Align
Confirm the question, scope, access, and outcome that matters.
Fractional process improvement + project execution
See where your dealership is losing time, margin, and momentum.
ClearPath gives dealership owners a fact-based operating baseline, a prioritized 90-day roadmap, and the structure to turn good intentions into completed improvements.
Former dealership GM
PMP certified
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
The problem is rarely a lack of effort
Your team is busy. The operating system may still be working against them.
Most dealerships already know where the frustration lives: aging work, slow handoffs, repeated data entry, unclear ownership, excess inventory, inconsistent follow-up, and meetings that never quite turn into action.
What is often missing is a neutral way to verify the problem, separate symptoms from causes, measure the impact, and decide what deserves attention first.
ClearPath does not arrive with a predetermined answer. We follow the work, verify the evidence, and build the smallest practical path forward.
A decision-ready deliverable
Five days from operational concern to a credible plan.
You are not buying spreadsheets. You are buying operating clarity and an executable sequence of decisions.
Observe
Walk the process, follow real work, and locate the eight wastes.
Validate
Triangulate employee input, operating data, and direct observation.
Prioritize
Score opportunities by impact, effort, risk, and confidence.
Decide
Present the baseline and agree on owners, measures, and next actions.
MAP
Current-state map
See how the work actually moves—including handoffs, wait time, rework, and hidden acceptance criteria.
5S
Lean waste assessment
Evaluate workplace organization and locate defects, waiting, motion, inventory, and other forms of operational waste.
KPI
Measurable baseline
Create an evidence-backed health score and a short KPI dictionary the leadership team can actually govern.
90
90-day roadmap
Leave with a manageable portfolio of practical improvements, owners, due dates, and review points.
One method. Every department.
Start where the friction is highest.
A five-day pilot focuses on one department. Cross-department and whole-dealership engagements sequence the same evidence-based method across the store.
Process followed
Lead to delivered vehicle
Lead received → first response → appointment → showroom visit → write-up → F&I handoff → delivery → follow-up
Common waste
- Slow response and stale leads
- Repeated information entry
- Manager approval bottlenecks
Measures
- Response, appointment, show, and close rates
- Gross per unit and inventory age
- Delivery quality and follow-up completion
Engagement options
Scale the scope without diluting the work.
Focused starting point
Department Assessment
5 business days
Starting at$3,500
One location, one department, one clearly defined operating question.
- Operational baseline
- Up to five recommendations
- 90-day department roadmap
Connected customer journey
Cross-Department Assessment
Approximately 10 days
Starting at$7,500
Follow one critical flow across two or three departments to expose broken handoffs and conflicting priorities.
- End-to-end process map
- Shared measures and ownership
- Sequenced improvement plan
Enterprise view
Whole-Dealership Assessment
15–20 business days
Starting at$12,500
Assess the major departments separately, then combine the evidence into one manageable operating portfolio.
- Department health scores
- Enterprise opportunity register
- Phased implementation portfolio
Ongoing execution
Monthly Fractional Operating Review
Starting at$1,500/month
Maintain the scorecard, review milestones, validate benefits, resolve barriers, and keep the 90-day roadmap moving—without adding a full-time process improvement office or PMO.
Final pricing is confirmed after a complimentary 30-minute discovery call. Travel outside Hampton Roads may be quoted separately.
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Built by someone who has carried the number.
ClearPath Operations was founded by Petar Popov, a former dealership General Manager with full P&L responsibility across Sales, F&I, Service, Parts, and General Merchandise.
His background includes dealership KPI and 20 Group reviews, sales and finance workflow redesign, CRM conversion, paperless contracting, staff development, indirect lending, and multi-department operational leadership.
The perspective is practical: protect what works, verify what does not, and give managers a disciplined path from concern to decision to measurable action.
Project Management ProfessionalLean Six Sigma Black Belt
Start with the operating question
What decision would become easier if you could see the process clearly?
A short fit conversation determines the business question, the right department to assess, required access, and whether ClearPath is the right resource.
No hard sell. If the issue requires legal, tax, HR-investigative, cybersecurity, or specialized accounting advice, we will say so.
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