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Leadership & Technology

What is a Fractional CTO? When mid-market businesses need one.

A fractional CTO provides senior technology leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. This guide explains what they do, when to use one, and what to look for.

8 min read · April 2026 Read article
Programme Governance

PMO vs TMO: Why the difference matters when your programme is already behind.

Most organisations build a PMO and call it governance. A Transformation Management Office is a different structure - designed for a different type of risk.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
Business Review

What does a business diagnostic actually deliver? And what should you expect from one.

A business diagnostic is not a report about problems you already know about. Here is what a well-scoped 14-day independent review actually produces.

7 min read · April 2026 Read article
Technology · ERP

How to run an ERP selection process without getting it wrong.

Most ERP selections fail before a single vendor is contacted. This guide covers what to do first, how to write requirements vendors cannot game, and how to protect the business case.

10 min read · April 2026 Read article
Private Equity · Operations

What is a value creation plan? And how PE-backed businesses actually deliver it.

A VCP is the operational roadmap that turns an investment thesis into EBITDA. Here is what one contains, how it gets built, and where most fail in delivery.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
M&A · Private Equity

The first 100 days after an acquisition: what actually goes wrong.

Most acquisition value is lost in the 100 days after close, not in the deal room. The mistakes are predictable. Here is how to avoid the most common ones.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
Leadership · Operations

What is a fractional COO? When mid-market businesses need one.

A fractional COO gives you senior operational leadership without a permanent hire. This guide covers what they do, what they cost, and when it makes sense.

8 min read · April 2026 Read article
Compliance · FCA

What does Consumer Duty mean for your operations?

Consumer Duty is not a compliance project - it is an operational change programme. What FCA-regulated businesses need to do operationally to genuinely meet the standard.

10 min read · April 2026 Read article
AI · Technology

How to evaluate an AI vendor: a framework for mid-market businesses.

AI vendors make ambitious claims. This framework helps leadership teams separate genuine capability from well-packaged noise - before the contract is signed.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
Data · Strategy

What is a data strategy? A practical guide for leadership teams.

A data strategy tells you what data you need, how to trust it, and what decisions it should inform. What good looks like - and why most data strategies fail to deliver.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
Data · MI

Why your board pack is wrong: the MI reliability problem.

Most mid-market board packs contain numbers that cannot be fully relied upon. This guide explains why MI fails - and how to fix the root cause, not the symptoms.

8 min read · April 2026 Read article
Process · Operations

Lean Six Sigma in mid-market businesses: what actually works.

Lean Six Sigma works when applied to the right problems by practitioners who have done it before. This guide covers what works, what fails, and how to start.

9 min read · April 2026 Read article
Logistics · Technology

How to get your TMS right: a guide for haulage and logistics businesses.

Most TMS implementations go wrong before the contract is signed. This guide covers Mandata, Paragon, Microlise - and the selection process that protects you.

8 min read · April 2026 Read article
Housing Associations · Governance

Preparing for an RSH inspection: what housing associations need to know.

RSH consumer standards inspections are now routine. This guide explains what inspectors look for, where associations are most exposed, and how to prepare.

10 min read · April 2026 Read article

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