Industrial growth audit

We detect where your company is leaking growth.

We audit the 9 phases of the commercial engine of B2B industrial manufacturers using the ARENA 414 methodology. In 15 minutes, receive a preliminary diagnosis and a first signal on your main growth leak.

15 questions Result in 15 minutes No cost
379
Manufacturers audited
12
Industrial sectors
9
Phases of the commercial engine
20
Detectable archetypes
The ARENA 414 model

Your commercial engine has three zones.
Growth leaks in one of them.

Industrial growth does not leak at random. ARENA 414 orders it across 9 phases and 3 zones: before, during and after conversion. BARRO audits all 9 to locate where the growth leaks are.

BEFORE ZONE · 4 phases

Build judgement and preference.

F1. From ghost to visible
F2. When the pain stings
F3. Owner of the category
F4. When the project calls

Exist on the radar before the project. Put a name to the problem. Be a serious option by default. Enter the formal opportunity well.

44%
of the impact
on the Score
CONVERSION ZONE · 1 phase

Close a healthy and executable yes.

F5. The battle of the yes

The moment where what was built before is confirmed or lost. If the yes is poorly closed (discounts, deadlines, ambiguity), everything afterwards becomes more difficult.

14%
of the impact
on the Score
AFTER ZONE · 4 phases

Capture value and amplify.

F6. The moment of truth
F7. From option to habit
F8. The expansion machine
F9. Evangelisation

Validate the promise with execution. Design repetition as a system. Convert the account into growth. Convert results into scalable recommendation.

42%
of the impact
on the Score

A model in three layers of depth.

First, a no-cost preliminary diagnosis identifies the main leak signal in 15 minutes. Then, a 7-week Full ARENA Audit contrasts the diagnosis with management interviews, internal documentation, operational evidence and specialist auditors. Finally, the continuous audit turns the analysis into monthly governance: own platform, recurring opinion, dedicated auditor and growth plans.

Level 1 · First Reading
Score ARENA Express
15 minutes · Preliminary Diagnosis
  • Main growth leak signal identified
  • 15 questions calibrated by sector and revenue band
  • No integrations or prior documentation
  • Preliminary ARENA Score 0–100
  • Indicative structural archetype
Level 3 · Continuous Governance
Growth Governance

A monthly system to govern growth with the BARRO audit team working permanently alongside management and internal teams. Each month the Score is updated, a signed opinion is issued and active leaks, real progress, setbacks and pending decisions are reviewed.

The work converts each leak into an execution agenda: what needs correcting, who must do it, with what priority, what capability is missing and what evidence will demonstrate the gap is closing. When the company needs external support, BARRO activates, coordinates and supervises specialist partners to ensure the solution is executed with rigour.

The BARRO HUB platform supports the monitoring with monthly Score, sector benchmark, Client Voice, What If scenarios and a live roadmap. It is not a one-off recommendation or a recurring report: it is a governance cadence to measure, correct and accelerate growth every month.

How the Score ARENA Express works.

A first reading to orient growth priorities. In under 15 minutes, ARENA 414 calibrates responses by sector and revenue band to identify a first leak signal — no integrations, no meetings, no commitment.

01

Access the online questionnaire

No prior registration. Enter the company, select sector and revenue band, and start the 15 questions.

02

Responses calibrated by sector

Each answer feeds the ARENA 414 engine, calibrated by sector and revenue band. The system applies the same analytical framework as the Full Audit, in preliminary form.

03

Analysis and leak detection

The engine processes the answers against the ARENA model and generates scores per phase. It identifies the main leak, the structural archetype and the maturity level of the growth system.

04

Result in under 15 minutes

You receive your ARENA Score, the detected archetype and the main leak with a permanent URL. If it makes sense to continue, we propose the signed Full Audit with the 3 leaks and closing plan.

The ARENA 414 system.

