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title: "Continuous Diagnostics vs Periodic Consulting | In Parallel"
description: "A consulting engagement is a slide deck about a moment that has already passed. In Parallel Diagnostics scores how your company runs continuously, traceable to transcript evidence."
url: https://www.in-parallel.com/compare/periodic-consulting
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Comparison

# Continuous diagnostics vs periodic consulting

A management consulting review interviews a sample, writes a deck, and leaves. By the time you read it, the organisation has moved on. In Parallel diagnoses continuously.

In short

A consulting review interviews a sample of people and delivers a point-in-time deck. In Parallel Diagnostics scores ten lenses from 0 to 100 across Strategy, Execution, People and Risk, based on every meeting rather than a sample, with each score traceable to transcript evidence. The first run costs €25,000; continuous diagnosis costs €15,000 a quarter.

Updated 22 October 2026

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Periodic consulting

- Point-in-time snapshot, stale on delivery
- Based on a sample of interviews
- Findings rest on the consultant’s judgement
- Re-engage (and re-pay) for the next look
- Recommendations land as a PDF, not a system

Continuous diagnostics

- Always-current scoring across ten lenses
- Based on every meeting, not a sample
- Every score traceable to transcript evidence
- Quarterly refresh with trend analysis
- Findings wired into the shared record you already run

## Ten lenses, scored 0–100

In Parallel Diagnostics scores strategic focus, decision quality, team health, risk escalation, and more — across the Strategy, Execution, People, and Risk domains. Not a survey of opinions: behavioural analysis of what actually happened in your meetings.

## Evidence beats anecdote

Where a consultant’s finding rests on a memorable interview, an In Parallel score rests on the transcripts behind it. You can click from a number to the moment that produced it — which makes the diagnosis defensible to a board.

## A service line, priced honestly

Diagnostics is a dedicated engagement: €25,000 for the first run — a full ten-lens analysis with a board-ready deliverable — and €15,000 per quarter for continuous diagnosis with trend analysis. Portfolio engagements are priced for cross-entity benchmarking.

FAQ

## Common questions

**How is continuous diagnostics different from a consulting review?**

A consulting engagement is a point-in-time snapshot based on a sample of interviews. In Parallel Diagnostics scores continuously, across every meeting, traceable to transcript evidence.

**What does In Parallel Diagnostics measure?**

Ten lenses scored 0–100 across Strategy, Execution, People, and Risk — including strategic focus, decision quality, team health, and risk escalation.

**How much does Diagnostics cost?**

It is a separate service line: €25,000 for the first run (a full ten-lens analysis with a board-ready deliverable) and €15,000 per quarter for continuous diagnosis.

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