SAI Diagnostic & Credential Cohort Programs
"The leader who recommends this discipline to their organization should experience it personally before deploying it at scale. Their conviction—grounded in direct experience with the Diagnostic—is what helps the group deployment begin with credibility rather than feeling like another mandate from above. That is why the leader-first Diagnostic is built into the SAI cohort deployment model.”
— Lawrence M. Schneider, Founder & CEO, Schneider Axiom Institute — Founder of U.S. Lock Corporation, now owned by The Home Depot
Group Diagnostic Deployment & Credential Enrollment
For organizations, advisory firms, and leadership teams that want to establish a diagnostic baseline, develop shared diagnostic capability, or enroll multiple participants in an SAI credential program.
Why Group Deployments Produce a Different Quality of Intelligence
GROUP DEPLOYMENT REVEALS SOMETHING AN INDIVIDUAL FINDING CANNOT
When multiple members of a leadership team complete the Diagnostic, SAI can examine more than a single participant's finding. The organization can also see how diagnostic findings are distributed across the participating population.
One executive may see a market problem. Another may be focused on execution. Another may be concerned about cash flow. Those perspectives may reflect different symptoms, different structural conditions, or different vantage points on related organizational conditions. The aggregated Constraint Distribution Report helps leadership see patterns across the group without assuming in advance that every participant is experiencing the same governing constraint.
That changes the executive conversation. Instead of relying only on competing impressions, leadership has documented diagnostic evidence from multiple participants that can help determine what deserves further examination and organizational priority.
Organizations can invest substantially in leadership development, training, technology, or other improvement initiatives without first establishing what the diagnostic evidence indicates deserves priority. A cohort deployment provides a diagnostic baseline before the development initiative begins rather than after resources have already been committed.
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Two Cohort Program Types
Type One
Constraint Distribution Report
The $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic deployed across a team, department, or leadership population. Each participant receives an individual written finding. The organization receives an aggregated constraint distribution report. No credential enrollment required.
Best for
Pre-program diagnostic baseline · Leadership team constraint mapping · L&D planning · PE portfolio company preparation
Type Two
Credential Cohort Enrollment
Group enrollment in the FDC or CAS credential program for 8 or more participants. Cohort pricing applies. Participants who successfully complete the applicable competency requirement and earn the credential are listed in the SAI Credential Registry.
Best for
Leadership development programs · Internal advisory capacity building · Consulting firm team certification · Organizational development initiatives
The Leader-First Model — How Every Cohort Begins
EVERY COHORT DEPLOYMENT BEGINS WITH THE LEADER
Before a group deployment is approved or initiated, the organizational decision-maker or engagement leader completes the $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic™ personally.
If the individual diagnostic satisfies the leader
The group deployment is approved and initiated at the applicable group rate. The coordination call with Lawrence M. Schneider is scheduled. The deployment proceeds.
If the individual diagnostic does not satisfy the leader
If the leader's written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, the $89 will be refunded. No group deployment proceeds unless the leader chooses to continue.
Cohort Pricing
Group rates confirmed in the coordination call before any deployment is initiated.
$89 Business Constraint Diagnostic — Group Rates
Individual
$89 per person
If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
Groups of 10–49
$79 per person
Aggregated group summary included. Non-refundable once deployment is approved and initiated.
Groups of 50+
$69 per person
Enterprise deployment. Aggregated group summary included. Non-refundable once initiated.
Credential Program — Cohort Enrollment Rates
FDC — Foundational Diagnostic Credential
$697 per person (individual rate)
Available for cohorts of 8 or more participants. Group pricing confirmed in the coordination call. Each participant receives the complete 9-module FDC curriculum and earns the credential upon demonstrated competency.
Learn More About the FDC →CAS — Certified Axiom Strategist
$1,997 per person (individual rate)
Available for cohorts of 8 or more participants. Group pricing confirmed in the coordination call. Each participant receives the complete 12-module CAS curriculum and earns the certification upon demonstrated competency. Referral Network eligible upon certification.
Learn More About the CAS →CAE enrollment is individual and application-based. Applications are reviewed by Lawrence M. Schneider or a Senior SAI Executive.
What Every Cohort Deployment Includes
Individual Written Findings
Each participant receives an individualized 2,200+ word written finding identifying the probable governing constraint class indicated by the diagnostic evidence and the structural condition within that class that appears to be limiting performance. The finding explains why the condition appears to matter, how it relates to visible symptoms, why prior improvement efforts may have missed it, and the corrective direction indicated by the evidence. Findings are delivered within 72 hours and reviewed by Lawrence M. Schneider or a Senior SAI Executive.
Constraint Distribution Report
The organizational point of contact receives a Constraint Distribution Report showing how probable governing constraint classes are distributed across the participating population. Included at no additional cost with group Diagnostic deployments of 10 or more participants.
