SIGNAL™ Framework - Glossary
Every acronym in the framework, in one place.
The SIGNAL™ Framework uses a compact vocabulary of dimensions, instruments, and derived scores. This page lists every term, grouped by type and alphabetised, so you can look up anything you encounter elsewhere on the site without losing your place.
Six dimensions
Dimensions
- AnchoringDimension
Measures whether incentives, processes, and performance systems actively reinforce the new way of working - or silently tolerate regression.
See Anchoring dimension →- GroundingDimension
Measures practical competence: the ability to perform, not just describe, the new way of working.
See Grounding dimension →- IntentDimension
Measures genuine motivation, active commitment, and willingness to change established habits.
See Intent dimension →- LeadershipDimension
Measures the quality and reach of sponsorship, from executive commitment through to frontline manager activation.
See Leadership dimension →- NeedDimension
Measures whether competing demands, workload pressure, and change saturation will undermine adoption even where will and capability exist.
See Need dimension →- SignalDimension
Measures clarity of understanding: rationale, scope, timeline, and personal implications.
See Signal dimension →
The instrument family
Instruments
- CCP™Change Complexity ProfileInstrument
CCP measures programme-level change complexity across six independent complexity dimensions: Reach, Depth, Pace, Tension, Novelty, and Coupling.
See CCP™ →- CIP™Change Impact ProfileInstrument
CIP measures change impact severity for each impacted stakeholder group across five impact dimensions.
See CIP™ →- CSM™Change Saturation MapInstrument
CSM aggregates SIGNAL™ Need dimension scores and active change demand signals across all concurrent programmes to reveal where specific stakeholder groups are absorbing disproportionate change burden.
See CSM™ →- ECCM™Echelon Change Capability ModelInstrument
ECCM is a maturity assessment instrument that measures the organisation's structural capability to manage change as an ongoing competency.
See ECCM™ →- ERT™Echelon Resistance TypologyInstrument
ERT classifies resistance by type rather than treating it as a single monolithic force.
See ERT™ →- IET™Intervention Effectiveness TrackerInstrument
IET closes the loop between interventions and outcomes by logging every change intervention and scoring observed movement against expected movement.
See IET™ →- PRS™Predictive Risk ScoreInstrument
PRS is a machine learning instrument that predicts adoption outcomes for live programmes using profile similarity to completed programmes in the Echelon benchmark dataset.
See PRS™ →- SAM™Sponsor Accountability MatrixInstrument
SAM builds a structured sponsor accountability plan using the Echelon Sponsor Action Typology.
See SAM™ →- SIGNAL™SIGNAL™ Full AssessmentInstrument
The full SIGNAL™ instrument delivers group-level readiness profiles across all six dimensions.
See SIGNAL™ →- SQD™SIGNAL Quick Diagnostic™Instrument
SQD™ is the entry-point instrument. It runs 12 questions at programme level and produces a SQD Readiness Index, a six-dimension heatmap, and a recommended intervention intensity path.
See SQD™ →- SVT™SIGNAL™ Velocity TrackerInstrument
SVT is a calculated instrument built from sequential SIGNAL™ pulse assessments.
See SVT™ →
Composite outputs
Derived scores
- CSIChange Saturation IndexDerived score
CSM™ output. A per-group saturation score across all active programmes that indicates when a stakeholder group is approaching or has exceeded its change absorption capacity.
See CSM™ →- EIISEchelon Intervention Intensity ScoreDerived score
Combines SQD™ readiness and CCP™ complexity into a recommended intervention intensity path: Light-Touch Support, Targeted Intervention, or Full Assurance Programme.
See CCP™ →- MXIMaturity IndexDerived score
ECCM™ output. Classifies organisational change capability into four levels (Unstructured → Optimising) based on six capability dimensions. Used as an outcome label in PRS™ training data.
See ECCM™ →- SQDRISQD™ Readiness IndexDerived score
The single headline score produced by the SQD™ diagnostic. Classifies a programme into one of five readiness bands (Optimally Ready → Not Ready) and is the programme-level baseline that the rest of the framework extends.
See SQD™ →- SRISIGNAL™ Readiness IndexDerived score
The group-level composite score produced by a full SIGNAL™ assessment across all six dimensions. Used alongside dimension-specific scores to surface critical flags and intervention triggers per group.
See SIGNAL™ Full →
Next step
See the terms in their full context.
Every entry links back to its full definition. Start with the six dimensions, or go straight to the instrument family.