The retail, consumer products, and luxury sectors are experiencing profound changes. Digital transformation is reshaping how businesses operate, introducing advanced technologies that enhance customer engagement and streamline operations. In tandem, strategic considerations such as market-specific dynamics and innovative business models are becoming increasingly crucial. Companies are pivoting towards omnichannel strategies and personalized experiences to boost customer loyalty and drive growth.

Moreover, product innovation and enhanced supply chain management are revolutionizing how goods are produced and delivered, ensuring higher quality and faster time-to-market. The pressure to meet ESG standards and the demand for sustainable practices are reshaping business priorities, leading to the development of eco-friendly products and ethical sourcing strategies.

Lastly, consumers' evolving preferences are compelling companies to adopt agile approaches to stay ahead in a competitive market.

In the rapidly shifting landscape of the retail, consumer products, and luxury sectors, CYLAD serves the entire value chain by rethinking organizational models, unlocking innovation, seizing emerging opportunities, and positioning your business for long-term success.
Helping consumer products & retail actors all along the value chain

Cosmetics

Innovation & other growth levers, time-to-market acceleration, sustainability, international footprint & cost competitiveness are key challenges for cosmetics firms. Our experts help find the right levers to drive operational excellence across the product development and life cycle stages.

Luxury Products

Our deep knowledge of the luxury market allows us to assist our clients in maintaining their brand prestige while driving innovation and growth. We work with luxury brands on many topics from enhancing their customer experience and personalizing marketing strategies to optimizing their supply chain and ensuring the highest standards of quality and sustainability in their products.

Agrifood

With a strong focus on profit optimization, we support our clients in framing and launching challenging Transformation Programs.

The main objectives lie in aligning the executive committee on the strategic roadmap to restore competitiveness and prepare for the future, as well as ensuring concrete transformation at the operational level.

Consumer Products

Leveraging our strong understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, we collaborate with clients in the consumer products industry to streamline their product development, optimize manufacturing processes, and enhance go-to-market strategies. Our team helps businesses navigate challenges in sourcing, production, and distribution while staying ahead of evolving consumer demands and regulatory requirements.

Retail

Our expertise in the retail sector enables us to support clients across the entire spectrum of their operations, from shaping and implementing sustainability frameworks and initiatives, revisiting store formats and operating models to optimizing in-store experiences and digital channels, and refining supply chain management and logistics. We assist retailers in understanding their consumer’s missions, designing value propositions adapted to changing consumer behaviors, enhancing customer loyalty programs, and implementing data-driven strategies for better decision-making and growth.

How we can support

STRATEGY

• Corporate Strategy – Ecosystem & Business Model Design
• Growth & Offer Strategy
• Innovation & Competitive Intelligence
• Mergers & Acquisitions & PMI

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

• Time-to-Market optimization
• Cost optimization
• Function x Project matrix organization
• Life Cycle Management and product evolution
• Artworks and packaging process optimization

TRANSFORMATION

• Transformation Program (PMO)
• Sustainability
• Digital & IT Function Transformation
• Organization & Governance
• Change Management & Leadership

Portfolio & project management

• Portfolio management and value governance
• Project performance management
• Project management excellence
• Resource management

Operations

• S&OP process & governance
• Stock optimization
• Subcontrating management
• Support functions efficiency

Operational excellence

• Support functions efficiency

The machinery and electronics sector is undergoing significant transformation. Digitalization is driving Industry 4.0 initiatives and heralding a new era of connectivity and efficiency. Alongside this, strategic considerations such as location-specific challenges and innovative business models are gaining prominence. Companies are shifting to digital product and service offerings to increase recurring revenue and drive their valuation multiples.

Moreover, product and process innovations are revolutionizing manufacturing processes for enhanced productivity and precision. Pressure on supply chains coupled with ESG regulations necessitates careful consideration, prompting a shift towards resilient supply chains and sustainable practices.

