Case Study: a Fortune 100 company boosts portfolio value and margins with SmartOrg

Fortune 100 Company improves investment productivity by over 100% with SmartOrg

A Fortune 100 company faced a challenge in its commodity business: deciding whether to prioritize cost reduction or growth through innovation. Its Chief Technology Officer needed a way to identify the most promising R&D opportunities and convince senior management to fund them. The company turned to SmartOrg, piloting its Value-Based Management process and Decision Advisor® software in a series of workshops.

Using SmartOrg's tools, cross-functional teams developed graphic value maps to evaluate projects. This transparent process helped refocus stalled initiatives, improve portfolio value, and identify underperforming projects earlier. As a result, the company reported improving its investment productivity by over 100% within a year and significantly reduced wasted effort, leading to substantially improved profits.