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MAPS™ NavigatorIn active development · 2026

The framework, made operable.

Navigator turns the eight-pillar standard into an instrument practitioners can act on — workflow templates, real-time dashboards, and maturity benchmarking against the framework. The day-to-day operating surface for M&A leadership, from LOI through post-merger.

Surface ledger · Volume I

Four surfaces, one operating system.

The four capability surfaces Navigator opens with. Surface names and pillar alignment are final; release sequence is indicative.

  1. Real-time dashboards

    A pillar-aware cockpit for partners and integration leads — every deal stage, every workflow, every metric in a single editorial dashboard. The day-to-day surface for M&A leadership, not a vanity dashboard.

    Surface
    Operating cockpit
    Cadence
    Live · per-deal
  2. Workflow templates

    Pillar-aligned templates from LOI through post-merger integration. Templates encode the eight-pillar standard as practitioner workflow — not as marketing language — and are versioned alongside the framework.

    Surface
    Operating playbooks
    Cadence
    LOI → PMI
  3. Performance analytics

    Maturity scoring against the eight MAPS™ pillars, deal-on-deal trend, and the six Navigator core metrics. Numbers come from real transaction data — no synthetic baselines, no fabricated benchmarks.

    Surface
    Metric ledger
    Cadence
    Deal-on-deal trend
  4. Post-merger execution

    Structured execution against the integration plan — task ownership, dependency tracking, value-realisation milestones — extended from the same workflow surface that runs diligence. One operating system across the deal lifecycle.

    Surface
    Integration runbook
    Cadence
    Day 1 → Day 365
Benchmark register · Six measures

The six measures Navigator publishes.

Baselines are deliberately empty — we publish numbers only after Navigator ingests its first cohort of real transaction data. No synthetic benchmarks, no industry-average filler.

#MeasureDefinitionBaseline
01
% KeyCore deal drivers

Share of value attributable to the deal's primary thesis drivers. Used to test whether the diligence focus aligned with what ultimately moved the outcome.

Under measurement
02
% CustomUnique deal elements

Share of value attributable to deal-specific structure — earn-outs, contingent consideration, regulatory carve-outs. Distinguishes repeatable economics from one-off mechanics.

Under measurement
03
% NARRNet Annual Recurring Revenue

Net annualised recurring revenue against acquisition price, normalised for run-rate, churn, and contract length. The primary economic-engine signal.

Under measurement
04
% Cross-Sell PotentialIdentified opportunity

Modelled cross-sell opportunity between acquirer and target customer bases, gated by overlap, willingness, and salesforce capacity. Identifies — does not assume — value.

Under measurement
05
% Cross-Synergy RealizedBooked outcomes

Actual booked outcomes against the modelled cross-sell opportunity, measured monthly post-close. The honesty metric — the gap between thesis and reality.

Under measurement
06
% Post-Merger RetentionCustomer + talent

Retention of acquired customers and key talent through the integration window. The pillar that most often decides whether the thesis survives Day 365.

Under measurement
Editorial · On measurement
A dashboard is only as honest as the data behind it.

— Platform doctrine. Navigator publishes a real baseline only when real transactions have been measured. The page above will fill in with cohort numbers, not industry-average filler.

Scope discipline

What you can expect — and what is out of scope.

At launch
  • Pillar-aware operating cockpit, deal-by-deal
  • Workflow templates from LOI through post-merger integration
  • Maturity scoring against the eight MAPS™ pillars
  • Six Navigator core metrics published from real cohort data
  • Audit-log feed wired into the Vault evidence pipeline
Not in v1
  • Synthetic benchmarks — every number traces to a real transaction or it is not published
  • Standalone Navigator subscription — Navigator ships inside the suite
  • General-purpose project management — the workflow surface is MAPS-specific
  • Marketing-language KPIs (we use approved terminology only — see brand-constants)
  • Public dashboards — every metric is scoped to authenticated practitioner access

The first dashboards open by invitation.

Waitlisted practitioners receive surface previews, the working metric ledger, and first access when Navigator opens. We notify individually — never via blast.

Join the waitlist