Capability Mapping & Framework Design
Most organisations know what they are trying to achieve. Far fewer can clearly articulate the capability required to achieve it, or assess whether it truly exists.
Intent +Purpose makes organisational IP visible by defining, testing, and evidencing the capability required to deliver on strategy; not just today, but over time.
Move from intuition to evidence
This mahi replaces intuition, reputation, and assumption with structured evidence. It supports high-stakes decisions where credibility, defensibility, and delivery risk matter.
Services include
Custom Capability Matrices: Bespoke frameworks for individuals, leadership teams, or boards that map skills, experience, and judgement directly to strategic outcomes.
Leadership & Board Readiness: Assessment of current capability against future requirements to inform development, succession, or recruitment decisions.
Governance Contribution Assessments: Evaluation of individual board member contributions and collective board capability, including gaps, overlaps, and risk exposure.
Process & Role Design Review: Capability-focused audits of role design and recruitment processes to ensure they attract and assess the IP you actually need.
Stakeholder interviews and gap analysis: Structured interviews with key stakeholders to surface implicit expectations, decision dynamics, and unspoken capability requirements.
We identify capability gaps, pressure-test assumptions, and map practical pathways to close them. The focus is not volume hiring or generic frameworks, but clarity around contribution, risk, and readiness.
What Intent +Purpose Delivers
Custom Framework Design: We build capability models grounded in your strategy, operating environment, and risk profile; not generic industry standards.
Evidence-Based Assessment: Capability is assessed using structured criteria, stakeholder input, and real delivery context, not subjective opinion.
Deep-Dive Due Diligence: For critical appointments, we conduct comprehensive assessments that may include:
Analysis of up to five years of relevant public information
Structured review of CVs, interviews, and supplied material
Synthesis into defensible whitepapers for final decision-making
Operational Integration: Frameworks are designed to be used; embedded into selection, performance conversations, succession planning, and governance processes.
This mahi creates structural clarity. It makes capability visible, comparable, and discussable; reducing reliance on instinct while improving decision quality.
Who this is for
Governance Bodies: Boards requiring transparent, defensible appointment and evaluation processes.
Leadership Teams: Executives aligning workforce capability to new strategy, scale, or delivery expectations.
Project & Programme Leads: Those accountable for high-stakes initiatives where capability gaps create material risk.
Why Intent +Purpose
Defensible Decisions: Our frameworks and assessments are designed to withstand scrutiny across hiring, governance, and public accountability contexts.
Visible Organisational IP: We capture and codify the strengths, judgment, and experience that usually sit unseen, turning human capability into a tangible asset.
Practical Application: This is not abstract theory. Every tool is built to solve a real decision, reduce risk, or improve delivery confidence.