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Strategic Assessment Reports

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Comprehensive Visibility for Strategic Decision-Making

Gain deep insights into customer quality, portfolio performance, and strategic opportunities through specialized reports tailored to your specific business needs. 

Strategic Assessments for Different Needs

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Assessment 1: Quality of Customer (QOC) Reports

FOR PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS

Evaluate portfolio company customer quality, risk profiles, and growth potential with comprehensive analysis that goes beyond traditional financial metrics.

Key Components:

  • Customer base stability assessment
  • Growth potential quantification
  • Risk concentration analysis
  • Customer acquisition efficiency evaluation
  • Comparative benchmarking within industry 
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Assessment 2: Health of Sales Reports Visual: Sample Health of Sales report visualization

FOR OPERATING COMPANIES

Gain comprehensive visibility into your sales effectiveness, customer relationships, and growth opportunities with actionable insights and strategic recommendations.

Key Components:

  • Customer performance segmentation - Retention risk analysis
  • Cross-sell/upsell mapping
  • Sales resource allocation optimization
  • Market penetration assessment 
Learn More About Health of Sales Reports
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Advanced Advisory Reports Visual: Sample Advisory report visualization

FOR CPA & ADVISORY FIRMS

Enhance your client advisory services with data-driven strategic assessments that deliver measurable value and differentiate your firm from competitors.

Key Reports:

  • Next Generation Management Letter
  • Pricing Advisory in a Box
  • Strategic Growth Assessment
  • Acquisition Target Evaluation 
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The Strategic Value of Deep Assessment

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See Beyond Surface Metrics

Move past traditional financial metrics to understand the true drivers of business performance and potential. 

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Identify Hidden Risks

Uncover concentration risks, customer health issues, and market vulnerabilities before they impact performance. 

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Prioritize Opportunities

Focus resources on the highest-impact opportunities with clear ROI projections and implementation roadmaps. 

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Inform Strategic Decisions

Support critical business decisions with comprehensive, data-driven insights and recommendations. 

What Our Strategic Assessments Reveal

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Customer Quality Analysis

Understand the true value and potential of your customer relationships:

  • Comprehensive customer segmentation beyond revenue
  • Loyalty and relationship strength assessment - Growth potential quantification
  • Risk concentration identification
  • Customer acquisition and retention efficiency 
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Operational Effectiveness

Identify operational strengths and improvement opportunities:

  • Resource allocation optimization
  • Process efficiency evaluation
  • Cost-to-serve analysis by customer segment
  • Organizational alignment assessment
  • Capacity utilization and bottleneck identification 
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Market Positioning

Understand your position in the market and competitive dynamics:

  • Market share analysis and growth potential
  • Competitive differentiation assessment
  • Value proposition effectiveness
  • Price positioning evaluation
  • Market segment attractiveness 
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Strategic Recommendations

Actionable insights with clear implementation paths:

  • Opportunity prioritization by impact and effort
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Resource allocation recommendations
  • Performance improvement roadmaps
  • Strategic initiative sequencing 

 

How Organizations Use Strategic Assessments

Private Equity

PORTFOLIO COMPANY EVALUATION

A mid-market PE firm used Quality of Customer reports to evaluate acquisition targets and identify post-acquisition value creation opportunities. For one $50M portfolio company, the assessment identified $12M in enterprise value improvement potential.

Application:

  • Pre-acquisition due diligence enhancement
  • Post-acquisition value creation planning
  • Portfolio-wide performance improvement
  • Exit preparation and value story development 
Manufacturing

STRATEGIC REPOSITIONING

A $45M manufacturer used a Health of Sales report to inform a strategic repositioning, focusing resources on customer segments with the highest growth potential and reducing investment in declining segments.

Application:

  • Market strategy refinement
  • Customer acquisition and retention optimization
  • Product portfolio realignment
  • Resource allocation optimization 
CPA Firm

ADVISORY PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT 

A regional CPA firm used white-labeled Strategic Assessments to launch a high-margin advisory practice, generating $750K in new revenue by helping 15 clients improve profitability and strategic positioning.

Application:

  • Client relationship expansion
  • Advisory service differentiation
  • Value-based pricing enablement
  • Staff skill development and utilization 

The Assessment Process

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Step 1: Scope & Objectives

We begin by defining your specific assessment objectives and key questions to ensure the assessment deliversmaximum value.

Step 2: Data Collection

We collect relevant data from your systems, requiring minimal effort from your team. We work with the datayou already have.

Step 3: AI-Powered Analysis

Our AI algorithms analyze thousands of data points to identify patterns, opportunities, and risks that would beimpossible to find manually.

Step 4: Expert Interpretation

Our experienced team reviews the AI findings to ensure business relevance and strategic context.

Step 5: Comprehensive Reporting

You receive a detailed assessment with clear visualizations, strategic insights, and actionablerecommendations.

Step 6: Strategic Workshop

We conduct a facilitated session to review findings, answer questions, and develop implementation plans.

Assessment Options

Targeted analysis of a specific business dimension with prioritized recommendations.

  • Single dimension focus (e.g., customer quality, pricing, etc.)
  • 2-week delivery timeframe - Executive summary and focused action plan
  • 60-minute findings review


Multi-dimensional analysis with integrated strategic recommendations.

  • 3-4 business dimensions
  • 3-4 week delivery timeframe
  • Comprehensive reports and implementation roadmap
  • 90-minute strategic workshop


Regular assessments and updates to track progress and identify emerging opportunities.

  • Quarterly refreshed analysis
  • Progress tracking against recommendations
  • Emerging opportunity identification
  • Quarterly strategic review sessions


 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Gain the Strategic Clarity You Need to Drive Growth

Request a Strategic Assessment to uncover hidden opportunities, identify risks, and develop clear action plansthat deliver measurable results.