Discovery
Alignment starts at the top; scoping happens on the ground.
I open with the decision-makers — chairmen, CEOs, chief compliance officers — to get everyone on the same page about what we've done, what we could do for them, and how we'll work. Then I sit with the leadership of the departments and teams we'll actually touch, and scope from there.
Receipt On a law firm's class-action intake, alignment was the partner's call — the scoping happened with the controller: which rep signed each client, and whether every document was viewed, signed, and approved.