How It Works
From Company or Deal Context to Evidence-Linked Decision Support.
DEVIS combines a structured Sprint workflow, a six-part report, transaction-consequence mapping and Ask DEVIS inside one repeatable engagement process.
Inside the Sprint
Six moves, from the story you were told to the one you weren’t.
The story being told
What the deal wants you to believe. Stated plainly and neutrally, from their own material.
The record
Their documents set against registries, filings, sanctions lists, court records and adverse media.
Five lenses
People. Financial. Structural. Regulatory. Political. Each one worked by a specialist, not a generalist.
The gaps
What is missing, contradicted, unexplained or quietly unverified — and what the silence itself suggests.
The consequence
What each piece carries: valuation, financing, control, timing, reputation, and the decision in front of you.
The questions
What to ask before you commit, what to listen for in the answer, and a report you can question afterwards.
The questions a sprint raises matter more than the answers it hands you. The answers close a file. The questions change what you do next.
When the Facts Change
Material New Evidence Requires a New Sprint.
Ask DEVIS explains a completed report. It does not analyse new evidence or silently update the engagement.
Where additional information materially changes the company, evidence base, transaction structure or decision context, the firm may run a new Company or Deal Sprint using the applicable credits.
This preserves:
- A clear evidence record
- Version integrity
- Auditability
- The distinction between explanation and new analysis
- Correct credit consumption
What the Firm Controls
The Firm Remains in Control of the Engagement.
The firm controls
- The client relationship
- The decision context
- The material it submits
- Who may access the report
- How the report is used
- Which specialist lanes go deeper
- The final professional recommendation
- Whether a new Sprint is commissioned
DEVIS controls
- The structured Sprint method
- The five connected lenses
- Evidence qualification
- Exposure analysis
- Transaction-consequence mapping
- The report structure
- Ask DEVIS boundaries
- Platform security and integrity