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title: "Our Process — The Five-Phase Exit Method | Exit Engine"
description: "Exit Engine's five-phase method — Scorecard, Value Study, Value Acceleration Map, Consulting, Go to Market — with defined inputs, deliverables, and gates."
url: https://exit-engine.com/process.html
last_modified: 2026-09-10
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# A documented method, not a sales pitch.

Every Exit Engine engagement follows the same five-phase pathway — Exit Readiness Scorecard, Value Study, Value Acceleration Map, Consulting, Go to Market. Each phase has defined inputs, deliverables, and gates — so you always know where you are and what comes next.

1. ## [Exit Readiness Scorecard](https://exit-engine.com/services-scorecard.html) · INPUT: GUIDED QUESTIONNAIRE · GATE: READINESS BASELINE · A free, guided self-assessment: readiness questions across nine dimensions buyers price against. You leave with a readiness score, a breakdown by domain, and the gaps a buyer's diligence would find — no obligation. · - Readiness score - Nine-domain breakdown - Priority gaps
2. ## [Value Study](https://exit-engine.com/services-business-value-report.html) · INPUT: FINANCIALS, OPS DATA · GATE: SIGNED OPINION · A three-method valuation (income, market, asset) backed by a quality-of-earnings review and a value-gap analysis. We quantify what the business is worth today, what it could be worth, and what specifically is holding the multiple back. · - 3-method valuation - QofE summary - Value-gap analysis - Action plan
3. ## [Value Acceleration Map](https://exit-engine.com/services-value-acceleration-plan.html) · INPUT: VALUE STUDY · GATE: APPROVED PLAN · We turn the Value Study into a date-driven plan: named milestones, named owners, quantified impact on multiple. Integrated with your CPA, attorney, wealth advisor, and any fractional CFO. Tracked on a live dashboard. · - Milestone plan - Owner matrix - Live dashboard
4. ## [Consulting](https://exit-engine.com/services-consulting.html) · INPUT: VALUE ACCELERATION MAP · GATE: GO-TO-MARKET READY · Execution. Financial cleanup. Customer concentration de-risking. Team and process documentation. Tax-structure optimization. We ship the gaps that buyers will price against — before the buyer ever sees the data room. · - Financial cleanup - Ops upgrades - Tax structure - Diligence prep
5. ## [Go to Market](https://exit-engine.com/services-brokerage.html) · INPUT: TUNED BUSINESS · GATE: CLOSE · CIM, targeted buyer outreach, indications of interest, LOI negotiation, definitive agreements, and close coordination. Same team that quantified your value runs the deal. Net-after-tax, timeline, and legacy protected. · - CIM & outreach - LOI negotiation - Definitive docs - Close