WAVELENGTH/REPORTS/FEASIBILITY STUDYFROM $4,500 · 3 WEEKS
THE QUESTION THIS ANSWERS

Should we actually build this specific program?

You have a program concept on the table — leadership wants to know whether to greenlight it. The Feasibility Study takes that one concept and validates it across seven dimensions, ending with a defended GO, NO-GO, or CONDITIONAL recommendation. The conditions, if any, are specific and measurable.

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METHODOLOGYHow the report is produced. We will defend each step.
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    Scope definition

    We define the proposed program precisely — target occupation(s), credential type, length, modality — so the validation answers your actual question, not a generic version of it.

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    Seven-lens analysis

    Labor market, financial viability, learner demand, employer demand, competitive landscape, institutional fit, regulatory compliance. Each lens has its own sub-methodology and its own data sources.

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    Tiger-team synthesis

    After the seven lenses run, an adversarial synthesis pass challenges optimistic assumptions before they reach the recommendation. The point is to surface what could kill this program, not to confirm what you already think.

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    Recommendation

    GO, NO-GO, or CONDITIONAL with specific, measurable conditions. Written so it can survive a board meeting without you having to re-explain the methodology.

WHAT YOU GETConcrete deliverables. No moving targets.
  • 01

    Seven-lens validation report (~25 pages)

  • 02

    Three-year revenue + cost model

  • 03

    Employer demand verification (5+ interviews or signal-based equivalent)

  • 04

    Competitive positioning + differentiation

  • 05

    GO / NO-GO / CONDITIONAL with conditions

  • 06

    Risk register for execution

WHERE THIS FITSThe three flagship report paths, with this one highlighted.
REPORTDECISION IT ANSWERSTIMELINE

Market Scan

Which programs should we launch next?

2 weeks

Feasibility StudyTHIS REPORT

Should we actually build this specific program?

3 weeks

Program Health Review

Is what we already run still working?

2–4 weeks

Want to see the deliverable before you scope one?

Read the illustrative Riverside phlebotomy sample to see how a Feasibility Study moves from evidence to a defended launch decision.

STILL DECIDING?Read for two weeks before you commission anything.

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