The challenge
Umeå Energi was facing exciting, difficult challenges when we began our collaboration. This is how our contacts described the case to us:
We need help in establishing a work method for evaluating and realizing business opportunities, with the goal of strengthening our position in the process chain and giving ourselves the chance to identify new business opportunities.
In other words, they needed guidance on how to become even more fleet-footed in order to meet the steadily increasing demands of their customers and to stand out among their competitors.
A shrinking margin in the existing operations, and an analysis thereof, accentuated an obvious need for change. They needed help with the following tasks:
- Defining objectives
- Identifying the scope of the change
- Estimating a timeframe for the change
- Drawing up milestones and a roadmap