“If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.” Steve Jobs

We explore all options

Experience, know-how and analysis are crucial in formulating a comprehensive business improvement strategy.
  • Understanding the industry cost curve position is critical to developing the business improvement plan
Cost ranking **
* Selling and cost price per delivered unit** Lowest to highest cost*** Market pricing per delivered unit

We examine

Is this a commoditized industry? What drives pricing?What are the industry costs? And how do we compare (position A, B or C) ?What is the size of the opportunity to improve operating margins?What are the specific performance gaps?What are the key elements of the business improvement plan?
"it started with a simple coffee meeting to discuss our options."
• Flexible Solutions. • Detailed reviews 1 - 5 Days. • Strategic reviews 3 - 25 Days. • Project implementation. • On-going advisory assistance.

Typical projects undertaken

Scope: - Services company strategic review and implementation pre-divestment.Outcome: - Sale of business for 4x the original valuation estimate.
Scope: - Review acquisition opportunity of manufacturing business. Synergies identified and quantified. Outcome: - A number of proceeded with successful bids and integration.
Scope: - Start-up company identification of core strategy and deliverables. Outcome: - Created a basis to secure a cornerstone investor to take the business to the next phase.
Scope: - Detailed manufacturing competitor assessment and identification of improvement opportunities. Outcome: - Successfully quantified, and the exercise was repeated 4 years later after the first round of improvements.
Scope: -valuate the management team against the business plan. Align the management team through workshops tied back to the business improvement strategy. Outcome: - The business improvement strategy was successfully delivered with a more focused team.
Scope: - Review the acquisition and valuation of balance sheet adjustments. Outcome: - Substantial reduction in settlement adjustment
Scope: - Detailed review of capital projects and the business cases. Outcome: - Across a range of projects, identified risks and mitigations. Often improved project scoping and a derisked cost, schedule and successful benefits realization.
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