Primer
Ready before the first meeting
Primer is our private, invitation-only training program. Our Associates prepare in it before they sit across the table from a client.
What Primer covers
What our Associates know before the first meeting.
Three layers, kept current every week, ready before the first meeting
What our people know is brought up to date every week
Three layers stack into one profile: programs, people and partners; the lifecycle behind every opportunity; kept current every week. The lifecycle runs from first idea to close-out. Beneath the profile, a strip of week squares, one for each week of a year, is brought up to date one week after another and arrives at a ring that reads before the first meeting, joined to the profile by a hairline. It shows structure, not data.
| Layer | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Programs, people and partners | Who the client is, what it funds and who it works with. |
| The lifecycle behind every opportunity | How the work moves from first idea to close-out, and where we fit in it. |
| Kept current every week | What our people know is brought up to date every week. |
Structure, not data
Programs, people and partners
Who the client is, what it funds and who it works with.
The lifecycle behind every opportunity
How the work moves from first idea to close-out, and where we fit in it.
Kept current every week
What our people know is brought up to date every week.
Ready to work
A first meeting that starts with the work
What our Associates know before they sit down
A Gantt chart with a time axis and no units. Three bars of preparation, who the client is, what it funds and who it works with, each finish before a line that marks the first meeting. A fourth bar, the first meeting, runs from that line to its end and is filled throughout, labeled spent on the work. It shows structure, not data.
| Part | When |
|---|---|
| Who the client is | Before the first meeting |
| What it funds | Before the first meeting |
| Who it works with | Before the first meeting |
| Spent on the work | In the first meeting |
Structure, not data
We show up ready to work.
Primer is how.
Questions about Primer
What is Primer?
Primer is Intertwine Associates’ private, invitation-only training program. Our Associates prepare in it before they sit across the table from a client.
What does Primer cover?
The client’s programs, people and partners, and the lifecycle behind every opportunity, from first idea to close-out. It is kept current every week.
Who can use Primer?
Primer is private and invitation only. It is for Intertwine Associates’ own consultants and the guests we invite.
What does it mean for our clients?
Our Associates arrive knowing who the client is, what it funds and who it works with, so the first meeting is spent on the work.
