Companies, according to a Roland Berger study, recognize the necessity of a fresh start during the crisis, but over a third express strategic unpreparedness.
In the face of the current polycrisis, global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger is calling for radical structural change in companies. According to a survey involving 100 C-level managers from medium and large companies, 59% see a high adaptability need for their company, with 67% planning a structural realignment within the next two years.
The situation is precarious for many companies due to years of "business as usual," and the current crisis is too profound compared to previous ones, according to Adrian Pielken, Senior Partner at Roland Berger. Uncoordinated activism in structural renewal during a crisis is ineffective, as stated by Alexander Müller, another Senior Partner at the firm.
Roland Berger, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Munich, has a reputation for expertise in transformation, cross-industry innovation, and performance improvement. The company's approach to sustainable company restructuring in the current economic climate is encapsulated in their #OPERA consulting model. This model is designed for building future-proof operations and resilience.
The model focuses on five key perspectives for robust and adaptive operations: Opening up operations, Perfecting the value chain, Embracing digital, Reorchestrating value generation, and Accelerating the learning game. These perspectives form a unified strategy for companies to remain agile, adaptive, and resilient in the face of economic volatility and uncertainty.
The five-step plan outlined by Roland Berger includes securing liquidity, streamlining company structure, optimizing the business model, promoting growth, and strengthening change readiness. The approach is designed to avoid neutral outcomes in companies' structural renewal efforts.
Moreover, Roland Berger is committed to embedding sustainability in all its projects. Tobias Esslinger, the Global Marketing & Communications contact for the firm, can be reached for further information.
For those interested in the full study, a link is provided to download it from the company's website. The study reveals that 35% of the surveyed management feels strategically insufficiently prepared to react to current volatile economic and political developments. Existing strategies in many companies are outdated or rudimentary, providing little orientation in today's reality.
In conclusion, far-reaching and consistent changes are necessary to get out of the precarious situation and find a new path to success. As stated by Alexander Müller, the five-step approach ensures a strategically underpinned structural realignment with a clear roadmap.
The five-step strategy proposed by Roland Berger, involving securing liquidity, streamlining company structure, optimizing the business model, promoting growth, and strengthening change readiness, aims to ensure a strategically underpinned structural realignment with a clear roadmap for companies. Furthermore, this radical structural change in companies is not just limited to their core aspects like industry, finance, and business but also includes embracing innovation and digital transformation to build future-proof operations and resilience.
