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Five disciplines, one view

Choose a discipline to see the situations we step into, our view, and the modules with their typical duration.

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Business Strategy

The gap: strategy ↔ execution

The situation

Growth has stalled, a new market is on the table, or the business model no longer fits, and HQ and region read the situation differently.

Our view

Strategies rarely fail on the idea. They fail on blind spots in how the market buys and what the organisation can deliver.

Modules

Strategic business review3–6 wks

Diagnosis of position, portfolio, channels and organisation

Growth strategy & business plan4–8 wks

Where to play, how to win, 3-year plan with P&L logic

Market & competitive intelligence3–6 wks

Value chain, competitors, opportunity size, go/no-go

Business model transformation2–6 months

From hardware to solutions, licensing or online

Organisation & execution set-up1–3 months

Structure, roles, KPIs and operating rhythm

Outcomes clients look for

Clear directionHQ and region alignedA plan that turns into action
Rolled engineering blueprints on a technical drawing

Product & Solution

The gap: engineering ↔ market

The situation

A new product generation is coming, but requirements are vague. Engineering builds to spec; customers want a solution.

Our view

Most product problems are translation problems: who it's for, what it must do, what it may cost, agreed from day one.

Modules

Product definition & H/W specification4–8 wks

Use cases into platform, I/O, form factor, cost, certification

Roadmap & portfolio decisions3–6 wks

Gaps, overlaps, platform strategy, keep / kill / invest

Solutions & ecosystem bundles2–4 months

Hardware plus software and partners, ready to deploy

PoC & rollout leadership2–6 months

From proof of concept to deployment

Outcomes clients look for

Products customers buyShorter time to marketEngineering and sales aligned
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Go-to-Market & Ecosystem

The gap: product ↔ customers

The situation

The product is good, but traction is slow, sales depend on a few accounts, and the right partners aren't on board.

Our view

B2B technology grows through the right channel model, partners with a reason to sell, and a message buyers recognise.

Modules

Go-to-market strategy4–8 wks

Segments, ideal customer, positioning, pricing, channel mix

Channel & distribution development2–6 months

Partner selection, programme, enablement, restructuring

Ecosystem & alliance building2–6 months

Chip, platform and software alliances, co-marketing

B2B marketing & launch1–4 months

Messaging, content, trade shows, community

Sales enablement1–3 months

Playbooks, solution selling, coaching

Outcomes clients look for

Faster tractionA healthier channelPartners who actively sell
Business people shaking hands across a meeting table

Deals & Negotiation

The gap: opportunity ↔ signed deal

The situation

A deal that matters is on the table, the other side is bigger and more experienced, and cultural differences add risk.

Our view

Large organisations negotiate from process and leverage. Winning on good terms means preparing as thoroughly as they do.

Modules

Deal strategy & preparation2–4 wks

Decision process, value case, walk-away, negotiation plan

Key-account & design-in campaigns2–6 months

Account strategy for tier-1 OEMs, long design-in cycles

Partnership & licensing deals1–3 months

Commercial structure for alliances and licensing

Supplier & ODM negotiation1–4 months

Europe ↔ Taiwan, in English and Mandarin

Commercial dispute resolution2–8 wks

Quality claims, RMA, receivables, repair

Outcomes clients look for

Better termsDeals that closeRelationships that last

Track recordDeals successfully closed with multinational technology leaders, including Intel, Siemens and Diebold.

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AI in the Workflow

The gap: possibility ↔ practice

The situation

Engineers don't know what the business needs, and users don't know what AI can do. It ends like many IT projects before it: tools get built, and nobody uses them.

Our view

Becoming AI-enabled is an operations project, not only a software project. It works when someone fluent in both business processes and AI translates between engineers and users, so what gets built is what gets used.

Modules

AI readiness & opportunity scan2–4 wks

Map workflows, rank use cases by value and feasibility

Use-case definition & business case2–4 wks

Requirements your engineers can build from, KPIs and return

Workflow redesign & pilot lead4–8 wks

Redesign the process around AI and guide the pilot to results

Adoption & team enablement1–3 months

Playbooks, hands-on training and change support

Responsible-use guardrails2–4 wks

Data handling, quality checks, human review, EU AI Act awareness

Outcomes clients look for

Tools people actually useAI used daily, not just pilotedEngineers building what the business needs

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