Maven Helm

What we do

Four practices that work as one. Most mandates draw on two or three at once.

(01) Practice

Executives in a boardroom discussion at golden hour.

Strategy & Advisory

Direction set with enough rigour to survive contact with the market.

Where to play, how to win, and what it will cost to get there. We work with boards and executive teams on the decisions that set the shape of the business for the next three to five years.

Corporate and growth strategy

Market entry and expansion

Portfolio review and capital allocation

Pricing and commercial strategy

Operating model and organisation design

Cost structure and margin recovery

(02) Practice

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Technology & Transformation

Architecture and delivery joined up, so the roadmap actually lands.

A technology plan is only as good as the organisation’s ability to execute it. We design the target state and then stay to lead the programme that gets you there.

Digital and technology strategy

Target architecture and platform selection

Core system modernisation

Programme leadership and delivery assurance

Engineering effectiveness and sourcing

Cloud economics and cost optimisation

(03) Practice

Analysts working at a wall of data visualisations in a command centre.

Data, AI & Analytics

From foundations to applied AI, with the governance to run it responsibly.

Most organisations do not have an AI problem; they have a data and decision-rights problem. We start where the value is, prove it quickly, then industrialise what works.

Data strategy and platform design

AI opportunity assessment and use-case portfolio

Proof of value and production hardening

Analytics and decision-support capability

AI governance, risk and assurance

Data quality and master data management

(04) Practice

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Due Diligence & Deal Support

A clear read on what you are buying, before and after the signature.

Technology and operating-model risk is where deal value most often disappears. We give investors and acquirers an unsentimental view of the asset and the integration ahead.

Technology and engineering due diligence

Operational and commercial diligence support

Integration and separation planning

Post-merger value capture

Security and compliance posture review

Synergy validation and tracking

(05) Engagement

How we work together

Three ways to engage, depending on where you are in the decision.

01

Diagnostic sprint

Four to six weeks. A sharp, evidence-led answer to one defined question, with a written point of view and costed options.

02

Full mandate

Three to nine months. Strategy through to delivery leadership, with benefit tracking against an agreed baseline.

03

Advisory retainer

Ongoing. A standing senior counterpart for the executive team: board preparation, decision reviews and escalation support.

(06) Contact

Let’s talk

Tell us what you are weighing up. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for it, and if we are not, who is.