What We Do

M&B* are experts at overcoming difficult problems, and like our name, bring unique perspectives in an approachable way.

We combine our experience across Strategy & Culture, People & Process and Data, Analytics & AI with a pragmatic and rapid development approach to problem solving, proven through actionable strategies and incremental outcomes.

⃰ M&B is the short name for Maven & Boyg, where ‘Maven’ is a word of Yiddish origin meaning experienced or knowledgeable and ‘Boyg’ from Norse mythology is the origin of the words ogre & bugbear, and in a modern setting represents a formless or pervasive obstacle or problem

Our Approach

The heart of our business is problem solving, and this means that outcomes matter to us. We bring proven practices and methodology that drive quality of outcomes based on seven principles:

Principle 1:
One Team with our Customers

Clients know their business best. We work closely with clients to drive solutions that can be taken forward by our clients, with an intent to gain deep understanding of the perspectives and challenges that exist in the business.

Principle 2:
Understand the problem

A solution can only be found when the problem is well defined. The initial problem statement may not be the actual problem the business is facing. We spend time in every engagement to unpack the problem to find the right solution.

Principle 3:
People are our competitive advantage

We believe in the power in the synergies between people. We choose to work with proven individuals with whom we have a longstanding relationship, blending and forming the right team for the right engagement to be agile.

Principle 4:
Leadership is a part of our DNA

We promote organisational and personal leadership through clarity of roles and responsibilities internally as well as for each engagement.

Principle 5:
Methods and processes matter

We come with proven frameworks, methods and processes that have delivered outcomes and tested across a range of industries. We are dynamic and  adapt to changes easily without a huge impact to project schedule or cost.

Principle 6:
Data and evidence matter

We believe in evidence and the power of data in making decisions, and in line with our advice to our clients, we ensure our decisions are also data driven and evidence based.

Principle 7:
 Culture of Continuous Improvement

Continuous improvement drives quality, and this principle is embedded in our culture, values, attitude, and behaviours, which is reflected in our methodology.

From Strategy to Outcomes

Re-thinking the value creation model for a proptech company

A strategic engagement led by M&B that involved collaboration across the leadership and the management team to co-develop a strategy and operating model design for a new revenue stream for the business.

Deliverables were focused on the development of strategic roadmap and operating model design, as well as tools and frameworks to support change and continuous improvement into the future. A measurement framework for the pilot was also developed to support initial rollout and business case development.

Strategy

Transformation & Change

Reviewing and recommending the path of data driven transformation for NFP

To review and develop a data capability transformation strategy across data, technology, people, process and culture to better understand the needs of the clients and to measure impact.

   Deliverables included:

  • Gap Assessment

  • Pain point analysis and problem definition

  • Roadmap and operating model considerations

  • Impact Assessment Framework

  • Balance Scorecard review and development

  • Plan for execution

Outcome Led Projects

Decision Intelligence to support data-driven budget allocation for a state government agency

M&B designed & delivered a Decision Intelligence solution in support of the agency’s annual funding allocation in a high-stakes environment with competing priorities and constrained budgets.

The engagement structured the decision & made trade-offs explicit through a visual decision environment that consolidated forecasting, survival modelling & weighted scenario analysis. This optimised the process & enabled transparent comparison of funding options, reduced manual effort, improved consistency across funding rounds & increased confidence in final allocation decisions.

Implementation

Leading and implementing the sales and marketing data strategy for an energy retailer

As part of the transformation journey, it was identified that there was a need to elevate the assets used for analytics into strategic assets to drive better access, consistency and speed of insights for the organisation.

M&B have been leading the strategy and implementation of the set up of the data mart for reporting and analysis as a strategic asset for the business.