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.
Operationalising CRO function – UK client
The client selected a ‘Hard Brexit’ scenario and mobilised a programme to secure market access for clients in remaining EU27 countries. Two exstant EU entities in Madrid and Frankfurt would be repurposed to ensure business and revenue continuity.
Fast access to reliable data enables front-line decision making
The company needed to move from inefficient Excel reporting because it does not sufficiently support decision-making in a modern, data-driven organisation.
Founder – Collection Mobile App Build & Launch
True shop revenue is limited by physical capacity. Lack of tech opportunity for smaller businesses who are met with widely costly options that meet more than what is really needed for small businesses. For Independents to compete against larger brands, wider spread applications diluted their brand image and message by comparing apples for apples rather...
Possibly The World’s most Effective Business Growth Strategy …
Managing Director asked Trade Association to recommend or help him find a Solution …. to his retail business losing millions due to the build up of a mountain of stock that sold too slowly or not at all, customers disengaging in droves and to turn a loss into a profit on a revenue 3 times...
The House of Ideas – Expansion And Diversification In A Recession
“Recession is looming, we are threatened by international brands and imports. We must innovate but how?” The above is a direct quote from the client, a major manufacturer of mattresses in Central America. They had 3 factories and 800 employees and produced what was regarded as a premium product in that region. Their turnover was...
