Empowering local leaders through the Digital & Transformation Academy
SHV Energy is a leading global distributor of off-grid energy. They aspired to accelerate local market transformations by increasing adoptions of tools, methodologies and capabilities. In collaboration with IESE, we established a Digital & Transformation Academy to bring capabilities to business units, bringing all pieces together into an exiting program for ~150 business leaders and ~1000 professionals across the globe.
For leaders, the module is a 4-day offsite event, while professionals participate in an 8-week program with 2-4 hours per week, covering topics such as digital transformation, digital analytics, innovation, continuous improvement, operational and commercial excellence, and customer experience.
With their digital expertise, strategic perspective and no-nonsense approach, SparkOptimus helped us to identify the business change we were looking for, and then find the path to realize it.
SHV Energy is a leading global distributor of off-grid energy. They aspired to accelerate local market transformations by increasing adoptions of tools, methodologies and capabilities. In collaboration with IESE, we established a Digital & Transformation Academy to bring capabilities to business units, bringing all pieces together into an exiting program for ~150 business leaders and ~1000 professionals across the globe.
For leaders, the module is a 4-day offsite event, while professionals participate in an 8-week program with 2-4 hours per week, covering topics such as digital transformation, digital analytics, innovation, continuous improvement, operational and commercial excellence, and customer experience.
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Schneider Electric (SE) is a leading global specialist in energy management and automation, with €34bn in revenue. To better serve its customers, SE launched a B2B online portal, aimed to offer a digital E2E self-service environment where customers of all types can easily search, configure & order products and have direct access to training & customer support. To ensure SE would set the right strategic priorities going forward, they engaged SparkOptimus to independently benchmark their B2B portal against industry competitors and best-practices.
Budget Thuis is a leading energy and telecom services provider in the Netherlands, committed to providing reliable services at affordable prices. Serving more than a million customers, Budget Thuis holds a prominent position in the industry. Recognizing the substantial potential of Generative AI to enhance internal processes and the customer experience, Budget Thuis faced challenges in realizing its value independently. Therefore, they asked SparkOptimus’ support in identifying and prioritizing company-specific use cases, rapidly testing and proving the value by collaboratively building, testing, and improving MVPs, and designing an organizational setup for long-term, sustainable (Gen) AI innovation.
Eneco faced stiff competition in the energy sector from emerging digital players offering superior digital value propositions. To counter this effectively, they had to transition to a digital-first model to quickly ideate and launch new products.
We facilitated this transformation by establishing an end-to-end, cross-functional organization centered on digital products, fostering a fast-learning way of working through SAFe agile. Concurrently, we validated this model by swiftly launching a dynamic pricing product. This initiative was successful, enabling Eneco to bring the product to market within months.
Heineken Mexico, part of the world’s most international brewer with over 80,000 employees and more than 35 billion in global revenues, was looking to harness the potential of Generative AI (Gen AI) to drive efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction. They wanted to explore AI use cases across their operations and kickstart AI initiatives in key areas like sales and customer service.
A leading Belgian private equity firm approached SparkOptimus to conduct a technology due diligence on an AI-driven media company poised to disrupt its industry. As part of their investment evaluation, they needed a deep dive into the company's use of Generative AI (Gen AI) and the future impact of emerging technologies like OpenAI’s Sora. With this in mind, they sought our expertise to assess the company's technical and data landscape, ensuring they could make an informed investment decision.
De Energiebespaarders embarked on the next phase of growth to realize its ambition of becoming the leading digital contractor for making existing houses more sustainable.
They enlisted our support to co-shape a strategic growth plan, identifying and prioritizing future growth initiatives while determining the organizational, technical, and financial implications of each, providing crucial input for the next funding round.
Shell sought a comprehensive assessment of its Lubricants Marine business and the AccuPort venture.
We established the current baseline, refined and iterated both short-term (MVP) and long-term (vision) propositions and business models, and developed organizational and technological blueprints. We also crafted a rollout strategy and plan, including financials and buy/build decisions, ultimately identifying 8 key initiatives to enhance Shell’s Lubricant Marine business.
