SMB client was losing business due to the fact that their offering did not fit the client needs and the offerings were not clearly defined.
Operations Improvement Project
A client approached me, initially with a request to cast a measure on the Manufacturing arm of the business, with the aim of indicating how well it was performing and to provide details on the opportunity for improvement. I requested definition on the scope of the project, as my experience tells me that ‘issues’ in...
Factory of the Future
A large UK building materials manufacturer have developed a revolutionary product through innovation. The product has presented a keen interest to the market and is driving an unexpectedly high early demand. The company manufacturing strategy needed to be scoped and developed in order to meet this demand and so the company approached us to explore...
Implementing strategy in a newly merged organisation
EE required a coherent implementation plan following their formation.
Develop a Business Intelligent Function for global media business
Board members and key Business stakeholders had a critical need to bring together data from myriad of external partners to then identity trends, patterns and insight and ultimately enable the business to make data-led decisions. This would replace opinion-led approach of which was ingrained in business legacy practices Most of the data was generated and...
Digital Banking
Close Brothers are one of the UK’s leading merchant banks. They had invested significantly in technology but were unable to implant solutions that had been built as they were not fit for purpose and as a result of this their confidence in their ability to fully digitise their business and safeguard their future as the...
Too Much Innovation? How to Prune an Overgrown Innovation Portfolio
A Division of a large, multinational chemical company developed an innovation portfolio that proved too large to digest. Although the projects contained the potential to more than double the division’s turnover in three to five years, there were simply too many projects and not enough resources. Expanding workloads did not work. Assigning more projects resulted...
Pilot roll out ensures Regulatory Requirements are met in a a controlled and consistent implementation.
In a regulatory environment, banks need to strive for continuous improvement and continue to reduce the risk of Financial Crime whenever and whereever possible. Programmes fail due to an attempt to implement perfect 100% solution from day one. Although it makes sense to implement the best most comprehensive solution at the first go, due to...
Innovation Audit in Oil & Gas: A Pizza Fuelled Response.
A supplier of pumps and control systems to the oil and gas industry based in Mexico was struggling to innovate. The generally successful company was experiencing a sales plateau and a lack of focus.
Changing culture ready for business transformation – Insurance
The business did not have a communication, engagement and culture strategy. They were starting a period of transformation.