Lastly, the changing preferences of consumers are driving companies to swiftly embrace agile strategies to navigate the dynamic market effectively.

In the ever-evolving machinery and electronics sector, CYLAD serves the entire value chain for integrated hardware and software companies. We support you in navigating current challenges, capitalizing on emerging trends, and positioning you for long-term success.

How we can support

Strategy

• M&A / Carve-out
• Business Model strategy
• Customer centricity
• Growth strategy
• Project and Portfolio Management
• Digital Transformation
• Business Transformation
• Capex-to-Opex

Product Development

• Product development process
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Design-to-X
• XaaS

Production

• Process analysis and improvement
• Ramp-up support
• Program Management and planification
• Lead-time reduction
• Resources and skills management
• Cost competitiveness
• Quality management

Supply Chain

• Supply Chain optimization
• Supplier relationship management
• Risk management
• Sustainability and Environment
• Crisis management and continuity planning

After-Sales / ServiceS

• Service strategy development
• Service process optimization
• Performance monitoring and KPIs

Growth is essential for business development – over a 10 year period, up to 90% of created value is generated by growth. A successful strategy requires not only clear and ambitious targets, but also a diversified approach.

Distinctive corporate growth rarely occurs by chance, but results from a clear strategy and its determined execution. While most companies are capable of defining a compelling vision with bold growth opportunities, this is only the first step. The key challenge is to substantiate growth potential by means of tangible concepts and execution plans. On average only 10% of companies generate long-term growth with their strategy.

A winning growth strategy will not simply boast great targets, but provide opportunities to drive growth in your portfolio. Successful implementation approaches balance short- and long-term initiatives and combine existing capabilities with new ones to realize high impact on top-line growth.

ASSETS

WE TRANSFER YOUR BOLD VISION INTO AN ACTIONABLE STRATEGY.

Our team has more than 100+ years of combined experience in winning strategies. We bring deep knowledge of growth levers and industry expertise to create your profitable path to growth.

Successful realization of growth in all organizations depends on the company’s ability to adapt to rapidly changing market dynamics and to recurrently adjust approaches toward these changes.

With experience gained in more than 300 projects around the globe over the past 10 years, we at CYLAD provide what is necessary for distinctive growth:

• A suite of proven approaches to identify true growth opportunities covering for instance an assessment of product portfolios and functional performance
• In-depth industry expertise and market knowledge – e.g. our industry specific know-how in aerospace covers the full value chain from OEMs to component, material, and service suppliers
• Smart data and advanced analytic techniques e.g. related to pricing, product allocation, and market dynamics for further detailing of value potential on definition of new concepts
• A team that understands capabilities of an organization and keeps focus on practicality throughout the entire strategy process

Nowadays, project and portfolio management has the reputation of being a well-established discipline. It has benefited from a stable set of frameworks, experienced resources and efficient tools.

Nonetheless, many companies are still struggling in implementing efficient project and portfolio management to deliver full value from projects. Different factors may explain this paradox:

External factors:

• A competitive environment increases the pressure on firms to improve their time-to-market, product quality, cost, and rentability, this in turn requires firms to have state-of-the-art project execution.
• Project complexity is raising exponentially on various dimensions such as:
• Product complexity and requirements (e.g. life-cycle cost objectives)
• Organisational complexity (e.g. scattered project footprints, LCC suppliers)
• Process complexity (e.g. synchronization of multiple disciplines)
• A scarcity of materials and human resources puts the system under pressure as there is an increase in the number and variety of projects occurring in parallel.

Internal factors:

• Project & portfolio management is too often not mature enough with:
• Lack of sound implementation of key processes (e.g. risk management)
• Poor integration between disciplines (e.g. cost / schedule consistency)
• Project & portfolio processes are sometimes not fully adapted to companies’ specificities (product, size, maturity).
• Project and portfolio management does not rely on robust decision-making or prioritisation processes.
• Project and portfolio management are still suffering from poor connection to or integration with technical processes (e.g. configuration management, product maturity measurement).

