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Stratum
Services

Clear advice. Practical progress.

Stratum Advisory helps organisations set direction, improve how they operate, adopt and build useful technology, and deliver change that sticks. Every engagement starts with your objectives and operating reality, not a framework.
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Strategy & Management Advisory
01

Turn ambition into a course of action.

Strong strategy is a series of informed choices, not a vision statement. We work with owners, boards and management teams to establish where the business actually stands, what the real options are, and what has to happen first.

  • Corporate and business-unit strategy
  • Growth and market-entry planning
  • Business-model and operating-model assessment
  • Governance and decision rights
  • Performance measures and management reporting
  • Executive workshops and decision support

A clearer direction, an aligned leadership team and a plan that connects priorities to action.

Operational & Organisational Transformation
02

Build an organisation ready for the next stage.

Growth exposes unclear responsibilities, fragmented processes and systems that were never designed for the current size. We map how work really happens, find the constraints and design a stronger way of operating.

  • Current-state operational assessment
  • Target operating-model design
  • Organisation structure and role clarity
  • Process mapping and redesign
  • Governance and management routines
  • Cross-border and cross-functional coordination
  • Change planning and adoption

Simpler operations, clearer accountability and an organisation that can scale.

AI Strategy
Automation & Development
03

From AI interest to something that works.

AI creates value when it is tied to a genuine requirement, supported by usable data and owned by someone. We identify the opportunities worth pursuing, set a responsible adoption plan and build the solutions.

  • AI readiness and opportunity assessment
  • Use-case identification and prioritisation
  • AI strategy, roadmap and governance
  • Prototypes and proof-of-concept development
  • LLM-powered internal knowledge and workflow tools
  • AI-enabled workflow automation
  • Evaluation, testing, deployment and adoption

A disciplined AI programme focused on the few use cases that pay for themselves. Full detail on the AI page.

Technology & Systems Consulting
04

Make technology decisions with more confidence.

Technology should follow the operating model, not complicate it. We assess the current environment, define what the business actually needs and set a controlled path to modernisation, integration or replacement.

  • Technology and digital strategy
  • Systems and capability review
  • Business and functional requirements
  • Systems selection and vendor evaluation
  • Architecture and integration planning
  • Implementation governance
  • Data and reporting requirements

Better-aligned spending, clearer requirements and a controlled route from selection to live.

Project & Programme Management
05

Bring structure and control to complex initiatives.

Important programmes involve multiple teams, vendors and dependencies. Without governance, a good strategy quietly stalls in delivery. We define the programme, put the management structure in place and keep visibility through implementation.

  • Programme definition and mobilisation
  • Planning, sequencing and PMO design
  • Roles, responsibilities and decision rights
  • Risk, issue and dependency management
  • Stakeholder and vendor coordination
  • Steering committee support and reporting
  • Independent delivery reviews

Clear ownership, faster decisions and a disciplined path to completion.

Performance
Cost & Operational Risk
06

Improve performance without losing control.

As organisations grow, cost, reporting and operational risk get harder to see. Leadership needs proportionate controls and information it can act on.

  • Business performance diagnostics
  • Cost-base and efficiency review
  • Management information and reporting
  • KPI and accountability frameworks
  • Operational risk identification and control design
  • Governance and escalation processes
  • Continuity and resilience planning

Stronger visibility, better cost discipline and operations that hold under pressure.

Formats

How we engage

Clear formats, clear commercial shape — so you know what you are buying before work starts.

Engagement format folders: diagnostic, project, AI sprint, delivery and retainer

Engagement options

01

Focused diagnostic

A structured review of one specific problem, ending in findings, priorities and recommended actions

2–3 weeks · fixed fee

02

Fixed-scope project

A defined strategy, operating-model, systems or organisational assignment with agreed deliverables

6–12 weeks · fixed fee

03

AI development sprint

A bounded prototype or build against one use case, with testing and handover criteria agreed up front

4–8 weeks · fixed fee

04

Delivery mandate

Ongoing governance and coordination of a business or technology programme

3–12 months · monthly

05

Advisory retainer

Regular senior access for evolving priorities and management decisions

Monthly · minimum 3 months