Case study

Standing up a cross-portfolio 80/20 practice

Over four years, our partners helped a major private-equity sponsor build and apply a repeatable 80/20 practice across its portfolio companies.

4 yearsworking together across the practice

Cross-portfolioapplication across operating companies

The context

A major private-equity sponsor wanted portfolio-company leaders to apply 80/20 consistently in day-to-day operating decisions.

The challenge

Each company had different markets, data and operating needs. The practice needed enough structure to be repeatable and enough flexibility to work inside each business.

The work

Helped build the cross-portfolio 80/20 practice.
Trained leaders to identify the critical few customers, products and activities—and the complexity consuming resources.
Worked alongside operating teams to translate analysis into priorities and action.
Adapted the approach to each company's facts.

What changed.

Portfolio leaders gained a common method for turning data into choices about focus, complexity and growth. The four-year effort also shaped the hands-on approach Sift & Winn uses today.

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