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A focused course, tailored for you

Building the Independent Target Operating Model Design Practice for UK Mid-Market (Operating Model + AI Integration + Digital Marketing + Engagement Economics + Sector Plays)

Build the independent target operating model design practice for UK mid-market in 10 weeks. Operating model + AI integration + digital marketing + engagement economics + sector plays.

Independent target operating model design consultants face UK mid-market shifting dynamics: operating-model modernisation complexity, AI integration expectations, digital-marketing modernisation, engagement economics, and sector plays. Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior CEO + COO mandate work. Here is the 10-week build.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Independent target operating model (TOM) design consultants (boutique strategy practices, solo TOM consultants, mid-tier strategy firms, fractional Chief Strategy Officers) in the UK compete with Big4 UK strategy practices (the firm Strategy, the firm Strategy, the firm-Parthenon, the firm Strategy&) and specialist firms (McKinsey London, BCG London, Bain London, OC&C Strategy Consultants, OEC Strategy, Oliver Wyman London, Roland Berger London, the firm Invent UK, the firm Strategy UK) on UK mid-market engagements.

Clients (PE-backed mid-market firms, owner-managed mid-market firms, family-business firms, post-IPO firms, post-merger firms, post-divestment carve-outs, turnaround mandates) ask for operating-model modernisation complexity (TOM design, organisational design, role-clarity framework, decision-rights framework, governance-cadence framework, performance-management framework, capability-architecture framework), AI integration expectations (AI-augmented operating model, AI-augmented strategy, AI-augmented finance, AI-augmented HR, AI-augmented sales, AI-augmented marketing, AI-augmented customer service, AI-augmented supply chain), digital-marketing modernisation (B2B marketing automation, ABM, intent data, AI content production, multi-touch attribution under privacy constraints, revenue-operations alignment), engagement economics that work for independent practice (fixed-price vs T&M vs equity-component vs success-fee), and sector plays (FS, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, tech, professional services).

Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior CEO + COO mandate work. Consultants who stay on classic org-chart-only TOM patterns watch the senior work shift to peers.

This course teaches the 10-week build of the independent target operating model design practice for UK mid-market: operating-model framework, AI integration framework, digital-marketing framework, engagement economics, sector plays framework, and the client engagement model. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific practice.

What you walk away with

A documented operating-model framework.
An AI integration framework.
A digital-marketing framework.
An engagement economics framework.
A sector plays framework.
A client engagement model.
A 10-week build plan.

The 12 modules

Module 1. UK mid-market TOM design landscape 2026

Detailed walkthrough of the UK mid-market TOM design landscape in 2026: Big4 UK strategy practice positioning, specialist UK strategy firm positioning, McKinsey + BCG + Bain UK positioning, AI-vendor landscape for operating-model integration, regulatory landscape (FCA Consumer Duty for FS, NIS2 for critical infrastructure, EU AI Act for UK firms with EU operations, EU CSRD for UK firms with EU operations, FRC Stewardship Code, UK Corporate Governance Code), and the strategic-level decisions facing independent consultants.

Module 2. Operating-model framework

Build the operating-model framework: TOM design framework, organisational design framework, role-clarity framework, decision-rights framework, governance-cadence framework, performance-management framework, capability-architecture framework, operating-model maturity framework, and the integration with broader business strategy. Three TOM patterns at peer engagements.

Module 3. AI integration framework

Build the AI integration framework: AI-augmented operating model framework, AI-augmented strategy framework, AI-augmented finance framework, AI-augmented HR framework, AI-augmented sales framework, AI-augmented marketing framework, AI-augmented customer service framework, AI-augmented supply chain framework, AI vendor due-diligence framework, AI workforce framework, and the integration with broader AI strategy.

Module 4. Digital-marketing framework

Build the digital-marketing framework: B2B marketing automation framework, ABM framework, intent data framework, AI content production framework, multi-touch attribution under privacy constraints framework, revenue-operations alignment framework, marketing-technology stack framework, privacy and consent framework, demand-gen campaign framework, ABM-channel framework, and the integration with broader go-to-market.

Module 5. Engagement economics

Build the engagement economics framework: fixed-price vs T&M vs retainer vs equity-component vs success-fee engagement structure, assessment-engagement structure, design-engagement structure, implementation-engagement structure, fractional-CSO engagement structure, sub-contractor model, AI-augmented productivity, and the practice-economics framework.

Module 6. FS sector play

Build the FS sector play: bank + insurer + asset-manager + payments client patterns, FCA Consumer Duty integration, FCA SMCR (Senior Managers and Certification Regime) integration, PRA Operational Resilience integration, EU DORA integration where applicable, and the engagement economics overlay.

