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Why most SME strategies fail at execution — and the three fixes that work
Strategy documents rarely fail because the thinking is wrong. They fail because nobody owns the first ninety days.
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An honest assessment of your current systems and data, and a phased roadmap that says what to build, buy or retire, in which order, and why.
What this service includes
- 01
Systems and data inventory
- 02
Process-to-system mapping
- 03
Gap analysis and options (build / buy / integrate)
- 04
Phased roadmap with budget ranges
- 05
Vendor evaluation criteria
- 06
Governance and change plan
Challenges we specialize in
Spreadsheet sprawl
Critical operations running on files only one person understands.
Disconnected systems
Accounting, CRM and operations that never agree.
Failed ERP attempts
A previous implementation that the team abandoned.
AI pressure
Leadership wants AI; the data is not ready for it.
How a project runs
01
Discovery
Interviews, data pull and a one-page problem statement agreed with the sponsor.
02
Diagnosis
Where the margin, the time or the customers are actually leaking — with evidence.
03
Plan
Options with cost, effort and risk; one recommended path and a 90-day roadmap.
04
Delivery support
Weekly cadence with the owners of each workstream until the first milestones land.
Who this is for
- CEOs and IT leads of SMEs
- Organisations preparing for ERP or AI
- Public and non-profit programmes
Deliverables
- Problem statement and baseline metrics
- Diagnostic report with evidence
- Roadmap with owners, budget and acceptance criteria
- Governance cadence and dashboards for the first 90 days
A sample of our work
Related services
Industries we work with
Real Estate
Distribution platforms, launch events and sales enablement for developers and agencies.
Government & Agriculture
Admin dashboards, programme reporting and planning data for public bodies and agri-trade.
Technology & Startups
MVPs, internal tools, market research and go-to-market for tech teams.
Manufacturing, Energy & IoT
Industrial IoT, monitoring and forecasting — capability profiles and pilots.
FAQ
Are you vendor-neutral?
We build software ourselves, so we say clearly when we recommend our own team versus a packaged product — and why.
How long is the assessment?
4–8 weeks depending on the number of systems and sites.
Do you implement the roadmap?
Our software and AI teams can; you can also take the roadmap to another vendor.
What about training?
Every phase includes a change and training plan with named owners.
Start with the hard part
Bring us the problem nobody on your team has time to own. We will scope it, price it and start with a pilot you can measure.
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