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 alphabetically so you can look up anything you encounter elsewhere on the site without losing your place.

AnchoringDimension

Measures whether incentives, processes, and performance systems actively reinforce the new way of working - or silently tolerate regression.

See Anchoring dimension
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™
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™
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™
EIISEchelon Intervention Intensity ScoreDerived score

Combines SQD™ readiness and CCP™ complexity into a recommended intervention intensity path: guided light touch, targeted design, or enterprise assurance.

See CCP™
ERT™Echelon Resistance TypologyInstrument

ERT classifies resistance by type rather than treating it as a single monolithic force.

See ERT™
GroundingDimension

Measures practical competence: the ability to perform, not just describe, the new way of working.

See Grounding dimension
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™
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
MXIMaturity IndexDerived score

ECCM™ output. Classifies organisational change capability into four levels (Foundational → Advanced) based on six capability dimensions. Used as an outcome label in PRS™ training data.

See ECCM™
NeedDimension

Measures whether competing demands, workload pressure, and change saturation will undermine adoption even where will and capability exist.

See Need dimension
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™
SignalDimension

Measures clarity of understanding: rationale, scope, timeline, and personal implications.

See Signal dimension
SIGNAL™SIGNAL™ Full AssessmentInstrument

The full SIGNAL™ instrument delivers group-level readiness profiles across all six dimensions.

See SIGNAL™
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™
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™
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
SVT™SIGNAL™ Velocity TrackerInstrument

SVT is a calculated instrument built from sequential SIGNAL™ pulse assessments.

See SVT™