Executive summary
A method for testing whether the processes behind each pool of working capital can release cash, and what must be fixed first.
What is inside
What the readiness assessment covers
The asset walks an assessment lead through scoping, evidence, individual pre-scoring, calibration, evidence caps, linking gaps to cash pools, the gap register, and the gate. It includes an eight-dimension rubric, a gap register, and a gate checklist, with a worked synthetic case.
- Scoring the processes that hold cash, not the balances
- Eight dimensions across order to cash, plan to inventory, and procure to pay
- Anchored scores with evidence caps
- Calibration across finance, sales, supply chain, and procurement
- Linking each gap to the pool of cash it traps
- A priced gap register with owners and dates
- A readiness gate before the business case