A leading global design and innovation firm approached Northshore to assist them with re-architecting their business processes and enterprise software systems. Seeking to replace antiquated systems and improve their return on investment and employee experience, they turned to Northshore’s Technology & Operations practice.

Northshore assembled a system architecture across the clients’ major enterprise systems. As cited by the CTO, Northshore rigorously delivered analysis across each one of the in-scope systems, including financial management, CRM, PSA (professional services automation), and expense management. In addition, Northshore was instrumental in the as-is and to-be process modeling to ensure the systems would be adopted once configured and implemented.

As an Interim Founding Executive of the football league, we took leadership over all technical aspects of the league – from digital products and partnerships, to football systems and wearables, to back office enterprise systems and infrastructure. We developed the digital vision for the league, launched digital products including xfl.com, devised key statistics and related relationships, and much more.

The XFL successfully kicked off on February 8, 2020 with live coverage on ABC, FOX and ESPN, more than 20,000 fans at each game, soldout game merchandise and concessions, and extraordinarily positive reviews and ratings.

A large hedge fund approached Northshore to help them obtain transparency into how their firm was operating across many divisions. Northshore rapidly built a beautiful customized business intelligence application for the executive team, who were highly appreciative of the “get-it-done” attitude in the face of significant time pressure.

We wrote about the approach for CEO World.
Here is the link for CEO World:
https://ceoworld.biz/2018/03/06/is-your-company-growing-for-the-long-term/

An informal network of passionate activists were looking to develop a two-year strategy to marshal their efforts into a comprehensive set of actions. We helped them take a step back, orient around strategic goals and objectives, identified key workstreams to achieve their objectives and then define the actions the needed to take.

This allowed them to focus on the right set of actions and to measure their efforts against specific criteria related to their goals.

A management firm responsible for overseeing receivables for the largest names in consumer finance was showing rapidly declining revenues on an increasing expense base.

After analyzing client interactions, company workflows, and vendor management, we proposed a new operating model and supporting software system aimed at streamlining operations and reducing expenses while enhancing customer satisfaction.

We served in an interim executive capacity as Head of Transformation and related system architecture roles. Our team led a complete revamp of processes and systems across a public company. This included both financial and marketing processes and systems.

The Canadian Center for Architecture (CCA) had the resources and desire to grow far beyond their limited physical audience in Montreal, Canada. They turned to Northshore to launch a global digital offering which included devising a digital strategy, organization and roadmap to achieve their objectives.

Northshore worked collaboratively with CCA to define objectives and create the appropriate vision, workstreams and initiatives to achieve their goals. After creating a two-year roadmap, we put in place an organization structure, pointing out key challenges they were likely to encounter during implementation. “The future strategy of CCA is based on their contribution” – Marko Zardini, Director.

A Venture Capital backed marketing firm required a cohesive technology strategy to obtain Board support for a pivot prior to a Series C funding round. Their technology organization and proprietary systems had been neglected and they required a strategic perspective on how to maximize their return on investment and secure funding for their new strategy.

After our deep-dive into all aspects of their business, we not only provided them with a detailed roadmap and investment approach, but also suggested alternative businesses they could explore based on their core competencies.

A large financial services client approached Northshore to assist them with redefining their corporate culture after they suffered ethical challenges stemming from the financial crisis. By sharing important lessons learned from other financial institutions and taking a pragmatic approach to what was possible to change given the existing culture, we were able to assist the client in coming up with a realistic approach to moving forward.

A retail analytics firm looking to disrupt the independent grocer industry came to Northshore looking for assistance in designing their retail analytics platform. we quickly provided them with a phased approach to stabilize their current product offering and led them through a comprehensive analysis to determine the best path forward. As a result of our work we have been retained ina long term engagement with the firm.

As a venture fund with a portfolio containing emerging technologies, we required a group that would bring both a strength in strategy and technical acumen to the table. Northshore brought far more in their ability to synthesize the business objectives of our portfolio companies and advise our leadership on strategy. Northshore was then able to move this strategy forward into a relevant technology vision for one of our holdings.

A widely respected New York Times bestselling author with a significant speaking presence had several corporate clients frustrated with their learning systems.

A customizable speed and peer learning platform prioritizing interaction. This entailed a combination of curated, digestible and enjoyable content with a powerful direct - to - learner platform emphasizing peer learning. In addition to the key elements of Content and Community, it also featured student journeys, ai - driven learning pathways and collaboration - focused “stories”.

A global industrial manufacturer focused on public and private spaces needed assistance with formulating and operationalizing a five-year growth plan.

We completed a comprehensive review of the clients capabilities and challenges, and focused them on six key pillars to success, including Product Innovation and Diversification, Customer Channel and Segment Expansion and an Inspired Brand and Digital Presence.