GROWTH PLANNING
Decide where to grow. Plan how to get there.
An eight-week engagement that turns your growth ambitions into a 12-month plan with clear targets, owners and milestones your team can run.
Ambition is easy to state and hard to schedule. Growth Planning is a structured engagement: we set targets that fit your resources, size the opportunities worth pursuing, then build a 12-month plan with owners, milestones and measures your leadership team signs off on together.
8 Weeks
AVERAGE
ENGAGEMENT DURATION
ENGAGEMENT DURATION
3-5
GROWTH
PRIORITIES SET
PRIORITIES SET
12 Months
PLAN WITH
QUARTERLY CHECKPOINTS
QUARTERLY CHECKPOINTS
92%
CLIENTS WHO
RETURN FOR MORE
RETURN FOR MORE
WHAT WE PLAN
Three choices that turn ambition into a working plan
A growth plan comes down to three choices, so every commitment rests on evidence about your capacity, your market and the returns you can expect.
Target setting
How far to aim
We turn broad ambitions into a few measurable targets for revenue, margin and reach, each tested against what your team and budget can realistically deliver.
Opportunity sizing
Where to focus
We size the segments, services and markets open to you, then pick the few that offer the strongest return for the effort they demand of your team.
Resource planning
How to deliver
We match every priority with owners, budget and timing, so the plan fits the people who will carry it out and the capacity they actually have.
OUR APPROACH
A plan built to be run, not filed away
Many growth plans end as a deck of ambitions with nobody accountable. Ours ends with named owners, a realistic 12-month plan and a leadership team agreed on both.
Every plan is built by a senior advisor who works directly with your leadership team, from the first workshop to final sign-off.
We keep the process light for your people and rigorous in the numbers. You receive honest targets in plain language, and a clear view of the trade-offs before you commit time and budget to any priority.
Built with your team
The advisor you meet on the first call stays through the engagement and works alongside your managers to shape every priority.
Ready to run
You leave with a 12-month plan, quarterly checkpoints and named owners, so work begins the week after handover.
OUR PROCESS
Five steps from a first goal to a plan you can run
Every engagement follows the same simple structure, so your team knows what to expect, what we need from you and when each result will land.
We review your current results, resources and commitments to establish where growth stands today and which numbers will guide the plan.
Kickoff meeting
Data request
Baseline agreed
We work with your leaders to turn broad ambitions into a few measurable targets covering the next 12 months.
Leadership sessions
Draft targets
Limits mapped
We estimate the value, effort and risk of every growth option, so priorities rest on numbers rather than opinion.
Market sizing
Option scoring
Risk check
Your leadership team and our advisor choose the priorities together, name the owners and agree the budget and the sequence.
Priorities chosen
Owners named
Budget agreed
We deliver the final plan, present it to your team and set the quarterly checkpoints that keep it on track.
Plan handover
Team briefing
Checkpoint calendar
Ready to turn hard choices into confident decisions?
Book a 30-minute call with our team. We will listen to your challenges, share first ideas and show how we can help you reach results you can measure within one quarter.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything you take away when the engagement is done
Every engagement ends with practical materials your leadership team can use straight away, not a plan that sits in a folder. Here is what comes as standard.
Growth baseline
A concise view of current results, capacity and the numbers that will track your progress.
REPORT
Target framework
Three to five measurable targets for revenue, margin and reach, with the assumptions behind each one.
WORKSHEET
Opportunity scorecard
Growth options compared on value, effort and risk, with the reasoning shown.
SCORECARD
Resource and budget plan
Who does what, what it costs and when, for every chosen priority.
MODEL
12-month growth plan
Priorities, owners, milestones and quarterly checkpoints in one plan your team can run.
ROADMAP
Case studies
Real challenges, results you can measure
See how OpenNeux helps leadership teams across industries solve difficult problems, make better decisions and turn strategy into progress that shows up in the numbers.
FAQ
Answers to the questions leaders ask us most
Our team brings together former executives, operators and analysts who have sat on your side of the table. They have led companies, run operations and built strategies that had to perform in the real world.
Our advisors typically come from:
- Executive leadership: former CEOs, COOs and managing directors
- Operations: people who have led teams, budgets and delivery
- Analysis and research: specialists who turn data into decisions
“Good advice comes from people who have lived with the consequences of their own decisions.”
Every client works with one senior advisor from the first call to the final review, not a rotating cast of juniors.
Three promises shape every engagement we accept.
- Honest counsel. We show you what the evidence says, even when it is not what you hoped to hear.
- Shared ownership. Your team helps shape every plan, so the people who carry it out understand it and believe in it.
- Measured progress. Every goal gets an owner, a date and a metric, and we review the results every quarter.
“A plan that nobody owns is only a document.”
If a request conflicts with these principles, we will say so openly and propose an alternative.
We agree measurable outcomes before the work begins, so progress is visible to everyone and open to no interpretation.
Typical measures include:
- How long key decisions take
- Progress on quarterly priorities
- Revenue, margin or growth targets
- Team alignment, measured with short leadership surveys
At each quarterly review we cover three things:
- What we set out to achieve
- What happened in practice
- What we change next
“Results belong in your numbers, not only in a report.”
We keep things specific, honest and easy to act on. Instead of long reports, you get a short plan your team can follow from the very next meeting.
What sets our approach apart:
- Senior involvement. Experienced advisors stay on your project from start to finish.
- Plain language. No jargon, no filler, no slide decks for their own sake.
- Accountability. We are judged on your results, not on the length of our reports.
We are not a good fit for companies looking for a quick deck, or approval for a decision that has already been made.
“We would rather lose a project than tell a client only what they want to hear.”
Getting started is simple and commits you to nothing.
- Send us a short message. Tell us what you are working on and which decision lies ahead of you.
- Intro call. An advisor replies within one working day and arranges a 30-minute call.
- Scoped proposal. If we are a good fit, you will receive a clear plan with deliverables, milestones and a fixed fee.
Before the call, it helps to prepare:
- A brief description of your main challenge
- Your goals for the next 12 months
- The people involved in the decision
If we are not the right fit, we will say so and, where we can, point you to someone who is.