Every Saturn Five engagement runs on Apollo. What changes is depth, duration, and whether we hand you the playbook or run it with you.
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| Pulse | LaunchWHERE MOST START | Ascend | Orbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 10–15 min | 4–6 weeks | 8–12 weeks | 4–12 months |
| Scope | One self-serve diagnostic | Full Apollo diagnostic — all 8 orgs + AI Readiness | Launch + detailed planning & blueprints | Ascend + embedded operator-led execution |
| Apollo dimensions scored | ~10–15 indicative | All 200+ | All 200+ | All 200+, re-scored quarterly |
| Leader interviews | None — self-serve | 10–15 | 15–25 | 15–25 + ongoing |
| Executive insights | — | One (cross-org summary) | All four Bluesky perspectives — CEO, CCO, CRO, CFO | All four + board updates |
| Quantified EV opportunities | — | ✓ Sized | ✓ + EV Multiplier Model (4-year) | ✓ Re-modeled per Loop |
| AI use cases | — | ✓ Identified | ✓ Scoped & sequenced | ✓ + execution |
| Quick wins (30-day) | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ + executed |
| Roadmap (5 Tracks) | — | High-level, all 5 Tracks | ✓ Detailed, all 5 Tracks | ✓ + execution alongside your team |
| Per-org playbooks | — | — | All eight | All eight, executed |
| FDE deployment blueprint | — | — | ✓ | ✓ + rollout where applicable |
| Client Portal access | — | Engagement duration | Engagement + 90 days | Throughout |
| Value delivered | Directional read | Board-ready diagnostic | Executable operating plan | Transformed model + proven outcome |
| Investment | Free | $50K–$75K | $175K–$225K | Scoped to engagement |
Engagements are scoped to your situation. Most clients enter at Launch or Ascend and continue into Orbit as the work proves out.
10–15 minutes. A directional read.
Two public diagnostics, both built on the Apollo methodology. Pick the lens that matches the question you're carrying.
The full diagnostic. Where the value is hiding.
The complete Apollo diagnostic — across all eight post-contract orgs plus the AI Readiness layer. You walk away with a clinical, scored read on where the operating layer is leaking value, where the AI readiness gaps are, and what you can act on in the next 30 days. The full picture, without the planning depth.
Launch + the full plan to act on it.
Everything in Launch, plus the planning depth that turns a diagnostic into an executable plan: detailed roadmap, per-org playbooks, the EV math, and the board-ready story. Built so your team can run the plan from here — without us in the room.
Ascend, then we stay and run the playbook with you.
Most consulting ends at the deliverable. Transformation starts there. Ascend runs as the launch phase; then Saturn Five operators work alongside your team to install the model — your team owns it after. Outcomes booked, not reports filed.
Saturn Five runs the diligence stream focused on the target's customer-side operating layer — the services, CS, support, renewals, and ecosystem motions that drive NRR, margin, and EV durability after the deal closes. We work alongside your commercial, tech, and financial diligence partners. Custom-scoped, deal-paced, IC-grade output.
Common ScopesOperating maturity assessment · Operating risk read · Services & ecosystem integration risk · Operating leadership read (CCO, Professional Services, Customer Success, Support) · Value-plan inputs for IC · AI Readiness on the target
Schedule a scoping call →You're screening, valuing, or rebuilding a portfolio company.
Pulse to screen the portfolio. Launch for a full diagnostic on a single portco — the customer-side operating risk read. Most multi-portco value plans run as Ascend, with Orbit on the highest-leverage assets where execution capacity is the bottleneck.
You've outgrown the early-stage operating model and the cracks are showing.
Most CEOs and CXOs start at Launch — the full diagnostic, sized to confirm the value before committing to the planning depth. Move to Ascend when you're ready for the detailed plan and EV math. Orbit when you need operators running it with you.
Board cycle approaching. Headcount under pressure. AI mandate landed.
Pulse for directional signal. Launch produces the full cross-org diagnostic with the math and framing you can take to your board. Ascend if you have the mandate to build the full operating plan.
If you need a hybrid of Launch and Ascend, or an Orbit scoped only to one org, or a board-prep sprint that runs faster than Launch — we'll scope it. Saturn Five engagements are built around the question you need answered, not the package you happen to fit into.
Talk to Saturn Five →10 minutes. A directional read and a sense of what a deeper engagement would surface.
Take the diagnostic →Skip the diagnostic and go straight to a scoping conversation. We'll figure out which tier fits the question you're carrying.
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