Module 7. Retail sector play

Build the retail sector play: high-street retail patterns, e-commerce-anchored retail patterns, omnichannel retail patterns, grocery and convenience patterns, hospitality patterns, leisure patterns, regulatory overlay (PSD3, EU AI Act, EU CRA, data privacy under UK GDPR), and the engagement economics overlay.

Module 8. Manufacturing sector play

Build the manufacturing sector play: aerospace and defence manufacturing patterns, automotive manufacturing patterns, food and drink manufacturing patterns, pharmaceutical manufacturing patterns, building products manufacturing patterns, regulatory overlay (NIS2, CER, EU CRA, sector-specific quality standards), and the engagement economics overlay.

Module 9. Healthcare sector play

Build the healthcare sector play: NHS Trust patterns, NHS Integrated Care Board patterns, private hospital group patterns, dental group patterns, vet group patterns, care home group patterns, regulatory overlay (CQC, MHRA, UK GDPR health data), and the engagement economics overlay.

Module 10. Tech and professional services sector play

Build the tech and professional services sector play: SaaS firm patterns, IT services firm patterns, professional services firm patterns (law, accounting, consulting, architecture, engineering, surveying), creative-agency patterns, regulatory overlay (UK GDPR, FCA where applicable, IFRS S1/S2, EU AI Act for cross-border), and the engagement economics overlay.

Module 11. Practice positioning

Build the practice positioning: positioning statement, demo (showing operating-model framework, AI integration framework, digital-marketing framework, sector plays), ROI calculator, case studies (3 minimum), and the discovery-conversation guide.

Module 12. Your 10-week build plan

Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: UK mid-market TOM design landscape + operating-model framework. Weeks 3-4: AI integration framework + digital-marketing framework. Weeks 5-6: engagement economics + FS sector play. Weeks 7-8: retail sector play + manufacturing sector play. Weeks 9-10: healthcare sector play + tech and professional services sector play + practice positioning. Deliverable: independent target operating model design practice.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers the landscape.

Module 2 produces the operating-model framework.

Module 3 covers AI integration.

Module 4 covers digital marketing.

Module 5 covers engagement economics.

Modules 6 to 10 cover sector plays.

Module 11 covers practice positioning.

Module 12 covers the 10-week build plan.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates and worked examples for operating-model framework, AI integration framework, digital-marketing framework, engagement economics framework, FS sector play, retail sector play, manufacturing sector play, healthcare sector play, tech and professional services sector play, practice positioning.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific practice.
Three worked examples of independent target operating model design practices at peer UK firms.
Scripted talking points for the client CEO and COO engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: Operating-model framework scaffold drafted.

Week 4: AI integration + digital marketing designed.

Week 8: Engagement economics + sector plays operational.

Week 10: Practice in operation.

Before and after

Before

Your independent practice loses TOM engagements to Big4 UK strategy practices and to McKinsey + BCG + Bain. Operating-model design is reactive. AI integration is talked about but not deployed. Sector plays are thin. Senior CEO + COO mandate work goes to peers shipping the modern practice.

After

An independent target operating model design practice is in operation. Operating-model framework, AI integration framework, digital-marketing framework, engagement economics framework, FS sector play, retail sector play, manufacturing sector play, healthcare sector play, tech and professional services sector play, practice positioning are all designed.

What happens if you do not address this

Independent consultants without the modern practice lose engagements. AI integration is the new operating-model baseline.

Who it is for

For independent strategy consultants, principals at boutique strategy practices, senior consultants at mid-tier UK strategy firms, fractional Chief Strategy Officers, and senior business leaders pivoting to independent strategy practice.

Who this is NOT for. Pure brand-marketing consultants without TOM scope. Consultants at firms with no UK mid-market business. Pure technology consultants without strategy scope.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 60 to 120 hours of consultant effort across the 10-week build.

Why $199 is the right number

External UK strategy consultants (Big4 UK strategy practices, McKinsey London, BCG London, Bain London, OC&C Strategy Consultants, OEC Strategy, Oliver Wyman London, Roland Berger London, the firm Invent UK, the firm Strategy UK) charge $300K-$1.5M for TOM design programmes. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific practice.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring a UK strategy consultant?

Partially. It teaches the modern practice. You may still want specialist input for complex multi-sector engagements.

What if my clients are primarily PE-backed?

Modules 5 and 11 cover PE-backed-anchored patterns.

Does this cover post-acquisition integration TOM specifically?

Modules 2 and 5 cover post-acquisition TOM patterns.

What about cross-border (UK + EU + US) TOM?

Modules 6 and 10 cover cross-border patterns.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

Operating-model framework tailored to your specific client mix; sector plays matched to your typical sector focus; a 10-week build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.