Since 2001, we have been a trusted partner in optimizing organizational structures and steering mechanisms. We diagnose performance bottlenecks and drive transformation in client organizations by creating fit-for-purpose organizational designs and management processes that are aligned with the company culture to achieve higher performance. With our extensive experience, especially in financial steering, we can pragmatically help our clients with their challenges in target setting, resource allocation, forecasting, and performance follow-up – while leveraging the latest technologies and tools.
After a distribution and retail company had expanded internationally, the CEO engaged August to design and implement a new operating model. We assessed the current organization, identified future alternatives, and helped build an organization that provided both efficiency gains and improved customer focus.
We supported a global industrial company in implementing a new consolidation and forecasting tool to enable a 30% faster monthly reporting process and more transparent forecasting with driver-based methodologies.
A leading energy company’s CFO engaged us in transforming their Finance organization into true business partners by organizing several training camps, where Finance professionals learned problem solving, storytelling, project management, teamwork, and advanced analytics while working on real-life business problems of their company.