ASSETS

CYLAD has long-standing experience supporting companies of all sizes to implement efficient project & portfolio management, with various forms of interventions:

At company level

• Project & portfolio management system definition and implementation
• Project & portfolio management performance assessments and audits
• Project & portfolio management improvement projects

At Project level

• Project & portfolio management performance assessment
• Improvement of project management practices
• Project Management functions support, interim management or coaching
• Project recovery

To support clients, CYLAD offers strong assets including:

• A significant track record of Project & Portfolio Management related missions, in a broad range of industries, leveraging best practices implementation and benchmark capabilities
• Experienced teams that can couple in-depth knowledge of Project & Portfolio Management standards and state-of-the art practices with a “hands-on” approach as practitioners
• The capability to improve and integrate, in a consistent way, the different dimensions of an efficient P&PM system: processes, people and tools
• A holistic view of Project & Portfolio management practices, encompassing other dimensions and processes of the company including strategy, delivery model, environment, and constraints

Market leaders outperform their competitors with up to 30% faster time-to-market and 35% lower development and product costs through efficient synchronization of their functions at key milestones all along the development.

Product Development best practices are driving continuous improvement for time to market and product cost optimization, while leveraging emerging fundamental trends to shape tomorrow’s markets and long term success. Product Development differs from other operations practices as its performance indirectly affects the long term company position, by:

• Integrating market data and users’ evolution of needs into the design
• Developing new knowledge & technology while maintaining an agile worldwide footprint and ecosystem
• Creating proficiency in complex system design
• Supporting clients’ business model evolutions
• Services design and disruptive innovations from other industries eventually impact top line competitiveness. These emerging trends are so numerous that they act as genuine game changers!

Now this new era calls for a tremendous and key challenge:

• Do things right: Developing both soft and hard skills for Engineering teams fosters creativity and efficiency, but requires targeted waves of focused effort to achieve cross-functional team work, cost reduction targets, and reconciliation of initiatives to the P&L.
• Do the right things: Integrating fundamental trends into products and organizations ignites future competitiveness and the transformation journey. Such initiatives are achievable only with true cultural mindset change, significant effort, and intelligent coordination to avoid getting lost in complexity!

ASSETS

WE BRIDGE EFFICIENCY AND GROWTH BETWEEN YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND FUNDAMENTAL TRENDS.

CYLAD provides guidance on the impact of fundamental trends on your organization and the right approach to identify and implement true product development efficiency opportunities while paving the way for new markets.

Achievement of successful product development approaches in all organizations depends on the company’s ability to:

• Understand both the external and internal value of transformation
• Choose and adapt the mix of evolutions in order to secure the transformation journey and mitigate risks
• Implement clear and sustainable approaches with the teams involved
• Ensure value for the company in the short- and long-term
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We build upon our past experiences in Innovation, R&D and Product Development to deliver significant recommendations and successful transformations. With CYLAD you can expect:

• A team of seasoned professionals that understands market evolutions, business models, global footprints, and technology capabilities
• Value delivered to keep focus on the impact fundamental trends on your business and product development strategy
• A suite of proven approaches to identify true product development opportunities (incl. covering assessment and impacts of cross functional organizations and products, both internally and at extended enterprises level)
• A team that understands product complexity and synchronization opportunities from R&D, style, or system design to Manufacturing Engineering and Product Validation while maintaining a top level view to ensure P&L reconciliation
• High consideration for fostering soft skills and learning

Whatever depth of change and level of magnitude, companies constantly need to transform and adapt to prepare for the future. 84% of transformations fail and require a structured and holistic approach to be successful and tangibly turn vision into practice.

Companies need to constantly adapt either to achieve a performance step, or implement a significant change to prepare their future, whether the Transformation is digital or not.

When the organization is structured to optimize for resources and operational deliverables, driving the Transformation itself can be painful for the whole organization, and there is limited chance of success.

