FAQ and boundaries
What is free, what is paid, and when does a company need scoped help?
FIP is split into public proof, paid operator training, and scoped corporate reviews. The split protects public material from becoming free diagnosis and keeps corporate work tied to real decision risk.
Public proof and Operator Room
Learning questions.
Is Operator Room a course?
No. It is a paid operator track for serious real-world forecasters. The archive grows from proof memos, diagrams, build notes, office hours, templates, and practical operating material.
What is free?
Public proof builds and selected diagnostic memos are free. They show the method without turning into company-specific diagnosis.
What is paid?
Operator Room, focused coaching intake, Analytics Debt Ledger, Analytics and AI Spend Review, and Analytics QoE are paid paths.
Can I bring confidential company files into Operator Room?
No. Bring sanitized questions, general patterns, and non-confidential examples. Confidential files belong in a scoped review.
Corporate reviews
B2B boundaries.
When do I need an Analytics Debt Ledger?
Use the Ledger when one dashboard, metric, forecast, SQL workflow, reporting process, or AI-assisted number needs independent review before executives rely on it.
When do I need a Spend Review?
Use the Analytics and AI Spend Review when data, BI, cloud, analytics, vendor, reporting, or AI spend feels hard to defend and leadership still does not fully trust the numbers.
When do I need Analytics QoE?
Use Analytics QoE when a PE, M&A, corp-dev, lender, or board decision depends on target-company dashboards, forecasts, operating metrics, or reporting logic.
Can Stephen review our board forecast in office hours?
No. A board forecast belongs in a scoped corporate review. Public or member spaces are not the right place for confidential or board-relevant diagnosis.
What should I send before a fit call?
Send a plain-language description of the decision, urgency, artifact types, buyer role, and likely business risk. Do not send confidential files first.
Still unsure?
Use the route that matches the stakes.
If you are learning, start with Free Builds or Operator Room. If company risk is involved, request a fit check.