Delivery Audit
The Delivery Audit provides a systematic analysis of how an organisation actually delivers – across teams, processes and dependencies. This highlights where delays, bottlenecks or lost impact occur. As a result of the audit, you will receive a prioritised 90-day roadmap with specific actions for quickly implementable, measurable improvements.
When is a delivery audit advisable?
When projects are underway but results fall short of expectations, the audit provides clarity on lost value creation and the key levers for improvement, whilst highlighting bottlenecks and systemic obstacles.
If priorities are unclear or change frequently, the audit ensures a shared focus, a clear decision-making process and greater trust.
If delivery is difficult to plan and unreliable, the audit provides transparency regarding influencing factors and improves predictability.
Even with an existing agile setup, a lack of impact can be explained by the identification of systemic bottlenecks.
If a transformation is underway but its progress is difficult to gauge, the audit provides a well-founded assessment of the current situation and clear priorities for the next steps.
If there is a general lack of transparency regarding teams and dependencies, the audit enables a system-wide view and facilitates better decisions across team boundaries.
The benefits of the Delivery Audit at a glance
A comprehensive overview of your actual delivery system
A better understanding of interrelationships, dependencies and levers
A sound basis for decision-making regarding improvements
The result
The outcome of the audit is an analysis of how your organisation actually delivers – from concept to outcome. We combine delivery data, stakeholder perspectives and a systemic, benchmark-based analysis to identify the patterns that influence your impact.
The result: a clearly structured 90-day plan with concrete actions for rapid, measurable improvements.
The specific procedure for the delivery audit
Data collection
Interviews, Delivery Date Check
System analysis
Identification of patterns, interdependencies and influencing factors
Insights & Hypotheses
Definition of the key influencing factors
Prioritisation
Focus on the most effective levers
90-Day Plan
Specific measures, tests, and review cycles
Pricing
1–6 interviews
Structured survey on defined roles
Review of delivery data (e.g., Jira)
1 findings workshop
1 prioritization workshop
Written report
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About the Delivery Audit
A delivery audit is a systematic analysis of an organization’s overall delivery performance—from the initial idea to the final result. Unlike traditional process or agile reviews, it examines not only individual teams but also the interplay of structures, dependencies, and decision-making processes. The goal is to identify bottlenecks, delays, and lost value, and to gain a data-driven understanding of actual delivery performance.
The audit is aimed at companies with product, tech or delivery organisations that, whilst working in an agile manner, still suffer from delays, unclear priorities or a lack of impact. It is particularly useful for managers, transformation teams and product owners who need greater transparency regarding cross-team dependencies and actual performance in order to make better strategic decisions.
Typical problems include unreliable delivery dates, increasing complexity, shifting priorities, high error rates, or a lack of business impact despite high levels of activity. The audit identifies systemic causes, such as coordination bottlenecks, interdependencies between teams, or inefficient decision-making processes. This brings to light not just the symptoms, but the actual levers for improving delivery performance.
The process consists of five steps: First, data is collected (through interviews, surveys and delivery data such as Jira). This is followed by a system analysis to identify patterns and dependencies. Hypotheses are then formulated, prioritised and translated into an actionable 90-day plan. This plan includes specific measures, tests and review cycles to ensure rapid implementation.
The key outcome is a clearly structured 90-day plan setting out prioritised measures to improve delivery. In addition, companies receive a systematic analysis of their current delivery situation, including identified bottlenecks, dependencies and levers for impact. This is supplemented by a written report and workshops to help interpret and prioritise the most important areas for action.
The price for the Delivery Audit is €5,500. This includes 1 to 6 interviews, a structured role survey, an analysis of delivery data (e.g. Jira), a findings workshop, a prioritisation workshop and a detailed written report. This provides companies with a sound, data-driven basis for decision-making to specifically improve their delivery.
Unlike traditional agile transformations or maturity models, the Delivery Audit does not focus on frameworks or compliance, but on the actual reality of delivery. It does not assess methodological maturity, but measures systemic performance and value creation. The focus is on data-driven insights, concrete levers for change and actions that can be implemented immediately, rather than theoretical optimisation models.
The audit combines qualitative and quantitative data sources. These include structured interviews, organisational surveys and delivery data from tools such as Jira. This is supplemented by stakeholder perspectives and benchmark-based comparative data from over 1,900 teams. This combination enables an evidence-based analysis of actual delivery performance across team boundaries.
Initial insights emerge as early as the analysis phase through structured workshops and data analysis. The comprehensive 90-day plan then provides a clear framework for implementation, enabling rapid, measurable improvements. Many organisations see results in the short term by identifying key bottlenecks and focusing on the most effective levers.
Yes, the audit is particularly useful during ongoing transformations, as it provides an objective picture of actual progress. It reveals whether measures are actually having an impact or whether systemic barriers are preventing success. This gives managers a well-founded assessment of the current situation, as well as clear priorities for the next steps in the transformation.
Take your delivery service to the next level
We analyse your processes holistically: data-driven, well-founded and tried and tested across more than 1,900 teams. You receive clear, evidence-based recommendations for action rather than mere assessments. If you wish, you can implement these straight away.