While most companies are equipped to define the vision and associated target operating model, a key challenge is to “make it happen”, not only through revised ways of working, but managing all side-impacts including organization, people, tools, and support processes.

This requires specific transformation governance, enhanced coordination across organizations, and specific tools and means adapted to the content and magnitude of the transformation itself. Together, these will make the transformation successful for the benefit of the company.

ASSETS

WE PAVE THE WAY FOR TRANSFORMATION AND ACCOMPANY YOU IN THE JOURNEY TO “MAKE IT HAPPEN”.

Equipped with proven core methods, CYLAD adapts its approach to the nature and level of magnitude of the Transformation, whether Digital or not, emphasizing organizational empowerment.

Successful transformation relies on a shared vision and structured Transformation Platform governance allowing fast decision making, customized approach, and transverse coordination across all projects participating in the Transformation.

Over the past 10 years, CYLAD has counseled many companies of various sizes and across industries, in their key Transformation plans to emphasize organizational empowerment and take ownership of the Transformation drumbeat.

The CYLAD difference is a content-driven approach allowing for an adaptation of standardized methods to the company context and stakes. We bring extensive expertise and proven methods to the table:

• Off-the-shelf Platform governance, including Transformation Office set-up and effective Project and Portfolio Management practices, compliant with the latest Agile methods
• Adaptation to the content and scope of the Transformation, from an improved way of working to new enterprise business models encompassing Digital Transformation
• Extensive knowledge of transverse enablers (e.g. Finance, HR, and other support functions)
• Change Management as part of CYLAD essentials, to secure the organization’s adherence to the Transformation as a key success factor

One of the biggest challenges for growing enterprises is cash management. Careful management of fixed costs and cash outflows along 3 dimensions is essential for lasting competitiveness.

Leaders in cost & cash competitiveness address three financial dimensions: working capital, fixed costs, and variable costs, while leveraging business controlling practices.

While working capital optimization pulls levers such as lead time reduction, inventory reduction, financing and debt management, fixed cost reduction looks at resources (mainly overhead) and assets. Variable cost reduction considers product costs (purchasing and labor) as main contributors of cost of goods sold (COGS).

Good business controlling practices include a level of connection to operations (business case modelling and linking between figures and operational drivers) and seamless traceability (gap-to-target monitoring, plan-to-plan, and year-on-year evolutions) allowing to activate optimization levers in a structured and efficient way.

ASSETS:

A CALIBRATED APPROACH ROOTED IN PROXIMITY TO THE BUSINESS.

Our strong ability to understand business drivers enables us to activate the appropriate levers for an inclusive approach.

Our proximity to the business and deep expertise in specific industries uniquely positions us to make the connection between financial concepts such as CAPEX, OPEX, EBIT, and NPV and technical content on the shop floor.

We support our clients with proven approaches:

• Working capital requirement reduction based on operational and financial levers:
• Stock and lead-time reduction and production flow optimization methods developed in major aeronautical programs (b€ scale)
• Debt management with suppliers and buyers refined in the automotive industry on a b€ purchasing portfolio
• Fixed cost reduction on different scales of scope (m€ to b€) and on different operational dimensions including operational costs and support functions impacting resources (overhead) or assets
• Variable cost monitoring in:
• Products (Original Equipment Manufacturers and Original Equipment Suppliers) and services
• Several life cycle phases (ramp-up / new product introduction/stabilization and run-mode: redesign-to cost, run-mode “perturbations” such as transfer of work, renegotiation)
• Robust design-to-value and product cost reduction approaches (e.g. functional analysis)
• Business controlling practices capitalized from different sectors, and environments, and working on the field

In addition to being competitive levers, Supply Chain and Procurement have become strategic elements in companies’ capacity for agility, responsiveness and innovation. 

