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Joseph Thelzavi / Chief Strategy Officer

Which assumption makes the proposed business hold together?

Perspectives from a life in leadership.

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Efficiency portfolios and strategic coherence

  1. Efficiency portfolios and strategic coherence6 min read

    A list of efficiency measures is not yet an investable package

    Standalone opportunities can interact when they change the same system. Strategy needs an account of the combination before the arithmetic becomes a promise about the portfolio.

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Service duration and site dependence

  1. Service duration and site dependence6 min read

    A seven-year service needs more than access to the site today

    Customer-site investments depend on the relationship with the premises as well as the equipment. A strategy paper should examine that relationship before a long service term becomes an assumed operating fact.

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Customer development and service economics

  1. Customer development and service economics6 min read

    Free assessments still consume the company's scarce resources

    Preliminary work can build trust and reveal a useful project, but activity alone does not establish an acquisition model. Its cost, purpose and follow-on evidence deserve an explicit strategic decision.

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