Overview of StrategyFred - Business Consultancy providing Business Strategy, Transformation, Product Roadmaps, Project Management, Technology & Data Solutions

1. Welcome to
StrategyFred
CREATiVE in TiME Ltd
Fred Warner
BEng (Hons) CEng FIMechE PMP
Helping Technology & Engineering businessÊ FOCUS & GROW with expert guidance in
Business Strategy, Product Roadmaps, Technology & Data Solutions
fred@strategyfred.com
07789 860650
www.strategyfred.com
Technology
Information
Music
Engineering

2. Who is StrategyFred
Fred Warner – Business Consultant
• Executive Director
• Business Leader
• Chartered Engineer (IMechE)
• Engineering Fellow (IMechE)
• Aeronautical Engineer (Loughborough University)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Pianist
• Music Producer
• Multi-Musician
Fred Warner
BEng (Hons) CEng FIMechE PMP

3. StrategyFred Vision
To become a „Go To‰ in the UK Midlands regarding:
• Strategy
• Growth Opportunities
• Growth Challenges
• Transformation - Implementing Changes
• Governance & Discipline
Build relationships with the East Midlands business
& public sector communities

4. StrategyFred Mission
To help the UK Midlands region and economy gain
traction and grow through expert advice and
support for business in these „TiME‰ sectors:
• Technology
• Information/ IT / Cloud/ IoT (Internet of Things)
• Music
• Engineering
Hence: Creative in TiME Ltd

5. StrategyFred Values
CREATIVE STRATEGIC FUN
FUTURISTIC PASSIONATE PROFESSIONAL

6. Why StrategyFred?
Strategies
Product
Roadmaps
Technology
Solutions
Create a new
future
ü Real-Tech Ability
ü Real-Human Touch

7. Why StrategyFred?
Start-up
Growth
Scale-up
Proof of Concept
& New Start-ups
ü Real-Tech Ability
ü Real-Human Touch

8. Why StrategyFred?
Grow
Transform
Deliver
Growth
Opportunities
ü Real-Tech Ability
ü Real-Human Touch

9. Why StrategyFred?
Initiate
Plan
Deliver
Project &
Programme
Management
ü Real-Tech Ability
ü Real-Human Touch

10. Why StrategyFred?
• Growth Opportunities – where to focus with so many
ideas and not enough people/ process/ tools?
• Growth Challenges – ageing products, client trust?
• Transformation - Implementing Changes – Scale-up
challenges? Do you have synergy or silos? Transform
your business effectively
• Governance & Discipline – are you doing what you
said you would. Do you hold yourself & your people to
account?

11. Why StrategyFred - 20 yrs experience
• Aerospace
• Formula 1
• IoT
• Electronics
• RFID
• LPWAN
• Rail
• Clean Tech (H2)
• Leisure
• Beauty
Aerospace Formula 1 IoT Electronics
RFID LPWAN Rail Clean
Technology
Leisure Beauty

12. Strategy Leadership
Business
modelling
Business
Plans
Roadmaps
Business Process
Re-engineering
(BPR)
Change
Management &
Transformation
Programme
Management
Project
Management
Stage Gated
Process (NPI)
System
Architecture
New Product
Introduction
(NPI)
Why StrategyFred - 20 yrs experience

13. Customers I have helped?
• Airbus
• Virgin Atlantic
• Rolls Royce
• Lockheed Martin
• GNER (Great North Eastern Railways)
• XCT (Cross Country Trains)
• National Express
• Angel/ Porterbrook
• GE Aero Engines
• Bombardier
• Raytheon
• US Navy
• Haven Holidays
• Parkdean Resorts
• Wilde About Tan

14. fred@strategyfred.com
07789 860650
www.strategyfred.com
CREATiVE in TiME Ltd
Get in touch today

15. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Passionate about making a difference? read on

16. Why StrategyFred
Growth opportunities?
• Structure for growth and scale?
• Where else can you sell your products / services?
• What else would enhance your value to clients?
• Business models – recurring or transactional?
• Retain your staff – how?
• Reliant on too few customers?
• Working in the business and not on your
business?
• Do you have the discipline needed for growth?

17. Why StrategyFred
Growth Challenges?
• Falling revenues:
– Ageing products/ services?
– Trust issues with clients?
– Competitor issues?
– Client retention issues?
• Staff retention concerns?
• Staff synergy or silos/ blame cultures?
• Lack of discipline?
• Revenue models – transactional?
• Culture – resistant to changes?

18. Why StrategyFred
Transformation - Implementing Changes
• Defined benefits, goals, programmes and projects?
– Change Management
• Business Process Re-egngineering (BPR)
• Restructuring the business
– New Product Introduction (NPI)
– Product Lifecycle Management
– Technology Development
– Stage Gate ProcessÊ
• Resource needs understood and allocated for
implementation?
• Sufficient skills & competencies to deliver?
• SMART KPIÊs to measure progress

19. Why StrategyFred
Governance & Discipline
• You know the path but arenÊt making headway
• Costs keep rising, time keeps marching on
• Staff are not working together as one
• Blame culture
• You measure progress informally/ infrequently
• YouÊve tried all kinds of ways, its not working
• Individual staff problems
• Motivation/ belief issues
• Realistic planning
• Trust issues