Managing Supply Chain and Procurement has become increasingly complex:

• Globalized communication in an increasingly interconnected world
• Exponential increase in the complexity of information and material flows
• Growing volatility of all parameters, particularly in a crisis situation
• Balances need to be found (e.g. service rate vs. stock level, reduction in procurement prices vs. optimization of supplier panel)

Finding the right balances means activating the levers for change both in and outside the scope of the company:

1.Tools and processes that help to anticipate and reinforce the link with operations (e.g. planning)

2.Analysis and development of data (e.g. customer demand, ERP data)

3.Clear definition of the organization and the ‘extended’ management

4.Skills and commitment from all internal or external stakeholders

ASSETS:

CYLAD can identify the areas for improvement in your Supply Chain and Procurement, and following this provide an appropriate change approach, using proven methodologies and tools, with expert consultants capable of adapting to your context and challenges.

• A team of experts capable of understanding the supply chain end to end, and up to date with the latest developments and existing trends, in all industrial sectors
• Quick diagnosis tools for supply chain and procurement (maturity checklist, flash analyses guide) to build a shared vision of the current situation
• Ready-to-use methodologies and Cylad training modules for implementing procurement strategies, production schedules, performance management or stock management
• Smart data expertise embodied through:
• A team of data scientists
• Extraction, analysis and data feedback tools and sustainable solutions (e.g.: Procurement online mock-up)

AGILE METHODOLOGIES BRING SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR TRANSFORMATION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT IS SOFTWARE/DIGITAL SOLUTIONS OR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT

… but some pitfalls can jeopardize their efficiency, thus a few Key Success Factors must be secured upfront.

CYLAD’s teams master several agile and lean-based methodologies with around 20 consultants trained and certified Scrum, SaFe and VPM (Visual Performance Management) inspired from lean best practices.

In general, our clients are committed to mobilizing their resources, organization, talents & skills to achieve set goals.

The subject is of course complex and covers several dimensions on which we accompany our customers:

• How to define and articulate coherent objectives between the different stakeholders: Management vs. operational resources, project teams vs. business teams, strategic horizon vs. tactical.
• How to measure performance in a balanced and reliable but simple way (safety, quality, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, deadlines, productivity, costs, …).
• How to make the right decisions, at the right time, at the right level, and for the right need.
• How to measure and prove the effectiveness and impact of improvement actions or projects
• How to initiate improvement actions, encourage problem-solving and develop operational excellence.

CYLAD has chosen to consolidate its Efficiency and Performance Management expertise through 3 offers, addressing a wide range of operational challenges clients may encounter:

1. Visual Performance Management
2. Performance Monitoring System
3. Performance Impact Tracking

A structured Performance Management approach enables a company to:

• communicate on targets and ensure the availability of necessary means to reach these targets at all levels;
• foster pro-activity and emphasize what is done with sizeable impacts;
• connect strategic views to short-term objectives & actions to lead.

CYLAD addresses all the Change Management dimensions through an empathic, pragmatic, and operational approach:

• Manage and align stakeholders towards change
• Implement and deploy change
• Set-up communication strategy
• Develop a full change strategy

CYLAD supports its clients with a proven Change Management process, from strategy definition to implementation, while securing a sustainable impact.

We demonstrate the ability to engage all types of stakeholders: Top management, middle management, and operational teams across all company functions.

OUR TEAMS ADDRESS 4 KEY DIMENSIONS TO MAKE THE CHANGE HAPPEN

We believe that people adapt their way of working and behaviors if we address the 4 following dimensions and associated levers:

1. MINDSET AND BUY-IN

People need to understand the purpose of the change and what needs to be improved in their day-to-day activities.

• Example of levers: Change story, communication plan, co-construction during workshops, frequent alignment meetings.

2. ROLES AND COMPETENCIES

Teams need to understand how the desired change impacts the organization, know what is expected from them, and feel reassured that they have the right skills and knowledge to work efficiently.

• Example of levers: New roles described and communicated, skills matrix, training and coaching plan.

