Map the IP. Protect it.
In a nutshell
What it is
A fixed-scope sprint that inventories your intellectual property, maps every exposure point, and delivers a protection framework with documentation architecture and enforcement protocols.
What you get
IP inventory and classification, exposure analysis, protection framework, documentation architecture, and an enforcement playbook.
Who it's for
Founders, CTOs, and legal teams whose competitive advantage is one resignation letter away from becoming a competitor's advantage.
3 weeks · From £18,000
Could be on your desk by the 19 May
If it lives in people's heads, it is not
an asset. It is a liability with a notice period.This sprint inventories every protectable asset, maps where knowledge leaks, and builds a framework that makes protection operational. One senior consultant. Direct access. No handoff.
How we get there
01
Scoping conversationYour business model, your competitive landscape, and where proprietary knowledge lives. Who created it. Who has access. What is documented and what exists only as institutional memory. This conversation makes sure we audit the IP that actually matters, not just the IP that is obvious.
02
Inventory and exposure mappingWe catalogue every protectable asset in the business. Trade secrets, algorithms, methodologies, datasets, supplier relationships, pricing models, internal tooling. Then we map every point where that knowledge is exposed: departing employees, vendor contracts, client deliverables, public presentations, open-source contributions.
03
Risk prioritisationNot all exposure carries equal risk. We score each vulnerability by likelihood of loss, commercial impact, and recoverability. The priority matrix separates what needs immediate protection from what needs monitoring from what is acceptable exposure. Some knowledge leakage is the cost of doing business. Some is existential. You need to know which is which.
04
Build the protection frameworkClassification and protection system matched to your organisation. What gets restricted and how. What gets shared under agreement. What needs documentation before anyone else touches it. Access controls, handling procedures, documentation requirements, and escalation paths. Not locking everything down. Protecting what matters with mechanisms people will actually follow.
05
Document and encodeProprietary processes get extracted from the people who hold them and encoded into structured documentation. Not generic process maps. The specific decisions, reasoning, and nuance that make your methods yours. Every critical knowledge holder becomes a documented source rather than a single point of failure.
06
Present, handoff, and enforcement playbookWe walk your team through every finding, every classification decision, and the logic behind each protection mechanism. Questions answered live. Then full handoff: the inventory, the exposure analysis, the protection framework, the documentation architecture, and the enforcement playbook. Everything you need to act. Nothing you need us for.
Clear deliverables
Who leads this sprint
Senior consultants. Direct access.
These are the consultants who can lead this sprint. Explore their profiles and connect directly with the one who fits your situation.
Ray Tarantino
Marketing Strategy & Operations · 20+ years
The things that actually move a business tend to be the things nobody is tracking.
Location
UK, Italy
Silvia Scherini
Strategic Marketing & Brand Operations · 20+ years
Closes the gap between the deck and the outcome.
Location
Italy
Lapo Brogi
Brand Intelligence & Marketing Strategy · 25+ years
Builds the marketing culture that makes the team work.
Location
Thailand
Ready to protect what matters?
30-minute scoping call. No obligation. No pitch.
Every engagement starts with a scoping call. Same price. Shaped to your situation.