Easily spot the projects predicted to miss their deadlines, before it's too late.

This prediction comes directly from the people doing the work, via a regular, anonymous, 1-click confidence vote in Slack.

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You kept asking "How's it going?" and the answer was "Fine." So why the fire drill?

It's difficult to be the bearer of bad news, so status reports often get sanitized on the way up. Genchi opens a new channel: anonymous confidence votes, combined by project, so you can spot the smoldering fires while there are still good options to snuff them out.

Genchi portfolio view showing every project color-coded by its confidence score

FOR ENGINEERING LEADERS

Stop getting blindsided.

A current, more accurate read of every project. Color-coded cards show your whole portfolio: comprehensive, always-on, and no chasing PMs for updates.
Spot drift before the deadline hits. The confidence trend reveals drift; individual data points show you when someone is seeing something the rest aren't.
Know what's actually happening, without the reporting tax. Get the prediction directly from the people doing the work, not a version sanitized for upward consumption.

FOR TEAM LEADERS

Prevent projects from blowing up on you in the last few days.

Genchi initiative view showing the confidence trend over time and recent votes

Replace "soooo, how's it going?" with an easy ritual. A 1-click anonymous confidence vote from each team member, on a cadence you set, capturing what they're reluctant to say out loud.
Get back the watercooler signal you lost to remote and hybrid, better than before. A new channel that makes it easy for your team to provide the signal you used to pick up in person, while there's still time to act on it.
Know when to lean in, and when to leave them alone. Individual data points flag when someone is seeing something the rest aren't; the trend tells you the team's got it.

A Genchi confidence vote prompt in Slack, answered on a one-to-five scale

FOR TEAM MEMBERS

Avoid the awkward status conversations and meetings.

Fewer weekend crunches and last-minute scope cuts. You and other ICs can flag blockers or share deepening worry, somewhere your team lead will actually see it in time to act.
Without making it a thing. Trade awkward status conversations for a 1-click anonymous confidence vote to share "all good, leave me alone" or "starting to get worried."
See what everyone else is thinking. A current view of how your teammates see the project, and how the teams you depend on are doing, is always available.

Sounds great, but will it actually work?

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The research backs it

HP, Siemens and Google found their employees' collective forecasts beat the official ones. Genchi applies the same principle to project delivery. See the evidence →

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Yes, it's one more thing but…

It's the lowest reporting tax possible that still provides a useful signal. A 1-click confidence vote in Slack or email, taking about two seconds. That's it.

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They get something back

Every team member can see how their own team and the teams they depend on are doing: the signal flows across, not just up.

One precondition: Genchi works best where transparency is valued. The anonymity is by design, to reduce friction and encourage candor. Comments and blockers are attributed, so someone can follow up. We help you fix the problem, never the blame.

Why I built Genchi

I spent years at Atlassian, a company that genuinely values transparency, and I still watched deadlines slip that the team had seen coming weeks earlier. The information existed. The channel for surfacing it didn't.

Conversations with engineering leaders at dozens of other companies told me this wasn't an Atlassian problem, it was an everyone problem. So I built the channel.

Rowland Savage, founder of Genchi

Genchi is new. If you want to talk it through with me directly, book 20 minutes.

Works with the tools you already use

Ask your AI assistant how a team is tracking. Genchi answers from the live signal. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok. How it works →

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Don't wait for the next delivery to slip.

Simple sign up. Create your first project and connect Slack in minutes. Your first confidence vote goes out tomorrow.

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