Business excellence for founders and small teams

Measure how your business runs. Improve it in 90 days.

COMPASS is an operating system built on EOS, Scaling Up, OKRs, 4DX and the world's excellence awards. Take the free assessment, see where you are strong, and follow a clear roadmap to fix the rest.

54 statements · about 10 minutes · results instantly

CCashOObjectivesMMeasuresPPeopleAAccountabilitySStrategySSystemsCOMPASSoperating system

Three steps from measurement to results

1

Take the COMPASS assessment

Rate 54 statements about how your business really runs: cash, priorities, numbers, people, rhythm, strategy, processes and twelve business areas.

Free
2

Get your personalised results

See your seven components ranked, your top strengths, your focus areas, the health of every business area and how you map to EFQM, Baldrige, ISO 9001 and more.

Free · emailed to you
3

Improve in a 90-day cycle

A roadmap on a kanban board, flow diagrams of what is done and what is next, 51 decision models mapped to 153 business scenarios, 34 calculators, an SOP studio with 31 flowchart templates, weekly email reports and AI coaching.

AED 99 for 90 days

Seven components in four domains

Every business, from a solo consultant to a 100-person company, runs on the same seven components. Your report ranks them from strongest to weakest.

Direction
Where the business is going and what it will not do.
S
Strategy
Where are we going, and what will we not do?
Execution
The few priorities this quarter and the numbers that show progress.
O
Objectives
What matters most this quarter?
M
Measures
Are we on track this week?
Engine
The people, processes and cash that do the work.
C
Cash
Is there enough cash, and is it growing?
P
People
Is the right person in every seat?
S
Systems
Is the work done the same good way every time?
Rhythm
The daily, weekly and quarterly habits that keep it all moving.
A
Accountability
Is the rhythm running?

Find the plan that's right for you

Measure

Free assessment

AED 0
  • The full 54-statement COMPASS assessment
  • Overall score and operating level
  • Seven components ranked, top 3 strengths, 3 focus areas
  • Health of 12 business areas
  • Alignment with 10 excellence models (summary)
  • Report by email
  • Daily routine tracker
  • SOP library preview, 3 calculators and 6 decision-model worksheets
  • 90-day roadmap and kanban
  • AI coaching
Start free

I'm interested in COMPASS for

Myself

Solo founders and freelancers: run the business in 20 minutes a day and stop being the bottleneck.

My team

Teams of 2–50: one scorecard, one weekly review and clear owners for every seat.

My organisation

Growing companies: SOPs, decision rules and award-ready excellence practices.

My clients

Consultants and coaches: run each client as its own workspace and track their 90-day cycles.

Built on proven excellence frameworks

EFQM Model
Europe · basis of the MRM Business Award (Dubai) and Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (Abu Dhabi)
Purpose, vision & strategy · Organisational culture & leadership · Engaging stakeholders · Creating sustainable value · Driving performance & transformation · Stakeholder perceptions · Strategic & operational performance
Baldrige Excellence Framework
United States
Leadership · Strategy · Customers · Measurement, analysis & knowledge · Workforce · Operations · Results
MRM Business Award & UAE models
Dubai · Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award; Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award; UAE Government Excellence Model
Direction · Execution · Results · Innovation & future readiness · Compliance & governance
ISO 9001 / 9004 quality principles
International standard
Customer focus · Leadership · Engagement of people · Process approach · Improvement · Evidence-based decision making · Relationship management
Deming Prize / TQM
Japan
Top management leadership · Plan–Do–Check–Act discipline · Process management & standardisation · Customer orientation · Human resource development
Shingo Model
Lean enterprise excellence
Cultural enablers · Continuous improvement · Enterprise alignment · Results
Australian & Singapore Business Excellence
Australian Business Excellence Framework; Singapore Business Excellence
Leadership · Strategy & planning · Information & knowledge · People · Customers & stakeholders · Process, improvement & innovation · Results & sustainable performance
Balanced Scorecard
Kaplan & Norton
Financial · Customer · Internal process · Learning & growth
Lean & Six Sigma
Toyota Production System; Motorola
Standard work · Flow & waste reduction · Defect & quality control · Daily management & kaizen
EOS · Scaling Up · OKRs · 4DX
The operating systems COMPASS is built from
Vision / strategy · People · Data / scorecard · Issues & meeting pulse · Process · Traction / OKRs / WIG · Cash

Excellence-model views are indicative alignment for improvement, not official award assessments. Model names belong to their owners.

See where your business stands in 10 minutes

Take the free assessment