Case studies

Selected work

Work we can

Work we can

Work we can

point to.

point to.

point to.

Five engagements, told the way a board paper would tell them: the question, what changed and the number that moved. Clients and figures are fictional demo content.

Five engagements, told the way a board paper would tell them: the question, what changed and the number that moved. Clients and figures are fictional demo content.

Five engagements, told the way a board paper would tell them: the question, what changed and the number that moved. Clients and figures are fictional demo content.

I

Results at a glance

Measured,

Measured,

Measured,

not promised.

not promised.

not promised.

Median improvement on each client's headline metric, by sector. Demo data: replace with your own results and say how you measured them.

Fig. 1

We agree the metric before the work starts and measure it again twelve months later, with the client's own finance team.

We agree the metric before the work starts and measure it again twelve months later, with the client's own finance team.

We agree the metric before the work starts and measure it again twelve months later, with the client's own finance team.

Logistics31%
Education22%
Public sector18%
Real estate15%
Energy12%
Median improvement on the headline metric, demo data.

II

Engagements

Five questions,

Five questions,

Five questions,

five answers.

five answers.

five answers.

Logistics

2025

A port that stopped waiting

A port that stopped waiting

A port that stopped waiting

A regional container port

Berth planning, yard rules and one shared morning call cut vessel waiting time across the terminal.

-31%

-31%

-31%

Average vessel waiting time

They spent the first week on the quay, not in our boardroom. That is why the plan worked.

They spent the first week on the quay, not in our boardroom. That is why the plan worked.

They spent the first week on the quay, not in our boardroom. That is why the plan worked.

Chief operating officer (demo quote)

Energy

2025

A wind pipeline in the right order

A wind pipeline in the right order

A wind pipeline in the right order

A renewable energy developer

Re-sequencing twelve projects around grid dates and cost of capital lifted the portfolio's expected return.

+2.4 pts

+2.4 pts

+2.4 pts

Portfolio internal rate of return

We had the right projects in the wrong order. Thesis gave us the order, and the case for it.

We had the right projects in the wrong order. Thesis gave us the order, and the case for it.

We had the right projects in the wrong order. Thesis gave us the order, and the case for it.

Chief financial officer (demo quote)

Real estate

2024

Three priorities, not eleven

Three priorities, not eleven

Three priorities, not eleven

A listed property group

A portfolio review closed eight initiatives and doubled down on three, freeing capital for the city-centre assets.

8

8

8

Initiatives stopped in the first quarter

The hardest page in the report was the stop list. It was also the most valuable.

The hardest page in the report was the stop list. It was also the most valuable.

The hardest page in the report was the stop list. It was also the most valuable.

Chair of the board (demo quote)

Public sector

2024

A rail programme back on track

A rail programme back on track

A rail programme back on track

A regional transport authority

An independent review rebuilt the cost model and reset the delivery plan for a station upgrade programme.

14 mo

14 mo

14 mo

Schedule recovered on the critical path

For the first time, the risk register matched what the site teams were telling us.

For the first time, the risk register matched what the site teams were telling us.

For the first time, the risk register matched what the site teams were telling us.

Programme director (demo quote)

Education

2023

One library, many campuses

One library, many campuses

One library, many campuses

A university group

A shared services design merged five back offices into one, with decision rights agreed campus by campus.

22%

22%

22%

Lower administrative cost per student

They designed it with our deans, not for them. Nobody felt the change was done to them.

They designed it with our deans, not for them. Nobody felt the change was done to them.

They designed it with our deans, not for them. Nobody felt the change was done to them.

Vice-chancellor (demo quote)

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Thesis

An independent advisory firm. We help boards and leadership teams make fewer, better decisions.

Thesis

© 2026 Thesis Advisory. Demo content: the firm, people, clients and figures on this site are fictional.

Photography: Unsplash

Thesis

An independent advisory firm. We help boards and leadership teams make fewer, better decisions.

Thesis

© 2026 Thesis Advisory. Demo content: the firm, people, clients and figures on this site are fictional.

Photography: Unsplash

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