Coordination Call — Included
Every group deployment of 10 or more includes a direct coordination call with Lawrence M. Schneider or a Senior SAI Executive before deployment begins. The call aligns the diagnostic with the organizational context, ensures proper participant framing, and prepares the engagement leader to interpret the aggregated summary effectively.
Credential Registry Listing
For credential cohort deployments, each participant who successfully completes the applicable competency requirement and earns the FDC or CAS credential is listed in the public SAI Credential Registry.
How a Cohort Deployment Works
Step 1 — Leader Completes the $89 Diagnostic First
The HR Director, team leader, or organizational decision-maker completes the $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic personally. Within 72 hours they receive their individual written finding. The leader's individual $89 Diagnostic carries the standard guarantee: If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
Step 2 — Coordination Call with Lawrence M. Schneider
Once the leader approves, a coordination call is scheduled. The call covers the organizational context, the participant population, deployment timing, and group pricing confirmation. No deployment proceeds without this call.
Step 3 — Diagnostic Deployed Across the Cohort
Diagnostic links are distributed to all participants. Each completes the 81-question diagnostic. Individual written findings are delivered within 72 hours. SAI compiles the Constraint Distribution Report across participating findings and delivers it to the designated organizational point of contact.
Step 4 — Credential Enrollment (Optional)
If the organization elects to add credential development, appropriate participants may enroll in FDC or CAS at the applicable group rate. Each participant completes the curriculum and competency requirement independently and at their own pace.
Who Cohort Programs Serve
HR Directors & L&D Teams
Building structured leadership development cohorts and seeking a diagnostic foundation that ensures every participant arrives at the program with documented diagnostic evidence that can help inform what deserves priority before development begins.
Private Equity Firms
Deploying value creation initiatives across portfolio company leadership teams and seeking diagnostic evidence before value-creation resources are committed to another initiative.
Consulting Firms
Building internal constraint diagnostic capability with a verifiable credential framework that gives their consultants a named discipline clients can confirm independently through the SAI registry.
Executive Teams
Leadership teams preparing for a consequential organizational decision — growth, acquisition, succession, or restructuring — who want a documented diagnostic baseline from multiple leadership perspectives before planning begins.
Franchise Systems
Deploying a diagnostic baseline across a franchisee population to understand how probable governing constraint classes are distributed across participating franchisees before deciding where system-wide support deserves priority.
Advisory Firms
Enrolling multiple advisors in the CAS credential program as a team — building a shared diagnostic language and a verifiable standard across the entire practice rather than certifying practitioners one at a time.
The Aggregated Constraint Distribution Report
THE CONSTRAINT DISTRIBUTION REPORT
Included at no additional cost with every group Diagnostic deployment of 10 or more participants.
The report aggregates diagnostic findings across the participating population to show how probable governing constraint classes are distributed across the group. It does not replace individual findings or automatically establish a single governing constraint for the organization. Its purpose is to give leadership a documented view of patterns across participants that can inform further examination, discussion, and prioritization.
The Report Covers
Distribution of probable governing constraint classes across participating findings
Patterns and concentrations visible across the group
Areas that may warrant further leadership examination
A structured format for executive discussion and internal planning
The Constraint Distribution Report presents group-level patterns and does not identify individual participants by finding. Individual findings remain confidential unless the participant authorizes their disclosure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum group size?
Group pricing for the $89 diagnostic applies to deployments of 10 or more participants. Credential cohort pricing applies to enrollments of 8 or more participants. Both are confirmed in the coordination call before deployment is initiated.
Can the diagnostic be deployed as part of an existing onboarding or leadership development program?
Yes. This can be particularly valuable for organizations with structured onboarding, leadership-development, or cohort programs. The diagnostic is deployed before the program begins. Each participant receives their individual finding before the first session. The program content is the same. The participant's relationship to it is completely different — because they begin the program with an individualized diagnostic finding rather than only a general description of the performance problem.
Is cohort pricing refundable?
Group deployment pricing is non-refundable once the organization has approved and the deployment has been initiated. The leader's individual $89 Diagnostic carries the standard guarantee: If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
Can participants complete the credential at their own pace?
Yes. The FDC and CAS are fully self-paced — no scheduled sessions, no cohort deadlines, no expiration. Each participant completes the curriculum on their own schedule and submits their credential assessment when ready. There is no requirement for the cohort to complete simultaneously.
How do I initiate a cohort deployment?
Complete the $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic yourself first. Once you have your individual finding and are satisfied with the discipline, contact SAI at info@schneideraxiom.org to schedule the coordination call with Lawrence M. Schneider. Group pricing and deployment logistics are confirmed in that call.
Ready to Begin a Cohort Deployment? Every cohort begins with the leader completing the $89 diagnostic first. Start there — and contact us when you are ready to schedule the coordination call.
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