do industries we serve functional expertise unique capability offerings what we believe strategy that works beliefs about capabilities 2016 industry perspectives major studies think tanks ideas and foresight careers media alumni contact english global change region what s new strategy that works our people client impact strategy business strategy that works a practical roadmap to success strategy that works co author paul leinwand brings to life some key concepts from the book explaining how companies like haier cemex and adidas have succeeded over time . watch video connected car study 2016 the race to build the fully connected car and ultimately the completely autonomous vehicle is already under way . who will cross the finish line successfully and where exactly that finish line is remains to be seen . find out more the marketer s dilemma the media and marketing ecosystem is being reconfigured and transformed by digital developments . our latest study explores what s to come and how companies can thrive in the new landscape . find out more payment for results the new vogue strategy & partners david lancefield and carlo gagliardi are featured in the harvard business review discussing the challenges and opportunities in payment by results . read more on hbr.org denovo q2 fintech recap and funding review in this issue 3 trillion . millennials . blockchain . funding down . read the research connecting the world ten mechanisms for global inclusion prepared by strategy & for facebook in support of its internet.org initiative the connecting the world report identifies mechanisms that can accelerate internet growth and drive universal inclusion . explore the study 2015 ceo success study this is the 16th year that strategy & has examined ceo changes among the world s top 2 500 public companies . this year we focus on outsider ceos and the circumstances in which they are being hired . explore the report navigating the transformation of the gas market with a growing glut in globally tradable lng all industry players will need to adjust their operating models . but they can succeed by carving out a focused value proposition and developing the capabilities to deliver it . find out more episode 56 digital deals a new frontier in mergercast 56 j.neely a principal with pwc us and joerg krings a managing director with strategy & germany based in munich discuss the growing rationale for digital deal making why and the m & a challenges when these companies get together . listen to the podcast strategy that works five acts to transform your future in order to build a strategy actually built to execute you need to do the opposite of what most companies do . watch video strategy that works the book learn more about strategy that works in the new book written by strategy & and published by harvard business review press . find out more strategy that works profiler find out whether your company has a strategy that works . this short survey will help diagnose whether your organization is positioned to successfully close the strategy to execution gap . start the profiler soundbite why strategy matters cesare mainardi and paul leinwand provide a practical guide for using capabilities to build your company s engine for growth . find out more coherence profiler this short profiler will help diagnose how coherent your company is and how well it is positioned for success . start the profiler the value of customer experience using customer experience cx to create value for your customers and business in an age of experience . find out more will you be mine in the digital world as digital deals increase acquirers are faced with challenges that digital m & a present at every phase . strategy business examines the main types of digital deals the common challenges associated with them and ways to avoid or overcome them . plus infographic non digital industries are upping their investments in digital assets . read more on strategy business the next generation sales force the next generation sales force is organized around customer data . what sets a sales force apart from its competitors is not the data on its own however but the ability to analyze it and re imagine its uses . learn more innovation accelerator tool understand your company s readiness to innovate and what it takes to create a stronger set of innovation capabilities by taking this short survey . take the survey bridging growth markets voids companies need to adapt their business models to overcome the institutional voids that characterize many growth markets today . this report by pwc s growth markets centre provides insight into several examples of companies that have sought to adapt new business models when expanding in growth markets . find out more on pwc.com m & a in the global automotive supply industry m & a in the global automotive supplier sector occurred at an unprecedented level in 2015 according to the strategy & seventh annual consolidation in the global automotive supply industry report . the authors believe the m & a boom in the supplier industry still has room to grow and deliver significant returns on investment . see the report org dna profiler survey a company s strategy is only as good as its ability to execute it . organizational dna a concept and approach developed over more than a decade by strategy & explains why some organizations consistently deliver while others fall short . take our brief survey to find out in minutes if your organization has the right stuff . take the survey winning in china s changing economy china s markets can continue to be highly rewarding for companies that manage complexity well . we believe every company needs to develop a complexity management strategy one that by definition is highly customized to each participant . find out more how cpg companies can tame volatility in commodity prices consumer packaged goods