Operations Advisory
Operations that hold up
under growth.
The processes that worked at $5M break at $20M. We work inside your operations to find where time and money leak, build the KPIs that make performance visible, and design processes that survive scale, then stay until they stick.
Who it's for
When growth has outpaced
the infrastructure underneath it.
Growth exposes every weakness in your operations. The processes that worked at $5M break at $20M. The reporting that satisfied a founder doesn't satisfy a sponsor. And the team that built the business isn't always the team that can scale it, at least not without better infrastructure underneath them.
We work inside your operations to identify where time and money are being lost, build the KPI frameworks that make performance visible, and design processes that hold up under pressure. For businesses integrating an acquisition, we manage the operational side of the transition, combining systems, aligning teams, and standardizing reporting so the thesis behind the deal actually plays out.
This is fractional COO work in practice. We don't hand you a process map and walk away. We stay in the work until the changes are embedded in how your team operates every day.
Tons/hr
We build the operating metrics that actually drive value
Margin
Cost and margin improvement, identified and held
Integration
Post-acquisition systems, teams, and reporting combined
Embedded
We stay until the change sticks, not a slide deck
What we deliver
Process, made visible and durable.
- Operational assessment and bottleneck identification
- KPI framework design and dashboard implementation
- Process documentation and standardization
- Post-acquisition integration management
- Vendor evaluation and contract management
- Organizational structure and role clarity
- Cost and margin improvement analysis
- Operational due diligence support
Free 2-minute assessment
Would your business survive a buyer's diligence?
Ten questions show where EBITDA and value are leaking, and how deal-ready your numbers really are. Your answers stay private.
Questions
Frequently asked.
What does an operations advisory engagement involve?
We start by mapping your operation to find the real constraint, the bottleneck that sets the pace for the whole system. Then we build the KPIs that make performance visible, redesign the processes around that constraint, and stay through implementation until the new way of working is embedded with your team.
How is this different from a traditional management consultant?
Traditional firms tend to deliver a process map and a recommendation deck, then leave. We're operators, we've run the P&L and managed the close, and we stay in the work until the changes hold. The goal is a team that can sustain the improvement without us, not a dependency on ongoing consulting.
Which operating metrics do you focus on?
The few that actually drive value for your business, not a generic dashboard. Depending on the operation that might be tons per operating hour, route or customer profitability, labor hours per unit, downtime, yield, recovery rate, or working-capital drag. We build reporting around the constraint, not around everything.
Do you handle post-acquisition integration?
Yes. We manage the operational side of integrating an acquisition, combining systems, aligning teams, and standardizing reporting, so the financial thesis behind the deal actually plays out instead of stalling in the first 100 days.
Do you act as a fractional COO?
In practice, yes. Operations advisory and a fractional COO are the same work under different names: owning the operating side of the business on a part-time basis, building the KPIs and processes, and driving execution. We pair it with the CFO seat, so the numbers and the operating system are run by one operator instead of two disconnected hires.
Let's find the bottleneck.
No retainer lock-ins. No junior consultants. Just senior-level work.