Simulation expertise from the people who built Quodsi, for the questions a process map can't answer on its own.
We offer simulation consulting, model building, and training for teams that want to test a process change before they commit to it, and whether you arrive with a finished process map, a rough sketch, or only a description of how the work flows today, what you get back is a working model your own team can open, adjust, and explain.
What services does Quodsi offer?
Quodsi offers three services alongside the software, which are simulation consulting, model building, and training. Each one is built around the same goal of helping a team test a process change with evidence before it goes live, and each one works whether you arrive with a finished process map or with nothing drawn yet.
Simulation consulting
Bring us the decision in front of you, whether that is adding staff, changing a workflow, or absorbing a spike in volume, and we help you frame the question, choose the measures that matter, and interpret what the simulation shows, so the recommendation you take to your stakeholders holds up when someone asks how you know.
Model building
If you would rather have a working model than build one yourself, we map the process with you if it has not been drawn yet, or start from the map you already have, and then add the arrival rates, processing times, and resource capacities that make it behave like the real process, and hand back a Quodsi model your team can keep running and adjusting on its own.
Training
We teach process improvement practitioners and engineers how to map, build, run, and defend simulation models, starting wherever your team is today, even if no diagram exists yet, and we shape the sessions around your own processes rather than generic textbook examples.
How does a Quodsi services engagement work?
Every engagement starts with the decision you need to make and works backward to the model that can inform it. We draw the process with you if no diagram exists yet, run the scenarios that matter, and hand you both the findings and the model, so your team can keep testing changes afterward.
We talk through the decision you are trying to make and what the people in the room would need to see before they trusted the answer, because that determines what the model has to measure.
You do not need a diagram to begin. If you already have a process map in draw.io or Lucidchart we start from it, and if you do not we build one together, and either way the diagram becomes the model, so nothing gets rebuilt in a separate environment and we add the real-world inputs directly onto your shapes.
We test the changes you are considering side by side and quantify throughput, wait times, utilization, bottlenecks, and cost, so the trade-offs are visible before anything is implemented.
You receive the results in a form you can share with anyone who asks how you know, along with the model itself, which lives in your diagram and can be adjusted as your process changes.
What kinds of questions can Quodsi help answer?
Quodsi helps people answer questions about how a process will behave when something changes, such as demand rising, staffing shifting, or a workflow being redesigned. The examples below are grouped by where you are starting from, and you are welcome to bring a question that is not listed.
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How can I test a change to my process before I implement it?
You build a working model of the process and try the change there first, which lets you see what happens to wait times, workload, and cost before anyone in the real operation is affected. We help you build that model, run the change as a scenario, and interpret what the results mean for your decision.
How do I do what-if analysis on a business process?
What-if analysis means changing one thing at a time, such as staffing, volume, or the order of steps, and measuring the effect on the outcomes you care about. A simulation model lets you do that without touching the live process, and it shows queues and delays forming in a way an average-based spreadsheet cannot.
How can I check that a transformation will work before I commit to it?
You can simulate the redesigned process under realistic demand and variability before you implement it, which shows where it will strain and what it will cost, so leaders can commit budget, headcount, and organizational change with evidence in hand. We help you model the new design and compare it with how things work today.
What is simulation, and do I need to be an expert to use it?
Simulation means building a working model of a process on a computer and running it many times to see how it behaves under different conditions, and no, you do not need to be an expert. Quodsi is built for business professionals, and our services are there to do the technical parts with you or for you.
Questions about how a process will behave when something changes
How many people do I need if demand goes up?
A simulation model lets you raise the arrival rate, add or remove staff, and see how wait times and utilization respond, so the answer reflects how your own process behaves under pressure, rather than a rule of thumb. We help you build the model and test the staffing options side by side.
Where will my process bottleneck when volume spikes?
Running the process at higher volumes in a simulation shows which step fills up first, how long work waits there, and what that does to the rest of the flow, so you can fix the constraint before the spike arrives. We help you set up those runs and read the results.
How do I prove to stakeholders that a process redesign will work?
You test the redesign in a simulation and show the projected throughput, wait times, and cost next to the current state, which gives stakeholders evidence to examine rather than only your experience and a diagram. We help you build that comparison and present it in a form people can follow.
Questions about working with us
Who can build a simulation model of my process for me?
Our model building service does this for you. We map the process with you if it has not been drawn yet, add the real-world inputs that make the model behave like the real process, and hand back a Quodsi model in draw.io or Lucidchart that your team can keep using.
Where can I find a simulation consultant to support a process improvement project?
Quodsi's consulting service is built for this, and we work with you to frame the decision, choose the measures that matter, and interpret the results, so the recommendation you take forward holds up under questioning, and the work is done by the same people who build the software.
How can I train my team to use simulation?
We offer training that teaches your team to map, build, run, and defend simulation models, using your own processes as the examples so the skills carry straight into real work, with no prior simulation experience required and a pace that matches where your team is today.
Why work with the Quodsi team?
Quodsi was founded by two people who have been building simulation models for decades, and the services come from the same team that builds the software, which means any question about how the model behaves is answered by the people who know exactly how it works.
Questions about our services, answered.
Do I need simulation experience to work with you?
No, you do not. Quodsi is built for business professionals who are not simulation experts, and our services meet you where you are, whether that means doing the modeling for you, guiding you through it, or teaching your team to do it themselves.
Do we need a process diagram before we start?
No, you do not. If you already have a process map in draw.io or Lucidchart we can start from it, and if you only have a description of how the work flows today, we will build the diagram with you, so you can come to us at any stage.
Will we be able to keep using the model after the engagement ends?
Yes. The model lives in a draw.io or Lucidchart diagram that you keep, so your team can open it, change the inputs, and run new scenarios whenever the process changes.
How much do Quodsi services cost?
Pricing depends on the question, the size of the process, and how much of the work you want us to do, so we scope each project individually and provide a quote after an initial conversation.
Do you offer training for teams?
Yes. We train teams to build, run, and interpret simulation models, and we base the sessions on your own processes so the skills carry straight into your work.
How do I get started?
Email us at info@quodsi.com with a short description of the process and the decision you are weighing, and we will set up a conversation to talk through what would help.
Tell us about the decision you need to make.
A short description of your process and the question you are trying to answer is enough to start a conversation about what would help.
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