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Led multifunctional team to perform detailed due diligence to decide on $50M acquisition of potential partner. Project included detailed assessment of current business strength, products and operations and estimation of future growth outlook scenarios and overall fit with client’s overall M&A strategy. Management accepted recommendation.
Companies often have an abundance of data available, but many struggle to make sense of that data and to translate it into actionable insight for management. By keeping in mind these four best practices, management can create an effective competitive intelligence function that not only responds to your specific organizational needs and enhances decision making at multiple levels, but that also can become a long-term source of competitive advantage in the future.
At Growth Decisions, we are always curious about why most business plans do not deliver. So a recent article on this very topic by Mr. John W. Mullins in the Wall Street Journal caught our attention.
Working as a growth strategist, I have the good fortune of helping companies address their most pressing growth strategy and innovation challenges. Regardless of industry or geographic location, my clients are relentless in their pursuit of strategies that will produce consistent, profitable growth. However, I also see how top management can struggle as they go about identifying, articulating and prioritizing growth opportunities.
Led innovation and growth strategy best-practices assessment for one of the largest cement producers in Latin America ($2B in revenue). Worked with CEO and 25 top executives in the US, Colombia and the Caribbean. Identified 33+ improvement opportunities.
