Case study

Driving consistent strategy execution across portfolio companies

Established in 1999, FSN Capital is a leading private equity adviser in the North European region with EURO 2.1b under management.

FSN Capital Private Equity

Hoshin Kanri & Strategy execution

Europe

“Our FSN Execution Framework is critical to our success yet we were managing it with numerous spreadsheets. Now we've replaced these spreadsheets with a collaborative solution that makes policy deployment much easier both within our portfolio companies and for FSN itself.”

Knut Rosjorde, Chief Financial Officer, FSN Capital Partners AS

Background

Pain

Real impact of strategy deployment was hampered by too much focus on templates and tools.

Problem statement

Hard to maintain multiple interconnected spreadsheet x-matrices and bowling charts in spreadsheets.

Root cause

Spreadsheets not good with regards to version control and to enforce and maintain links between goals, KPIs and projects.

Software evaluation

FSN identified two candidate strategy execution management (SEM) solutions. Following an evaluation process, they selected i-nexus based on the availability of – and familiarity with – three critical key reports: x-matrix, bowling chart, and action plan.

“We were struggling to efficiently manage and deploy strategy in the portfolio with the historic spreadsheets as they become hard to use in policy deployment throughout the year. The match between our strategy framework and the Hoshin basis of i-nexus as well as the reporting features made us go for i-nexus as our strategy execution tool.”

Knut Rosjorde, Chief Financial Officer, FSN Capital Partners AS

Key information

Customer outcome

Real-time standardized operational performance management reporting that drives improved productivity

i-nexus solution focus

Common KPI framework across product groups
Standardized real-time performance scorecards by product group
Automated management reporting cycles
Countermeasure process for exception handling

i-nexus benefits

Enabled consistent reporting and practices through standardized KPIs and scorecards
Increased focus on productivity by automating reporting, reinvesting time previously spent preparing reports
Reached timely informed decisions based on real-time performance insight
Enhanced productivity and performance by driving countermeasure and preventive action culture

By the numbers

Org Units

Goals

KPIs

109

Projects

Companies

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