Get More From Your Product Investment.
Find what's holding your business back.
Make the changes that matter.
Independent product strategy, organisational assessment and hands-on leadership for companies looking to scale, improve performance or rethink how they build products.
When to bring in One Knight Consulting
Different situations. A clearer way forward.
You don't need to know the solution before an introductory conversation. Recognising that something needs to change is enough.
Scaling up
Your business is growing beyond its current capabilities. You need clearer priorities, the right leadership and an approach to product development that can grow with you.
Getting back on track
You're investing in products, but the business isn't seeing enough value. Teams are busy, priorities compete and it's unclear what's holding performance back.
Building or rethinking product capability
You're establishing a product function, productising services or reconsidering how you build. Changes such as AI raise new questions about your proposition and operating model.
From uncertainty to action
Assess → Recommend → Implement
- 01
Assess
Understand the business, identify opportunities and diagnose what's holding performance back.
You get: An independent view of the opportunities and constraints that matter.
- 02
Recommend
Agree what needs to change, prioritise the opportunities and create a practical plan.
You get: Clear recommendations, explicit trade-offs and agreed priorities for action.
- 03
Implement
Work with your leadership and teams to make changes, build capabilities and improve results.
You get: Hands-on support to put the plan into practice and review progress.
The assessment follows your situation. It can focus on strategy, proposition, commercial opportunities, leadership, team effectiveness or the operating model. The scope is agreed with you, along with the support needed to implement the recommendations.
Experience in practice
Diagnosis that leads to action
Examples of assessment and implementation, drawn from client testimonials.
Edurio
Iona Kelliher · Managing Director
- Business challenge
- Improve the approach to product strategy and delivery under new day-to-day leadership.
- Assessment
- A thorough review of current practice, challenges and opportunities.
- What changed
- Clear recommendations followed by support rolling out two core priorities.
- Client-reported result
- Improved communication and decision-making, with the organisation in a better place six months on.
KYC360
Shankar Srinivasan · COO
- Business challenge
- Review product practices and provide leadership while recruiting a permanent head of product.
- Assessment
- An independent, collaborative review produced insights and actionable recommendations.
- What changed
- Jason subsequently led the product team on an interim basis and supported the search for a permanent leader.
- Client-reported result
- A smooth leadership transition and a solid foundation for future progress.
Risk Ledger
Daniel Saul · Co-founder
- Business challenge
- Develop the product organisation as the company continued to grow and evolve.
- Assessment
- A product maturity review, with input from leaders across the company, led to pragmatic recommendations.
- What changed
- Hands-on support with hiring a second product manager, including candidate screening and in-person interviews.
- Client-reported result
- The co-founder described the independent assessment and practical hiring support as hugely valuable.
Ways to work together
The support your situation needs
Start with the business problem. The right engagement follows from what needs to change.
Product Effectiveness Assessment
Independent diagnosis and prioritised recommendations across strategy, proposition, organisation and execution.
Explore assessments →Product Strategy & Advisory
Support with important product investment decisions and identifying opportunities, including AI.
Explore strategic advisory →Fractional Product Leadership
Hands-on leadership to implement change, guide your teams and strengthen the capabilities your business needs.
Explore fractional leadership →Coaching, workshops and team development are also available, as focused engagements or to support wider change. See supporting interventions.
You don't need to have it all worked out.
If you recognise a problem but aren't sure what's causing it, let's talk. One Knight Consulting helps you understand what needs to change and put those changes into practice.
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