Business Audit Review:
The 82-Question Diagnostic, Fully Unpacked.
Most "business audits" produce a PDF that lives in a folder no one opens. The Romero Studios audit is different — it's a structured two-week diagnostic that ends with a presented action plan and named owners. Here's the full review.
Verdict
The single best first engagement with Romero Studios. Two weeks, $1.5k–$5k, and you walk out with a written diagnostic across the five dimensions plus a prioritized action plan tied to owners and deadlines. Most clients move from the audit into a larger system engagement (Admin Scale + WISE + AI Secretary). If you're unsure whether to engage the studio at all — this is how you find out.
The five dimensions covered
- Finance — chart of accounts, margin visibility, cash management, decision cadence.
- Processes — what's documented, what lives in someone's head, where work breaks down.
- Team — roles, accountability, hiring cadence, performance signal.
- Marketing — positioning, lead flow, channel performance, conversion infrastructure.
- Operations — delivery quality, tooling, the gap between the brochure and the reality.
What you actually receive
- An 82-question structured interview series with the owner and leadership team.
- A written diagnostic — by dimension — naming the top failure points.
- A prioritized action plan with named owners and deadlines (typically 8–14 items).
- A live 60–90 minute presentation to the leadership team.
- Optional: a 90-day implementation roadmap, scoped if you continue.
Two-week timeline
| Week | Activity | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1, Days 1–3 | Structured interviews (owner + 2–4 leaders) | Raw responses, finance dump |
| Week 1, Days 4–5 | Document review (financials, processes, contracts) | Cross-checks against interviews |
| Week 2, Days 1–3 | Analysis + draft diagnostic | Findings by dimension |
| Week 2, Day 4 | Owner pre-read (private) | Owner aligns on hard truths first |
| Week 2, Day 5 | Live team presentation | Action plan + commitments |
Verified outcomes — 9 client reviews
"The audit showed us exactly what was wrong. The action plan was immediate and results were visible in the first weeks."★★★★★ — General Manager, construction firm · Medellín · April 2026
"We thought we had a sales problem. The audit showed it was an ops + cash-conversion problem. We fixed the right thing."★★★★★ — Founder, services SME · Colombia · March 2026
"82 questions, two weeks, and a presented action plan with named owners. Most consultants take 4 months to deliver less. David hands it over in two weeks."★★★★★ — CEO, Mid-Market Industrial · Bogotá · February 2026
"We ran the audit before raising capital. The lead investor mentioned twice that the diagnostic was the cleanest he had seen from a SME of our size."★★★★★ — Chairman, Construction Holding · Medellín · February 2026
"The audit reframed our growth bottleneck from 'sales' to 'capacity planning' in two interview sessions. We'd been throwing money at the wrong problem for 18 months."★★★★★ — COO, Logistics Group · San José · January 2026
"The 82-question framework forced us to answer things our partners had been avoiding for years. Worth every peso of the engagement."★★★★★ — Founder, Boutique Law Firm · Bogotá · December 2025
"Best money we've spent on consulting. David walked our whole team through the findings live. Nobody had to read a 60-page PDF."★★★★★ — Owner, Aesthetics Clinic Group · Bogotá · November 2025
"We hired David after a bad Big-4 experience. Same diagnostic depth, one-fifth the price, two weeks instead of four months."★★★★★ — Operations Manager, Industrial Supplier · Mexico · October 2025
"The audit itself was excellent. We did need to push for some of the harder team-related findings to actually land — but that's on us, not on David."★★★★☆ — GM, Hospitality Group · Cartagena · September 2025
Where the audit wins
- Pre-investment — before raising capital, both founder and lead investor want the same diagnostic.
- Pre-restructure — before moving the org chart, this maps the load-bearing walls.
- Generational handover — outgoing and incoming generation get the same baseline.
- Post-incident — the company just lost a big client / a key hire / a year of growth.
Pricing
| Variant | Range (USD) | What's added |
|---|---|---|
| Solo founder · <10 staff | $1,500 – $2,500 | Base diagnostic + action plan |
| Owner + leadership team · 10–50 staff | $2,500 – $4,000 | + team interviews, documents review |
| Multi-site / multi-country · 50–80 staff | $3,500 – $5,000 | + travel, per-site interviews |
| Add-on: 90-day implementation roadmap | + $1,500 | Scoped next-step plan |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 82-question business audit?
A deep diagnostic of a company across five dimensions — finance, processes, team, marketing and operations — using a structured 82-question interview series with the owner and leadership team.
How long does the audit take?
Two weeks. Week one is interviews and document review; week two is analysis, action-plan drafting, and live presentation to the leadership team.
How much does it cost?
USD $1,500–$5,000 depending on company size and geography. See the pricing table above.
What's the deliverable?
Written diagnostic by dimension, prioritized action plan with owners and deadlines, plus a live presentation to the leadership team. Not a 60-page PDF nobody reads.
Is it a good first engagement?
For most clients, yes — it's the fastest, lowest-risk way to know what's actually broken. It commonly becomes the entry point to a bigger system engagement.