First, The Crucible is developed with a sole focus on understanding a leader’s potential to be successful in a rigorous, private equity backed environment. Rather than taking a broad approach to assess all executives, the Crucible is uniquely calibrated for those leaders existing within “the crucible” of private equity. 

Also, The Crucible was developed to be configured for individual funds. We built a base algorithm that applies broadly to private equity, but acknowledge that every fund has a different talent profile they look for and a different governance structure in which their executives must succeed. As such, we work with our clients to tailor the algorithm to learn from their existing executives and feedback from fund leaders, then enable continued, automated iteration of their configured algorithm to achieve optimal results.

 As The Crucible is both a behavioral and an aptitude test, the results show no significant difference when retaken immediately. As a research and development tool, The Crucible provides a snapshot of an individual’s behavioral profile at the time it is administered, and is best used when taken again after further development and training, typically 24 or more months subsequent to the initial testing.

The Crucible was built to be a reliable tool for measuring potential success in PE for individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. The Crucible has been administered to thousands of individuals and is used by top PE funds and executives to make data backed leadership decisions. The Crucible boasts multiple population variance studies and reliability and efficacy/validation testing.

As results represent an individual’s behavioral profile at the time of administration, we recommend that individuals retest every two years to account for potential growth and development and ensure the most accurate results are reflected in the Crucible report.