Case Studies
Real results from Curtis Ridge Advisory engagements — how The Ridge Mandate™ delivers implementable strategy in 28 days.
Operating Model Transformation — Financial Services
From structural inertia to a mandate the Board endorsed in 28 days.
A mid-cap financial services group had spent nine months with a previous advisory firm attempting to redesign its operating model. The work had produced extensive documentation but no clear direction. Decision-making remained fragmented across business units, cost structures were opaque, and the CEO lacked a Board-ready recommendation.
Curtis Ridge deployed The Ridge Mandate™ — beginning with structured interviews across the executive leadership team and a rapid decomposition of the existing cost and capability architecture. Within the first seven days, we identified three critical friction points that had stalled previous efforts. By Day 18, we had defined a target operating model with explicit trade-offs, resource reallocation priorities, and a governance framework.
- Board-endorsed operating model redesign
- 22% cost reduction achieved within 9 months
- Customer satisfaction improved concurrently
- Eliminated 18 months of projected advisory spend
Procurement Strategic Reset — Industrial & Manufacturing
A$180M in addressable spend. No category strategy. 28 days to fix it.
A national manufacturing group with A$180M in addressable procurement spend had no formal category strategy, fragmented supplier relationships, and procurement decisions made at the site level without central oversight.
- Identified A$31M in procurement savings opportunities
- A$8.2M captured in the first 90 days
- Procurement governance model adopted across all sites
- Category management capability embedded internally
Digital & Data Strategy — Professional Services
Five years of digital drift. One mandate to define the path forward.
A professional services firm with 2,000+ employees had accumulated a fragmented technology estate over five years of uncoordinated digital investments. Curtis Ridge delivered a clear, actionable digital mandate within 28 days.
Executive Transition — Technology Sector
New CEO. 90 days to prove credibility. A strategic mandate before Day One.
An incoming CEO at a Series B technology company engaged Curtis Ridge Advisory to develop a strategic mandate before formally commencing the role. The engagement delivered a 100-day plan and Board-ready strategic narrative within 28 days.