The As Is Situation - Summary

I am a management consultant for one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. I have helped some of the largest companies and organizations on the planet solve some their most complex problems.

I am a classic case of "physician, heal thyself." With that admission, I'm going to begin managing this project; the "Kick Debt's Butt" project, like one of the projects I get paid good money to manage.

The start of any good process improvement exercise is an assessment of the current situation. In consulting parlance, we call it determining the "As Is" situation.

To get out of debt, you must first create a clear picture of where you are at, before you can possibly determine how far you have to get there and what steps you need to take.

I will be spending the next few days or weeks; however long it takes, determining where we are at in terms of debt and income.