Discovery
Clarity before commitment.
Not every problem needs delivery. Not every organisation is a good fit.
Discovery is how we establish where you are today, where risk is implicit, and whether change should proceed at all. It exists to create clarity before momentum, and alignment before investment.
Purpose
Why Discovery exists
Most failed programmes do not fail in delivery. They fail earlier — through misalignment, unspoken assumptions, and unclear responsibility.
Discovery exists to prevent that failure mode.
It allows both sides to:
understand current state honestly
test assumptions safely
establish shared language
decide whether delivery is appropriate
Progress without clarity is not momentum. It is risk accumulating quietly.
Focus
What Discovery focuses on
Discovery looks at how work actually flows today — not how it is assumed to work.
We examine:
operational reality
governance responsibilities
handovers and decision points
areas where clinical, technical, and organisational risk intersect
This is mapped against the Seven Flows, not as theory, but as a lens to surface where:
responsibility is unclear
risk is implicit rather than owned
governance gaps exist
change would create the most value — or the most danger
Discovery is diagnostic, not prescriptive.
Boundaries
What Discovery is — and is not
Discovery is
A structured, time-bound engagement
A mutual de-risking exercise
A way to qualify before heavy investment
A space for hard questions without obligation
Discovery is not
A sales pitch
A free consulting exercise
A delivery pre-commitment
A disguised implementation phase
Discovery supports three outcomes: proceed, pause, or do not proceed. All three are valid.
Outputs
What Discovery delivers
Discovery produces concrete, usable outputs:
A current-state view mapped to the Seven Flows
Clear identification of governance and responsibility gaps
A prioritised set of opportunity and risk areas
A recommendation on next steps — including no-fit where appropriate
This gives organisations clarity they can act on, whether or not they continue with Inference Clinical.
Sequence
How Discovery connects to Delivery
Discovery sits before delivery.
It establishes context, clarifies boundaries, and tests alignment. Delivery executes deliberately, builds safely, and progresses with confidence.
Discovery does not assume delivery will follow. Delivery does not begin without Discovery.
This separation protects both sides.
When Delivery Begins
The Delivery Cell
When Discovery confirms that delivery should proceed, work is organised around the Delivery Cell — a model designed for safety-critical clinical programmes.
Each cell has explicit scope, clear clinical responsibility, and known safety constraints. Visibility is maintained through Situational Review. Business support activates around delivery — not inside it.
Autonomy for execution. Visibility without interference. Support that stays ready.
How serious work begins
Discovery creates clarity without pressure, direction without commitment, trust without assumption.
It is how serious work begins — calmly, deliberately, and with eyes open.
Start with a Governance Audit A bounded Discovery engagement to map risk, responsibility, and readiness.