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Strategy consulting that ends in a plan the company can run

Where to compete, how to grow, and what to stop doing. Set out with numbers, chosen with you, and written down so the reasoning outlives the people who made it.

Thirty minutes. No deck. A senior consultant replies.

Who comes to us

An owner facing a growth decision. A second market, a new line, a plant. The choice ties up capital for years.

A company where growth has flattened. Margins thin, the team disagrees about why. You need a diagnosis, not more opinions.

An executive team under a new mandate. A new CEO, an investor with a three-year horizon, a Vision 2030 sector rewrite.

What you get

Strategic diagnosis: where you make and lose money, by product, customer and market.
Market and competitor view: the size and growth of each option, with licensing checks where entry is on the table.
Options paper: three to five ways forward, each costed, with what must be true for it to work.
The chosen strategy: the choices made and the ones rejected, recorded.
Three-year plan: initiatives, owners, milestones, capital needs, KPIs.
First-year operating plan and budget, with the board pack to approve it.
A review cadence: the quarterly format and dashboard that keep it alive after we leave.

English, Arabic or both. Presented by the consultant who did the work.

How the work runs

Scoping. The question, the people, the data, the fee, in writing.
Diagnosis. Interviews with owners, managers, customers. Financials rebuilt into a view of where money is made.
Options. Two working sessions. Options costed and narrowed. Nothing decided without numbers.
Decision and plan. Strategy document, three-year plan, budget, board pack. One review cycle, then delivery.

What goes wrong without it

Strategy as a slogan. "Leading provider in the region" is an ambition. It names no customer, market or price.
Growth in every direction. Three bets in one year. Cash and attention spread across all, scale reached by none.
The plan nobody owns. Twelve initiatives from the off-site. Nine months on, each has three sponsors and no budget.
Copying the market leader. Their cost base and shareholders are not yours.

Market research and market entry when the question is which market.
Feasibility studies when the strategy has chosen a project and it needs proving.
Operations consulting when the operating model is what holds the strategy back.
Consulting in Saudi Arabia for Vision 2030 sectors and Saudi market entry.

Frequently asked questions

What is strategy consulting?

Structured help with the decisions that set direction for three to five years: which customers to serve, how to win, where to invest, what to stop.

What is the difference between strategy consulting and management consulting?

Strategy sets direction. Management consulting is the broader category, covering operations, organization, finance and technology. We do both.

How long does a strategy engagement take?

A full strategy runs a few months to board presentation. A single go-to-market question is faster.

How much does strategy consulting cost?

Fixed fee per scope, quoted in writing after the call. Never by the hour.

Do you help implement the strategy?

Yes, when asked. The plan is built for your own team to run; larger changes are scoped separately.

Do you do market entry strategy for Saudi Arabia and the UAE?

Yes: the market case, licensing route, partner options and launch plan. See market research and market entry.

Tell us the decision you are facing

Whether this needs a full strategy engagement or something narrower.