Business Strategy

Today, more than at any other time in history, the strategic positioning of a firm can secure or threaten its future. Technological advances, changing industry landscapes and globalisation all combine to challenge the foundations of existing businesses and create the foundations for new ones.

If this is your situation:

• You want independent, objective evaluation and validation of your business strategy, including whether you have the right organisation structure.
• You want to identify and understand the full financial and economic implications of your investment / divestment options.
• You want to position your organisation more strategically with your key accounts/clients.
• You look to improve the approach your organisation takes towards succession planning, building resource capability, mentoring staff and management development.
• You want to understand new markets and the most appropriate market entry strategy.
• You want to ensure new acquisitions are within your control and integrated into your operation in the shortest possible time.

How PwC can help you:

PwC's Advisory Consulting team can assist Irish companies in recognising the opportunities and the challenges posed by such changes as well as ensuring that they can learn from the experience of similar business models internationally.

We provide a wide range of Business Strategy Services to private and listed companies, public sector and not-for-profit entities. In addition to the specific sectoral advice in Ireland, our team can draw on a rich vein of specialist knowledge and information available from PwC Centres of Excellence worldwide.

• Business Development Plans
  

  We assist clients by:

  – Providing a full Business Planning Service:
    – assistance with market study to underpin plan;
    – assistance with financial information and presentation; and
    – assistance with strategy development.

  - Conducting Business Plan Reviews:
    – reviews of existing business plans for the purposes of fund raising / due diligence / internal management.

  
• Economic and Public Policy Studies
  

  We assist clients by conducting:

  – Public policy analysis.
  – Industrial policy / sectoral analysis.
  – Project and programme analysis / evaluation.
  – Socio-economic impact studies.
  – Cost benefit analysis.
  – Demand and supply modelling / forecasting.

  
• Feasibility Studies
  

  We assist clients by:

  – Conducting feasibility studies of specific projects in the private or public sector:
    – consultation with key stakeholders; examination of the demand for new services or products;
    – identification of capital and operating costs associated with the proposed venture;
    – assessment of the impact of project; and recommendations in relation to the potential success of the venture (commercial or other specified).

  
  
• Organisational Reviews
  

  We assist clients by:

  – Reviewing organisational structures and operations.
  – Identifying work programmes to embrace changes.
  – Performing detailed business process analysis or analysis of key processes within the organisation.
  – Assisting and where required project managing the implementation of change programmes.

  
• Strategy Sectoral / Market Studies
  

  We assist clients by:

  – Analysing specific industry sectors to identify opportunities or threats in that environment:
    – consultation with key industry players and stakeholders;
    – review of the performance of key players in the market, both at local and global level; and
    – review impact of external factors affecting the sector.

  – Validating market data for due diligence purposes.

  – Conducting customer satisfaction reviews / voice-of-the-customer studies.

  
• Strategic Plans / Validation Reviews
  

  We assist clients by:

  Developing robust and focused strategies for any size business / entity or business unit / division:
    – 'Framing and Focusing' session;
    – analysis and review of various strategic development options;
    – review of internal and external environment;
    – undertaking voice-of-the-customer interview programmes; and
    – mapping of optimum future direction.

  – Validating or reviewing of existing strategic plans on behalf of a company / organisation or third party.

  – Developing rejuvenation strategies for organisations or divisions of an organisation.