One method. The depth the decision needs.
Every W2B product runs the same expert method. Screen and prioritize issues in hours with First Signal, take the material ones to a Finding Finance will stand behind with Rapid Impact, then make it how the business decides with P&L Action.
Start where the decision is. Add depth as it matters.
Most teams start with First Signal Team: screen and rank issues across HR, Finance and Operations, then take the material ones into Rapid Impact.
| First Signal Analyst | First Signal Team | Rapid Impact | P&L Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Size it | Size it | Solve it | Scale it |
| Users | 1 analyst | A team of 3: HR, Finance and Operations | Teams of 5, add more as needed | Organization-wide, role-based |
| Best for | A single analyst, mid-market | Cross-functional teams, upper mid-market | Material issues headed to the C-suite | Embedding W2B across the business |
| The question | Where to look, what to prioritize, what to rule out | The same, worked across HR, Finance and Operations | What is driving it, what does it cost, what do we do? | How do we make this how we manage? |
| Output | Indicative sizing, potential contributors, related connections, Finding Brief, draft presentation | The same, with shared, comparable history across functions | Summary Record, CFO-ready impact statement, executive deck | Portfolio of Findings, actions and tracked results |
| Confidence | Directional | Directional | Decision-grade, Finance-confirmed | Decision-grade |
| Time | 1–2 hours per scan, unlimited scans | 1–2 hours per scan, unlimited scans | 2–4 weeks; about a week of work for a team of three | Ongoing |
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to compare.
First Signal
Where should we look, what should we prioritize, and what can we rule out?
The full W2B diagnostic. Run unlimited scans across business and workforce issues, test the evidence against competing explanations and rank what deserves a deeper look. Two ways to run it: First Signal Analyst for one person, and First Signal Team for HR, Finance and Operations working from one shared history. Most teams start with Team.
Best for: mid-market analysts (Analyst) and upper mid-market cross-functional teams (Team).
- ✓Indicative sizingAn indicative view of what a supported Finding might be worth.
- ✓Potential contributors and related connectionsThe workforce conditions that may be driving the result, and the connected impacts worth exploring.
- ✓Finding Brief and draft presentationWhat the evidence supports and what it doesn’t, ready for your review.
- ✓Analyst: 1 user · Team: 3 users, HR, Finance and Operations
- ✓All 4 Signal Guide groups · 22 Guides
- ✓Unlimited scans
- ✓Vector AI at the decision points
- ✓Saved scans and shared history
- ✓Team: kickoff onboarding · optional quarterly Expert Review
Rapid Impact
What is really driving it, what does it cost, and what do we do?
Structured 2–4 week sprints that take material issues, from a First Signal Finding or your team’s own analysis, to Finance-confirmed financial Findings with clear recommendations. About a week of focused work for a team of three.
Best for: upper mid-market and lower enterprise teams with an FP&A, financial analyst or HR analytics resource, facing an issue with significant downstream financial or risk impact.
- ✓Summary Record and CFO-ready impact statementThe leadership leave-behind, specific enough for the CFO the same day.
- ✓Executive presentationA draft deck built from the Summary Record.
- ✓Direct and downstream sizingFinance-confirmed, each labeled with its basis.
- ✓Everything in First Signal Team
- ✓Six modules, business-entry and workforce-entry
- ✓5 users and unlimited sprints
- ✓W2B onboarding
- ✓W2B Impact Blueprint and Measurement Foundation
P&L Action
How do we make this how we manage?
P&L Action embeds W2B as the organization’s decision-support system for workforce-to-business questions, built on Rapid Impact with a full team workspace, connected data, configurable workflows and results tracking.
Best for: larger mid-market and enterprise organizations, including those with analytics teams, ready to institutionalize the method.
- ✓A portfolio of evidenceFindings, sprints, priorities and actions managed together across the business.
- ✓Results you can trackFunded actions tracked against their financial targets.
- ✓Everything in Rapid Impact
- ✓Full team workspace and cross-business portfolios
- ✓Connected enterprise data
- ✓Configurable workflows and role-based access
- ✓Consolidated tracking and reporting
The same W2B method, for one user, on a select group of Signal Guides, with Signal Assist explaining the reasoning instead of Vector AI. No financial sizing or scan history. Month to month.