$89 BUSINESS CONSTRAINT DIAGNOSTIC™
Which Problem Should Be Addressed First?
Maybe you're asking:
"Why isn't my business growing?"
"Why am I not making enough profit?"
"Why is my business always short of cash?"
"Why isn't my marketing working?"
"Why can't I keep good employees?"
"Why can't my business run without me?"
These may all be legitimate business problems. Several may exist at the same time.
But that does not mean they should all receive your time, money, and management attention at the same time.
The first question is:
Which problem should be addressed first?
That is what the $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic™ is designed to help determine. It examines evidence across your business to identify the probable governing constraint class indicated by the diagnostic evidence and the structural condition within that class that appears to be limiting performance. The resulting written diagnostic finding explains why that condition appears to matter, how it may relate to the problems you are experiencing, and what the evidence indicates deserves attention first.
81 Targeted Questions · Approximately 30 Minutes · 2,200+ Word Written Finding · Delivered Within 72 Hours
$89 · One Time · No Subscription · No Recurring Charge
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The Process...
What Happens When I Take the $89 Business Constraint Diagnostic™?
The process is straightforward.
Step 1
Complete the 81-question Business Constraint Diagnostic™.
No documents or advance preparation required. Approximately 30 minutes.
Step 2
Your responses are evaluated collectively within the SAI Business Constraint Discipline™ across all Seven Classes of Business Constraint™. The pattern of evidence—not isolated answers—drives the finding.
Step 3
Receive your 2,200+ word written diagnostic finding within 72 hours.
Prepared specifically from your diagnostic evidence.
$89 One-Time Fee. No Subscription. No Recurring Charge.
If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
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The Written Finding...
What Will My 2,200+ Word Written Finding Tell Me?
Within 72 hours, you receive a 2,200+ word written diagnostic finding based on the evidence contained in your responses.
Not a one-page scorecard.
Not a personality test.
Not an aptitude test.
Not a generic list of business recommendations.
And not a predetermined solution waiting at the end.
Your written finding identifies the probable governing constraint class indicated by the diagnostic evidence and explains the specific structural condition within that class that appears to be governing the performance limitation.
Your written finding explains:
What the evidence indicates is governing performance
The structural condition that appears to deserve attention first.
Why it is limiting performance
How the condition is affecting the organization's ability to produce the results you expect.
Where it appears to be operating
Where the evidence indicates the constraint is located within the business.
How it relates to the problems you can see
How the governing condition may be producing or contributing to multiple visible symptoms.
Why previous improvement efforts may have missed it
Why reasonable actions may have failed to produce the expected result if they addressed symptoms rather than the governing constraint.
What corrective direction warrants attention
Where your limited time, money, people, and management attention should be directed first.
Each written finding is reviewed by Lawrence M. Schneider or a Senior SAI Executive.
You don't need another list of things to improve.
You need to know where to start.
Diagnosis Before Prescription...
Why Can't I Just Fix the Problem I Can See?
Because the problem you can see may be a symptom of a different problem.
Suppose sales are down. More marketing might be exactly what your business needs.
But declining sales could also be produced by:
Weak positioning
Poor sales execution
Insufficient operating capacity
The wrong market
A credibility problem
The symptom may look the same. The cause may not be.
And each cause points toward a different corrective action.
A good solution applied to the wrong problem is still the wrong solution to apply first.
That is why SAI says: Diagnosis before prescription.
The Governing Constraint...
What Is the Governing Constraint in My Business?
Your business can have many real problems at the same time. The SAI Business Constraint Discipline™ distinguishes those visible problems from the structural condition that appears to be exercising the primary limiting influence on performance.
SAI calls that the Governing Constraint.
The Business Constraint Diagnostic™ does not assume in advance where that constraint is located. Instead, it examines evidence across all Seven Classes of Business Constraint™:
MARKET · OPERATIONAL · FINANCIAL · ORGANIZATIONAL · STRATEGIC · LEADERSHIP · CREDIBILITY
Each class represents a distinct category of structural conditions from which a performance limitation may arise.
The objective is not to identify everything in your business that could be improved.
It is to determine what the evidence indicates should receive your limited time, money, people, and management attention first.
Sample Output...
What Might My Written Diagnostic Finding Actually Say?
The following is a shortened composite illustration showing the type of diagnostic reasoning your written finding may contain.
It does not represent a specific person or organization. Your actual 2,200+ word written finding is prepared from your diagnostic evidence.
Governing Constraint Class: Financial
What Is the Governing Constraint?
Revenue has continued to grow while gross margin and available operating cash have deteriorated. The diagnostic evidence indicates that insufficient demand is not governing performance. The condition limiting the business appears to be operating within the economics beneath the revenue being generated.
Why Is It Limiting Performance?
The business is generating additional revenue without creating a corresponding improvement in available cash or operating return. Continued growth under the same economic structure may therefore increase activity without resolving the underlying limitation.
Why Might Previous Efforts Have Missed It?
If the business has responded primarily by pursuing more sales, additional financing, or increased marketing activity, those actions may have treated the visible pressure without correcting the economics producing it.
What Should Receive Attention First?
Before committing additional resources to growth initiatives, the economic structure producing the margin compression warrants attention first.
Your finding isn't designed to tell you everything that could be better.
It is designed to identify where you should start.
$89 One-Time Fee. No Subscription. No Recurring Charge.
If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
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Why Should I Trust an $89 Business Diagnostic?
That is a reasonable question.
