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Idea Bank

A comprehensive set of more than 1,300 codified proven impact ideas in Corporate and Business Functions

Idea Bank

A comprehensive set of more than 1,300 codified proven impact ideas in Corporate and Business Functions

What it is

IdeaBank is a collection of over 1,300 proven improvement levers that help decrease G&A spend without sacrificing performance.

  • Ideas are available across multiple G&A functions, such as HR, IT, Finance, Comms, Real Estate & Facilities, and Marketing
  • Each lever has deep supporting information such as % impact, duration of implementation, and complexity

More than

1,300

proven Ideas

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Deep

expertise

in each ideas

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Intuitive

navigation and easy-to-use tool

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How it works

1. Ideas in each function are grouped by sub-functions

Example for Finance

2. Ideas within each sub-function can be selected

Example for Finance

3. Each Idea has detailed information to help approximate impact sizing as well as high-level work-plan creation

Example idea in Finance: Define and assign standard FP&A support levels throughout the enterprise based on business size, importance and complexity

IdeaBank can be used for ideation workshops

IdeaBank makes preparing and executing ideation workshops quick and easy

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1. Pre-sort ideas from IdeaBank

Pre-Workshop

  • Pre-select ideas from the Library

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2. Gather live, multiple participant inputs using Idea-Cards

During Workshop

  • It can be done through a workshop or individually
  • Each participant to submit their ideas based on their work stream, BU or/and sub-function

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3. Prioritize selected ideas

During Workshop

  • Review all the ideas, and tag and sort by priority
  • Delete ideas that are no longer valid
  • View of ideas by priority, impact and savings

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4. Download for distribution

Export into excel final ideas

Idea Bank has delivered

$50M

long-term opportunities identified in value capture across HR & Finance at a medical device company

+100

use cases for successful ideation of ideas

Here is a client example

A medical device company identified $9-15M in short-term opportunities post merger and $50M in long-term opportunities

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By working with us, you will have access to

Experts

Our industry and functional experts will be on the ground where and when you need them.

Helpdesk

Our helpdesk will keep doors open and commit to addressing your concerns efficiently and effectively.

Training

We offer coaching and build capabilities for your teams to deliver sustained improvements.

Implementation

We partner with you and co-create a firm path to implementation as part of the project.

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