ARENA 414 is BARRO's proprietary framework for auditing and governing industrial growth. It structures the commercial engine of B2B manufacturers across 9 phases in 3 zones, under a 4-1-4 logic: four phases before conversion, one conversion phase and four subsequent phases. It evaluates 45 sub-dimensions, identifies 20 leak archetypes and connects the diagnosis with over 700 prescriptive actions, calibrated against 379 manufacturers in 12 sectors. Each phase has its own scoring, sector threshold and specific battery of actions.

4-1-4
Structure of the model
45
Sub-dimensions evaluated
700+
Prescriptive actions
7
Interviews in full audit
Audited cases

Three CEOs who went from operating blind to operating with a monthly opinion.

XASARO Iberia

Recovered sales growth after detecting late entry to opportunity.

Sales+11%
Average discount−18%
Opportunities with early entry+31%
Period24 months
GE USA

Reduced unproductive pre-sales hours and increased close rate.

Sales+8%
Unproductive pre-sales hours−22%
Close rate+17%
Period15 months
Siemens Gamesa Renewable

Reduced churn on renewals and activated cross-sell on installed base.

Recurring revenue+14%
Churn on renewals−35%
Cross-sell installed base+26%
Period18 months
For whom

Industry only.

BARRO is designed for B2B industrial manufacturers between 5 and 80 million euros. Only companies where growth depends on technical sales, industrial cycles and productive capacity.

Why BARRO and not a consultancy, an agency or a dashboard.

Consultancies leave with the PowerPoint.

They run a one-off project, present to the board, get paid and disappear. Two years later the problem is still there with no verification of whether the recommendations were executed.

Agencies optimise levers. Not the whole system.

Their speciality is execution: campaigns, CRM, technology, content and commercial plans. But growth is not lost in a single lever; it is lost in the connections between strategy, market, sales, marketing, technology and internal capacity.

Dashboards give data without diagnosis.

Knowing the data is not knowing what to do with it. BARRO signs a monthly opinion with human interpretation by a senior auditor, not just another radar with metrics without reading.

What is worth clarifying before moving forward

Do you have cases in my exact sector?
379 manufacturers audited across 12 sectors. We share specific names in the conversation under a confidentiality agreement. In most sectors we have at least one referenceable company of comparable size to yours.
How do you handle the confidentiality of the information we share?
Confidentiality agreement signed before the first interview. Your information is never shared with third parties, not even anonymously, except aggregated statistically for the sector benchmark (always with samples large enough that no company is identifiable). Raw data does not leave your account on the BARRO platform.
What do you need from my team to start the no-cost Score Express?
Fifteen questions online. Under 15 minutes. No agenda booking or prior documentation. No CRM connection or integration required. Access it now and receive your Score ARENA Express with the main leak detected instantly.
How long does the business take to feel the impact after the audit?
It depends on the detected archetype. For conversion patterns (F4-F5 zone) results show in 6–12 months. For retention and expansion patterns (F6-F9 zone) in 12–24 months. For visibility and category patterns (F1-F3 zone), 18–30 months. That is why we recommend the continuous audit: measuring progress month by month avoids decisions based on a single snapshot.
What weight does the opinion carry before a board, bank or potential buyer?
The opinion is signed by the assigned senior auditor and backed by the ARENA 414 methodology. It serves as an independent document for board meetings, financing processes and data rooms in sale operations. Having continuous traceability over 12-24 months has direct impact on valuation when the buyer due diligence arrives.
Can I go straight to the continuous audit without going through the full audit?
No. The continuous audit operates on the findings and initial calibration produced by the Full ARENA Audit. Without that base, the monthly tracking has nothing to measure against. That is why we always start with Level 2 before moving to Level 3.
Start with your Score Express

Fifteen questions. Fifteen minutes.
No cost.
And you will have your main leak detected.

It is the fastest and most honest way to know where your commercial engine is leaking growth. If afterwards the full audit with the 3 leaks and closing plan makes sense, we talk. If not, you keep a useful Score.