The Business Constraint Diagnostic™ did not begin as a business quiz, personality assessment, or academic exercise. It was developed from the operating observations and diagnostic principles that emerged from more than 50 years of CEO-level operating experience—and from one recurring question:
What problem actually needs to be solved first?
Lawrence M. Schneider founded and operated businesses across multiple industries, including U.S. Lock Corporation, later owned by The Home Depot. Over those decades, the businesses changed. The problems changed. The circumstances changed. But one operating principle remained:
"Before you can solve the problem, you must identify the governing constraint."
— Lawrence M. Schneider, Founder & CEO, Schneider Axiom Institute
That operating principle became foundational to the SAI Business Constraint Discipline™.
Today, the $89 Diagnostic combines:
50+ years of CEO-level operating experience
81 targeted diagnostic questions
Seven Classes of Business Constraint™
A systematic evidence-led diagnostic process
A 2,200+ word written finding within 72 hours
A money-back guarantee
The price is intentionally accessible. The diagnostic process is not lightweight.
Pricing...
Why Does the Business Constraint Diagnostic™ Cost Only $89?
Because diagnosis should come before you commit significantly more money to another solution.
The Diagnostic is not intended to replace the accountant, lender, consultant, coach, specialist, employee, system, software, marketing firm, or other expertise your business may ultimately need. It helps answer the question that should come before those decisions:
What does my business need to address first?
The $89 price is deliberate. The decision to diagnose should be easier than the decision to spend another month — and potentially thousands of dollars — acting on an assumption.
The Guarantee...
What If the Diagnostic Doesn't Identify My Governing Constraint?
The Business Constraint Diagnostic™ Has One Job.
Provide a clear, actionable diagnostic finding about what the evidence indicates deserves attention first.
Complete the Diagnostic.
Receive your written finding.
Read it.
If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
You receive the clarity you paid for — or your $89 back.
$89 · One Time · No Subscription · No Recurring Charge · Written Finding Within 72 Hours · Money-Back Guarantee
Group Diagnostics...
Can My Leadership Team Take the Diagnostic Too?
Yes. Multiple perspectives can reveal meaningful differences in how the same organization is being experienced from different positions — and whether apparently separate problems point toward a broader structural condition.
Individual — $89 per person
10–49 Participants — $79 per person
50+ Participants — $69 per person
For group deployments, the business leader completes the individual Business Constraint Diagnostic™ first. Group participation can then provide a broader view of how conditions are being experienced across the organization.
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After the Diagnostic...
What Happens After I Identify My Governing Constraint?
The Diagnostic is the starting point. The SAI Business Constraint Discipline™ follows four deliberate stages:
Identify
Determine what the diagnostic evidence indicates is the probable governing constraint.
Prioritize
Determine that it deserves attention first — ahead of other real but secondary problems.
Resolve
Address the governing constraint in the proper sequence.
Confirm
Determine whether the resulting improvement occurred and holds.
After confirmation, reassess current conditions.
The Business Constraint Diagnostic™ is a complete standalone product. You are not required to purchase a course, credential, consulting engagement, or any other SAI product.
You may address the finding internally. You may take it to your existing advisor or specialist. You may request help from an SAI-Credentialed Practitioner. Or you may later choose to learn the Discipline yourself.
None of those decisions needs to be made now.
First, identify what needs your attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions You May Have Before Spending $89
How long will it take me?
Approximately 30 minutes to complete the 81 targeted questions.
Do I need financial statements or other documents?
No. No documents or advance preparation are required.
How can 81 questions identify my probable governing constraint class?
The questions examine evidence across all Seven Classes of Business Constraint™. Your responses are evaluated collectively within the SAI Business Constraint Discipline™, rather than being treated as isolated answers. The pattern of evidence is used to identify the probable governing constraint class and the structural condition within that class that appears to warrant attention first.
When will I receive my written finding?
Within 72 hours after submission.
What exactly will I receive?
A 2,200+ word written diagnostic finding explaining the probable governing constraint class indicated by your evidence, the structural condition that appears to be limiting performance, where it appears to be operating, how it may relate to the problems you are experiencing, why previous efforts may have missed it, and what corrective direction warrants attention.
Is my written finding computer-generated?
No. Your responses are evaluated within the SAI Business Constraint Discipline™, and the written finding is prepared specifically from your diagnostic evidence.
Can I discuss my finding with someone?
Yes. After receiving your finding, you may reply to your delivery email and request a complimentary 15-minute Coffee with Larry conversation. Coffee with Larry is a conversation about your finding and questions. It is not a substitute for the Diagnostic.
Will I be charged again?
No. $89 one time. No subscription. No recurring charge.
What happens if the finding doesn't identify my governing constraint?
If your written finding does not identify a clear, actionable governing constraint, your $89 will be refunded.
Will I have to buy something else afterward?
No. The Business Constraint Diagnostic™ is a complete standalone product. There is no required course, credential, consulting engagement, membership, or follow-on purchase.
Before You Decide...
What Will Another Month of Solving the Wrong Problem Cost You?
Maybe the next marketing campaign will work.
Maybe the next employee will solve the problem.
Maybe more financing will relieve the pressure.
Maybe another system will finally make the business run the way it should.
Maybe the next solution will be the right one.
But what if it isn't?
Another month.
More money spent.
More management attention.
More time lost.
Same problem?
Before you commit those resources again — determine what the evidence says needs to be addressed first.
Start Your Diagnostic — $89 →$89 · One Time · No Subscription · 2,200+ Word Written Finding Within 72 Hours · Money-Back Guarantee
Questions Before You Begin?
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We typically respond within one business day.
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