Value Creation Strategy

The 2023 Value Creators Rankings: What Perennial Top Performers Are Doing Right

Our 25-year retrospective finds that long-term value creators excel by driving growth through innovation, differentiation, and self-disruption.

Supercharge Investor Communications by Adding Story to Strategy

Attracting investors isn’t just about the numbers. To maximize investor interest, companies need to augment financial data with honest, compelling narratives about their value creation plans.

Finance Function Excellence

The Art of Reporting: How to Take a Quantum Leap

Companies are extending the art of what’s possible by achieving a quantum leap in reporting via systematic reframing and approaching reporting from new perspectives.

Generative AI in the Finance Function of the Future

Now is the time for CFOs to learn about the most impactful applications of generative AI and prepare to capitalize on emerging capabilities.

The Art of Capital Allocation

To help companies satisfy growth-minded investors, we outline best practices for the basic disciplines of capital allocation—strategic budgeting, project selection, and investment governance.

How to Make Financial Steering Better, Faster, and More Efficient

Finance functions can use two related capabilities—dynamic planning and advanced business intelligence—to turbocharge their role as forward-looking strategic advisors.

Strategy and Strategic Planning

Are Leaders as Prepared for Strategic Risks as They Think They Are?

Companies must be ready not only to mitigate the negative consequences of risk but also to capitalize on the positive ones.

Your Growth Strategy Depends on Your Starting Point

There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy to drive revenue growth. Our latest research reveals six starting-point archetypes, each associated with a different path to success.

IBM’s Roger Premo on Open Source, AI, and Competitive Advantage

What’s behind IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy? The company’s lead strategist offers an inside scoop.

Moody’s David Platt on Accelerating Strategy with M&A

Transactions have been central to Moody’s transformation from bond-rating giant to integrated risk management leader. The company’s lead strategist shares his philosophy.

Zero-Based Budgeting

Zero-Based Organizations Free Up Funds to Make Strategic Bets

Cost management is a top corporate priority today. But so is investing in talent, critical technologies, and strategic opportunities. A ZBO approach offers a solution to this dilemma.

Why Your Zero-Based Transformation Should Start Now

ZBT can do much more than inject cost discipline—it can help companies maintain their strategic momentum even amid difficult economic conditions.

The CFO as the Architect of Zero-Based Transformation

The best approach to zero-based transformation comes from treating all spending as investment and making the CFO a key strategist for generating value.

BCG Classics Revisited

BCG Classics Revisited: The Experience Curve

The experience curve theory still holds, particularly in specific industries. But to succeed in today’s environment, many companies need to develop an additional kind of experience.

BCG Classics Revisited: Time-Based Competition

The principles of time-based competition—a classic concept among BCG insights—still hold. But today’s companies must be adaptive, as well as fast, in order to succeed.

BCG Classics Revisited: The Rule of Three and Four

BCG founder Bruce Henderson’s rule, conceived in 1976, still holds valuable lessons for companies in many industries.

BCG Classics Revisited: The Growth Share Matrix

The growth share matrix—put forth by the founder of BCG, Bruce Henderson, in 1970—remains a powerful tool for managing strategic experimentation amid rapid, unpredictable change.