Case studies
A snapshot of engagements led by our principals across the GCC. Client names are withheld in accordance with our confidentiality commitments.
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01 — 4 engagements
In 2019, a GCC member state commissioned a 5-year national strategy to improve its standing on the global SDG index. We designed a suite of SDG-aligned policies across priority sectors, structured for phased implementation and measurable index performance.
The non-profit sector in a GCC country lacked a unified national framework to guide its growth, with more than a dozen sub-sectors operating without coordinated direction. We built a national strategy defining sector priorities, governance structures, and enablers to formalise and scale civil society contributions.
A national authority sought to design incentive frameworks that would attract and retain skilled professionals across its priority economic sectors. We developed a structured policy framework spanning financial, regulatory, and non-monetary levers calibrated to sector-specific talent gaps.
A government body sought to accelerate growth in a high-potential sector by making it more attractive to domestic and foreign investors. We developed a market development strategy covering market entry, investment incentives, and regulatory enablers to formalise the sector's growth trajectory.
02 — 3 engagements
A leading humanitarian organisation's emergency medical arm was self-financing just 6% of its operating costs, with the remainder reliant on donor funding. Working across 3 structured workstreams, we assessed 6 alternative funding models and developed detailed business cases and implementation roadmaps for each. We delivered a board-ready strategy targeting ~40% cost self-sufficiency within three years.
A large public institution operating across an ecosystem of more than 20 affiliated entities, delivery arms, and external partners required a fundamental rethink of how it was structured and governed. We redesigned its operating model to clarify mandates, reduce structural overlap, and align the institution to its strategic priorities.
A cultural institution faced pressure to improve performance across the full expenditure and procurement cycle, from spend categorisation to supplier consolidation. We conducted an end-to-end operational review and identified a prioritised set of cost avoidance and cost optimisation initiatives to help the organisation do more with less.
03 — 2 engagements
Three public cultural institutions faced structural funding challenges threatening their long-term viability. We developed tailored financial sustainability strategies for each, identifying diversified revenue streams and cost optimisation levers suited to each institution's mandate and operating context.
A national authority needed a comprehensive policy architecture to govern a sector that had outgrown its existing regulatory framework. We drafted more than 10 national policies spanning licensing, development, and sector governance, structured as a coherent and implementable policy suite.
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