Strategy Consulting

Where to grow.
What it takes.

Connect the opportunity with the economics and capabilities required to pursue it.

We help leadership assess growth choices, understand markets and competitors, build business plans and make informed compensation decisions.

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The leadership agenda

A strategy must
hold together.

Leadership needs a clear view of the resources, assumptions and organisational changes behind the plan.

01The opportunity
Where is demand attractive, and what gives the business a basis to compete?
02The economics
What investment is required, and which assumptions determine the result?
03The organisation
What capabilities, people and priorities are needed to make the direction workable?

Selected research

Understanding the market
before entering it.

Market size is a starting point. Trade patterns, competing suppliers and the business model also shape the assessment.

The structure of the work

Read the market in context.

  1. 01

    Demand

    Compare markets and the drivers of customer demand.

  2. 02

    Competition

    Examine competing suppliers and routes to customers.

  3. 03

    Entry model

    Connect the opportunity with commercial and operating requirements.

International market and trade analysis

Compare the destinations.
Examine the competition.

A trade and market-entry study examined export markets, competing suppliers and trading-business models.

The analysis compared importing markets and their suppliers, helping structure the questions behind market selection.

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How we help

From the opportunity
to a considered plan.

Four areas of support, shaped around your business context and the choice before management.

01

Business and growth strategy

Assess growth options in the context of the business model, competitive position and capacity to execute. Compare the choices, clarify the trade-offs and translate the evidence into priorities for management.

What the work can include

  • Opportunity and business-model assessments
  • Growth options and prioritised recommendations
  • Leadership decision papers
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02

Market and competitor intelligence

Examine demand, market structure, customer segments and competitors before committing resources. Bring evidence from markets and locations into a consistent basis for comparing opportunities.

What the work can include

  • Market and sector studies
  • Competitor and location comparisons
  • Market-entry and export-market assessments
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03

Business plans and financial modelling

Connect commercial assumptions with revenue, costs, investment and cash flow. Develop plans and models that show how the proposition works and where the result is sensitive to change.

What the work can include

  • Business plans and financial projections
  • Cash-flow and scenario models
  • Documented assumptions and sensitivity analysis
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04

Compensation benchmarking

Match roles by their responsibilities and compare compensation across relevant talent markets. Examine market positioning, progression between levels and the cost of potential adjustments.

What the work can include

  • Market pay ranges and role benchmarks
  • Pay-structure and location comparisons
  • Cost-to-correct scenarios and data packs
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A considered recommendation

The choice. The evidence.
The implications.

We make the recommendation clear, show the analysis behind it and identify the assumptions that could change the answer. Management should be able to examine the argument and understand what follows from the choice.

Related expertise

Fractional CFOData AnalyticsInvestor RelationsRisk Management

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What choice is
in front of you?

Discuss your strategic priorities