companies that rely on agricultural produce oil metals and other raw materials need an end to end approach to managing commodity costs and product pricing something we call comprehensive value management . find out more 2015 digital iq survey the 2015 digital iq survey identified 10 critical capabilities that correlate with stronger financial performance . those organizations that embraced these attributes our digital iq leaders were twice as likely to achieve more rapid revenue and profit growth as the laggards in our study . explore the survey on pwc.com creating value in africa africa s markets are too diverse for one business model to be successful everywhere . companies venturing in can pick the markets that are most suitable by being more conscious of their own distinct capabilities and by adding new capabilities that will complement them . find out more the 2015 global innovation 1000 study for the 11th year strategy & pwc s strategy consulting business examined the r & d footprint of some of the world s top companies . we look at how much they are spending on r & d where and how that spend has shifted since our last study on this topic in 2008 . find out more health systems and the it transformation imperative health systems chief information officers must find the right balance between running the existing business and building new capabilities to help the business grow and adapt . find out how mobilizing the field mobility is more than just smartphones . it s about using technology comprehensively across the back office on the job site and in how the equipment is put together to become more effective as an organization . watch video how merchants and payment providers can win in a digital world the strategy & 2015 consumer payments survey conducted with the electronic transactions association looks at the implications of digital commerce and how merchants and payment providers can work together to create the best possible customer experience . find out more what if you don t have access to big data companies with limited access to analytics can still find information to improve their operational efficiency . watch video s b turns 20 with its autumn 2015 issue strategy business celebrated its 20th anniversary and brings you the entire history of management ideas in one interactive tool . find out more deals that win twelve years of data show that mergers and acquisitions that apply or enhance capabilities produce superior returns . see for yourself what the benefits are in conducting deals that are capabilities driven . read more on strategy business the new supercompetitors paul leinwand senior partner at strategy & discusses the emergence of the supercompetitor new type of company that changes the very dynamics of its business environment . he also explores the role of m & a as a growth driver for these organizations . listen to the podcast previous next for years strategies have been developed all over the world that look great on paper but don t thrive in the real world . we have a different approach to strategy . it starts with what your company is uniquely good at and draws on your greatest strengths . it builds in execution from day one and every day thereafter so there s never a gap between the strategy and its execution . it shapes your future and positions your company to succeed as markets change . this defines what we do at strategy & . strategythatworks our team strategy & s professionals around the globe have helped many of the world s leading institutions solve some of their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities . our people are committed to our clients success focused on helping you achieve essential advantage . working together to plan and execute epm s unique growth journey our work helping to plan out and execute a growth strategy for empresas publicas de medellin epm a major south american multi utility provider shows how joint pwc and strategy & teams are collaborating to solve complex problems and deliver great results for clients . learn more on pwc.com transformative cost reduction for a regional health system a large regional health system set an ambitious goal of achieving a 20 % reduction on its 500 million cost base for centralized and facility based support functions . strategy & helped the leadership team identify up to 120 million in annual savings and 13 million in margin improvement . read more u.s. navy design for affordability in september 2005 the chief of naval operations admiral michael mullen challenged his acquisition community to reduce virginia class submarine construction costs by 20 % . see how strategy & streamlined design costs for a large u.s. nuclear shipbuilder . read more our clients and our work our heritage of working on clients toughest problems combined with the breadth and depth of the pwc network means that we deliver speed certainty and impact . whether it s devising a corporate strategy or building capabilities by transforming functions and business units we ll help you create the value you re looking for . read more strategy that works for years strategies have been developed all over the world that look great on paper but don t thrive in the real world . we have a different approach to strategy . it starts with what your company is uniquely good at and draws on your greatest strengths . it builds in execution from day one and every day thereafter so there s never a gap between the strategy and its execution . it shapes your future and positions your company to succeed as markets change . this defines what we do at strategy & . strategythatworks what s new strategy that works a practical roadmap to success strategy that works co author paul leinwand brings to life some key concepts from the book explaining how companies like haier cemex and adidas have succeeded over time . watch video connected car study 2016 the