3. ROLE MODELLING AND LEADERSHIP

The evolution of someone’s behaviors is generally fostered by emulation. In other words, people will change their mindset or ways of working if they see managers embody the changes first or if they realize that some changes are already put in place around them.

• Example of levers: Management sponsorship and active involvement, stakeholder alignment, pilot case, quick wins measures, testimonies.

4. ALIGNED SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

The processes, methods and tools shall reflect and reinforce the desired change.

• Example of levers: New operational model formalized (procedures, handbook…), problem solving process, HR process,…

EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ALLOWS THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS NEW CHALLENGES OR RECURRING PAIN POINTS IN ORDER TO DELIVER IMPACT:

Which challenges do you have to face ?

• Adaptation to market evolution (e.g. reduction or ramp-up of activities, adaptation to new stakes…)
• Optimization of team efficiency (e.g. new manager, important staff rotation…)
• New context (e.g. strategy, regulations, digitalization…)
• Globalization (e.g. optimization of international footprint…)

Which pain points do you have to address ?

• Optimization of costs and profitability (e.g. important fixed costs)
• Social & HR Context (e.g. burnouts, tensions, workload alerts)
• Non fact-based resource budgeting (e.g. recurring requests, lively debates regarding resources and budget)

MAIN EXPECTED IMPACTS

The major impacts and results we see by experience during our projects are the following: (This is a non-exhaustive list)

• Improved efficiency
• Correct sizing
• Layer simplification
• Increased effectiveness
• Fast decision making
• Lean organization
• Neutral discussions
• Objectivation
• Fact-based rationales for organization size and budget
• Engagement
• Well-being at work
• Team motivation

CYLAD FOCUSES ON OPERATIONS AND ADRESSES ALL THE PHASES OF A M&A DEAL

CYLAD has developed a broad expertise on the operational aspects of all phases of a M&A deal:

• Due diligence
• Signing to closing
• Post-Merger Integration (PMI)

With our end-to-end value proposition our teams contribute to leveraging the expected synergies of a transaction by bringing hands-on operational insights, as well as homogeneous, consistent support along all the phases of a deal from end-to-end.

CYLAD approach enables an efficient communication between all stakeholders involved in the deal: top management, operational teams, M&A team, legal firms, and investment bankers.

OUR IMPACT AND OUTCOMES

We have experience with the many factors that can bring complexity into a deal, and we monitor these to deliver a smooth Post-Merger Integration:

• Maintain the Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) at a mandatory minimum level while securing business continuity
• Support HR process with the regulation of merger-related anxiety by maintaining clear and regular communication
• Proactive separating of complex functions in early stages of the merger (e.g., accounting, IT, and collaborative tools)

We provide homogeneous and consistent support from the due diligence to the Post-Merger Integration:

• Same-team support throughout all phases of the deal
• Our functional and deal expertise strengthen our ability to provide comprehensive, end-to-end support – from business case evaluation to delivery of identified benefits

We support the negotiation of ancillary agreements:

• Our team of experts has deep knowledge of business processes, as well as the appropriate background to properly monitor closing conditions and consequently secure Day 1 and deal economics

We monitor execution as much as deal covenants:

• We have supported numerous ancillary agreement negotiations (e.g. parts supply agreements, aftermarket model, segregations, etc.) in parallel with delivering the separation

SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION: AMBITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The impact industries have on our planet and on our societies can no longer be ignored.

Today, many drivers are leading companies to get involved in this global journey: more and more restrictive regulations, clients and consumers making sustainability a criteria for decision, investors’ pressure and equally important, employees searching for meaning.

Sustainability is a major shift that is reshaping the way we innovate and conceive product, the way we produce, we buy, we sell, we manage.

The stakes are clear: adapt and thrive in the future. 

Sustainability is also an incredible lever for performance and growth. It’s an opportunity to create value and to reimagine our ways of working.

However, the path to reach successfully sustainability is not always clear. There is no one-fits-all model.

