the solution can be used and measured.
No. One stage may be engaged, but gates protecting the outcome are not skipped.
A decision owner, operational owner, information, legitimate access, validation and participation in testing and adoption.
When a stable process, trusted source, permissions, ownership or success criteria are missing.
Using agreed criteria, representative data, permissions, errors and tasks performed by the intended user.
The proposal and handoff define ownership, dependencies, costs, support and exit.
Initial consultation
The initial consultation clarifies the problem and whether a direct proposal is possible or deeper assessment is needed.
Channel in preparation
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