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4 factors to assess scale potential

Six operating model design elements

The 10 things you must get right

The "Big Six" mistakes of portfolio optimization and how to avoid them

3 essential steps for effective strategic planning in an unpredictable environment

Harnessing five key trends currently shaping the industry

Emerging market due-diligence

Increase value and reduce risk by diversifying your business the right way

Building a culture of operational discipline—doing the right thing, the right way, every time

How to avoid six common effectiveness and efficiency promotion pitfalls

Applying lessons from High-Reliability Organizations

How to execute a successful M&A strategy

Gain the benefits of localization without breaking the budget on new systems

In the face of complexity the 7-element management system that addresses the failings of Lean Six Sigma

Eliminating the sources of catastrophic risk in today's global supply chain

How to Plan for Benefit Capture from the Start

Six lessons from retailer Macy's in how to attain scale economies while building customer intimacy

Up to 80% of Your Products are Losing Money

WP&C's 'Bigger is no Longer Better: Complexity and the New Frontier'

Dynamic Scenario Planning is key to thriving in a volitile crude price environment

A Practitioner's Guide to Waging War on Complexity

We help companies win in a complex world

Making Waves: Water recycling Investment

Cadbury's Success: Keep it simple and sweet

Answering three questions to translate your growth plan into profits, not complexity

Six principles for a fresh take on complexity costs

Key principles for making Lean Six Sigma relevant and financially rewarding in today’s complex environment

If I Owned a Jewlery Store by WP&C managing partner Stephen Wilson, guest columnist

The cultural characteristics of High-Reliability Organizations

There is more to portfolio optimization than just cutting the unprofitable tail

Complexity costs are hidden and grow exponentially. How to find and reduce the sources of these costs

The Complexity Cube frames and illuminates the types, interactions, and impact of complexity

The relationship between sales of a group of products and profitability based on complexity

WP&C Partner and former US Navy fighter pilot, Ernie Spence, tells how he turned around a failing squadron using integrity and accountability.

WP&C's proprietary methodology for allocating complexity costs

Substitutability, often ignored, can be an effective weapon in portfolio optimization

Square Root Costing is a practical methodology to show you the true cost and profit of products

WP&C's Global Markets Complexity Index featured by CFO Magazine

Revealing the Cost of Complexity

WP&C's research into optimizing your geographic portfolio published by MIT Sloan Management Review

WP&C explores High-Reliability Cyber-Operations in our latest research published by MIT Sloan Management Review

Square Root Costing was developed by WP&C to help companies quantify the costs of complexity and unlock the systemic cross-subsidizations distorting the view of profitability by product and customer. 

Unlock profitability and growth in your organization

Achieving next-level cost reductions

Reduce working capital and improve cash flow

Unlock aggressive value‐creation plans and add certainty to your deal thesis

Building a sound innovation engine requires a deliberate vision, comprehensive strategy, and effective execution

Typical benefits are 10-30% increases in EBITDA and 10-25% reductions in working capital

Process automation can yield significant ROI, but has its own risks

For manufacturing and industrial operations, a high-performing culture is a competitive advantage. 

Too often, companies tackle portfolio optimization with a singular focus. Explore 5 aspects of successful portfolio optimization approaches. 

To determine which approach is right for your organization, the first step is to assess four factors to surface risks and identify complexities.

Design a portfolio tailored to support growth and profitability

Set a path for rapid value creation in the current environment

Fit-for-purpose approaches to Pre- and Post-Merger Integration to de-risk, accelerate, and maximize value creation

Identifying the complexity that slows down organizations and adds costs and risk begins with a systemic view across three dimensions