Case Studies

Fractional CIO

•Manufacturing client

•Before:

•Chaotic state of IT: Systems being hacked, failing ERP, technical skill gaps, frequent business disruption

•Excessive, reactionary IT spend with marginal returns

•Engagement:

•Assessed the state of IT and formed a strategy in 2 weeks

•Stopped the bleeding by addressing people, process and technology gaps

•Partnered with Sr. leadership to align high return IT investments and delivery with business strategy going forward

•After:

•Client acquired by a global firm 2 years later at the target valuation

ERP Implementation

•Industrial distribution client

•Before:

•Two years into the ERP implementation, attempts at go-live had failed twice

•Engagement:

•Rapidly diagnosed the root causes: Lack of implementation experience, over-customization, no change management

•Went back to basics: Re-evaluated the ERP, adapted business processes to ERP with minimal customization, performed extensive change management starting in the C-suite

•After:

•Went live just 6 months after the start of the engagement

M&A IT

•Fortune 50 Oil & Gas client

•Before:

•Client needed to solidify its footprint in the Permian basin to reach the production target it had promised Wall Street

•Engagement:

•Completed IT and OT due diligence, integrations and carve-outs for 30+ M&A transactions in 18 months

•After:

•Client successfully repositioned its Permian basin footprint for long-term growth and reached its production target