Flagship Service · 2026

Strategic Reduction Analysis™

Before your organization cuts — know what you're cutting. Our flagship service gives leadership the workforce intelligence to make smarter decisions before a single RIF notice goes out.

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67%
of laid-off roles are rehired within 24 months
200%
average cost to replace a mid-level employee
$50K+
engagement — pays for itself in the first decision
The Problem

Organizations cut first.
Then discover what they lost.

Most workforce reductions are driven by a salary spreadsheet and a headcount target. They eliminate positions without understanding which roles actually drive mission outcomes, which cuts create unrecoverable succession holes, or whether the proposed reduction will trigger an adverse impact finding under EEOC Uniform Guidelines.

By the time leadership discovers the damage — critical knowledge lost, legal exposure created, succession pipelines broken — it costs far more to recover than the reduction saved.

Strategic Reduction Analysis™ gives you that intelligence before the decision is made. Not after.

Six InteliA™ Metrics

Every role.
Before you decide.

Role Criticality Score

Which positions actually drive outcomes — not their cost, their contribution.

Succession Gap Ratio

How many critical roles have zero successors if this position is eliminated?

Skills Density Score

How concentrated is institutional knowledge — and where are single points of failure?

Workforce Elasticity Index

Which functions can absorb the reduction and which will break under the load?

CDA Risk Score

Where will resistance, disengagement, and culture damage be highest post-reduction?

Retention Flight Risk

Which remaining employees are most likely to leave after the reduction is announced?

Is your organization facing pressure to reduce headcount?

Get the analysis before the decision is made. Engagements from $50,000–$100,000. 48-hour turnaround.

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