We believe ESG transition relies on 2 pillars:

• efficient transversal governance at ExCom level capable to drive decision making and “ESG value” model
• strong expertise on the Environmental, Social and Governance dimensions

With our integrated approach, we ensure sustainability is embedded into your strategy and operating model, providing solutions that are both ambitious and pragmatic.

ASSETS:

AN EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN DRIVING IMPACTFUL TRANSFORMATION

Sustainable transition, as all transformations, requires a strong organization and structured platform to deliver the expected results.

We typically support our clients on complementary activities:

• Structuration and management of transformation platforms and transversal portfolio governance
• Improvement and redesign of operating model, leveraging benchmarks and best practices
• Hands-on analysis, identification, and implementation of concrete levers

A STRONG EXPERTISE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS 

To quickly capture value, your sustainability approach needs to be pragmatic, tailored to the way your company works. With our 15-years experience in the industry sectors, we understand, in-depth, your challenges, stakes, processes and constraints and help you build the solutions that will best fit you.

 A TRACK RECORD ON ESG TRANSFORMATION

To drive ESG transformations that have impact, our sustainability consulting expertise combine problem solving, strategy definition and transformation skills with deep technical expertise e.g., on Life Cycle Assessment or eco-design.

A POOL OF ESG EXPERTS WE RELY ON

On topics requiring specific expertise, we leverage the knowledge of ESG domain experts to combine CYLAD’s structuration capability and business sense with the latest trends.

Recent breakthroughs have put data analysis at the center of decision-making. Assessing the quantity and complexity of data in real time has become a major challenge to unleash the potential of businesses.

CYLAD’s Data & Analytics expertise helps companies in all our sectors and geographies to understand and master their data combining on-the-field business understanding and a wide range of analytical and data technics. We develop and deploy analytical and decision-making tools to improve the efficiency and performance of your activities. 

COMBINING DATA & CONSULTING  

Working with a dedicated department of data experts, our teams combine industry knowledge with a strong expertise in analytics.

 Our clients frequently require both skills first to translate their business reality into data, then to change their data into tangible insights and finally to come up with recommendations and solve their business challenges.

BUSINESS CENTRIC APPROACH

 At CYLAD, we believe that data is a tool at the service of business performance. 

Analytics, simulation and vizualisation capabilities are used to develop anticipation, transparency and balance in managing operations. 

In partnership with our clients’ teams, we help harness the full potential of data and ensure it’s a driver for growth.

COMMITTED TO SUCCESS

“Committed” is one of the most recurring words in our client’s feedbacks. We dig to the heart of issues with energy and dedication to reach the expected results and have impact on your activity.

Currently 80 percent of our projects are with clients that engage with us on a regular basis and we are proud of these strong client relationships.

The CYLAD Foundation is a corporate foundation created in 2012. The main objective of the Foundation is to promote social and professional integration, especially through support of entrepreneurial endeavors and training.

The firm’s partners created the Foundation to reflect the values of CYLAD. The Foundation embodies the partners’ willingness to contribute to equal opportunities and enable everyone to achieve their personal and professional ambitions.

To meet this objective, the CYLAD Foundation provides consulting time and financial help to non-profit associations supporting the development of businesses.

Capability building of individual clients is part of our Change Management approach being offered within our Business Transformation framework.

With the aim of increasing sustainability of implementation – particularly during and after transformation projects – CYLAD Consulting offers a wide range of tailored training sessions and seminars covering not only top and middle management but also the operational level.

Our training builds on three pillars of functional competence: Operational Strategy, Organization & Business Transformation, Operational Excellence.

People enablement through capability building is an important lever when managing change as it:

• Increases understanding and acceptance of changes
• Secures the implementation of recommendations through (re-)alignment of key stakeholders
• Improves overall performance of operational and management teams

3 TRAINING FORMATS

1. MASTER CLASS AND EXECUTIVE SEMINAR
2. THEMATIC TRAINING
3. ON THE JOB TRAINING / COACHING