Operational Excellence · Lean Six Sigma · Digital Transformation
Stabilize before you digitize.
Most transformations fail because organisations digitize broken processes. Rigor Strategy makes your operations capable first — then builds the digital and AI layer that delivers measurable, sustained results.
Market problem
What Rigor Strategy is built to solve
Many organisations already have improvement ambition, digital ideas, dashboards, and training calendars. The performance gap usually sits in baselining, execution discipline, adoption, ownership and sustainment.
Training without business impact
Certification programmes often finish with attendance records but limited project completion or financial validation.
Consulting without transfer
Recommendations fail when internal teams are not coached to own the method, cadence and controls.
Digital without process discipline
Technology gets deployed before process baselines, data ownership and adoption routines are clear.
KPI overload
Teams track many measures but lack a clear KPI tree, review cadence and escalation logic.
Weak sustainment
Improvements fade after workshops when control plans, process owners and leadership routines are not embedded.
Generic transformation
Industrial operations need practical solutions that fit assets, shifts, safety rules, data gaps and shop-floor reality.
Core services
Five integrated service pillars
Positioned against the market gap: not generic training, not strategy-only advisory, but practitioner-led improvement from diagnosis to sustained control.
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Lean Six Sigma Training & Coaching
Project-based Yellow, Green and Black Belt capability building linked to real business problems.
- Belt training and certification pathways
- DMAIC project coaching
- Benefit validation and control plans
Operational Excellence Consulting
Diagnostics, VSM, waste reduction, RCA, OEE improvement, standard work and governance routines.
- Current-state diagnostics
- Cost, quality and productivity improvement
- Operational strategy and execution cadence
Digital Transformation Strategy
Lean-first digital roadmaps for Industry 4.0, dashboards, automation, AI use cases and data readiness.
- Digital maturity assessment
- Use-case prioritisation and roadmap
- Technology-neutral adoption planning
Leadership & Change Enablement
Leadership routines, adoption planning and capability transfer so improvement becomes part of daily work.
- Executive alignment workshops
- Change and adoption planning
- Leader standard work and coaching cadence
Performance Management Systems
KPI architecture, dashboards, review routines and control mechanisms to sustain benefits.
- KPI trees and dashboard logic
- Daily, weekly and monthly review cadence
- Escalation and benefit tracking
Focused Diagnostic Offers
Low-risk entry points for clients who want clarity before committing to a larger programme.
- 2-day OpEx diagnostic
- Digital readiness assessment
- KPI governance review
Signature approach
Baseline before roadmap. Governance before scale. Capability before dependency.
Rigor Strategy’s consulting and training model connects the boardroom, management cadence and shop-floor execution. The approach is practical, evidence-led and designed to leave the client with stronger internal capability.
Diagnose
Clarify the current baseline, process losses, pain points, stakeholder needs and measurable improvement opportunity.
Roadmap
Prioritise high-value initiatives, define owners, sequence delivery waves and align leadership expectations.
Deliver & coach
Execute improvement projects while transferring methods, routines and decision discipline to internal teams.
Sustain
Embed control plans, dashboards, governance cadence and benefit tracking so gains do not fade.
Engagement model
Designed to reduce common consulting and training failure modes
Each engagement is structured around four controls that increase the probability of implementation success.
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Clear baselines
Define the starting point, measurable loss and target condition before solutioning.
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Governance cadence
Set review rhythm, owners, escalation logic and decision forums.
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Adoption plan
Prepare people, process changes, communication and leadership behaviours.
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Sustained control
Build control plans, dashboards and audit mechanisms into the operating model.
Practitioner-led credibility
Industrial experience translated into practical consulting.
The market is crowded with training catalogues and advisory language. Rigor Strategy differentiates through practitioner experience, improvement discipline and implementation governance.
Operational Excellence
Lean Six Sigma
Digital Transformation
Performance Governance
About the firm
Built for organisations that need execution, not only advice.
Rigor Strategy supports leadership teams, operations teams and corporate functions in improving performance through disciplined problem solving, practical digital roadmaps and internal capability development.
Experience-led support for real operational constraints, not generic theory.
Training and coaching designed to build internal problem-solvers rather than external dependency.
Projects are connected to cost, quality, productivity, safety, service, delivery and adoption metrics.
Training catalogue
Programmes designed around capability and measurable outcomes
The strongest market position is training linked to real projects, leadership routines and sustainment controls.
| Programme | Audience | Format | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lean Awareness | Frontline and support teams | 1 day | Basic waste identification and improvement language |
| Yellow Belt | Operators, supervisors and staff | 2 days | Simple problem-solving capability and small kaizen ideas |
| Green Belt | Engineers, supervisors and analysts | 5–8 days plus coaching | Completed DMAIC project with validated benefit logic |
| Black Belt | Improvement leaders | Modular programme plus mentoring | Strategic improvement project and coaching capability |
| Lean Leadership | Managers and functional heads | Workshop plus field routines | Improved review cadence, escalation and coaching behaviour |
| Digital Transformation for Business Leaders | Managers and transformation teams | Use-case workshop | Prioritised digital roadmap and adoption logic |
| AI for Operational Excellence | Leaders, analysts and improvement teams | Practical workshop | AI use cases, risk considerations and governance themes |
| KPI & Performance Management | Managers, analysts and PMO teams | Workshop | KPI tree, dashboard logic and review cadence |
Proof
Representative results
Examples of the work, methods and impact areas typical of Rigor Strategy engagements. Client details are kept confidential.
Reducing operational waste through Lean diagnostics
- Challenge
- High process variation, rework and unclear ownership of recurring losses.
- Method
- VSM, loss tree, RCA, DMAIC charters and daily review cadence.
- Impact area
- Cost, quality, flow, productivity and frontline problem-solving capability.
Building a practical digital transformation roadmap
- Challenge
- Multiple digital ideas but unclear value, data readiness and adoption plan.
- Method
- Digital maturity assessment, use-case scoring, roadmap waves and governance model.
- Impact area
- Prioritised portfolio, leadership alignment and reduced technology-selection risk.
Improving project execution through governance cadence
- Challenge
- Many initiatives but weak visibility, delayed decisions and limited benefit tracking.
- Method
- KPI tree, dashboard logic, review cadence, escalation rules and control plan.
- Impact area
- Faster management visibility, clearer accountability and stronger sustainment.
Who we work with
Best-fit client segments
Rigor Strategy works with industrial and operational organisations that need practical implementation support — not only certification or boardroom advice.
Metals & Manufacturing
Productivity, safety, quality, OEE, maintenance, energy and process capability.
Energy & Utilities
Asset performance, reliability, downtime, safety and operational governance.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Lead time, visibility, inventory, flow, transport tracking and warehouse productivity.
Corporate Functions
Procurement, HR, finance, PMO, service quality, process simplification and dashboards.
Ways to start
Clear, fixed-scope ways to begin
Each engagement has a defined scope and outcome. Most clients start with a short diagnostic, then expand into a full programme.
2-Day OpEx Diagnostic
Rapid review of process performance, loss areas, governance gaps and improvement roadmap.
Green Belt with Project Coaching
Training plus workplace project completion, review cadence and benefit validation.
Digital Readiness Assessment
Process, data, people, technology and governance review before digital investment.
KPI Governance System Design
KPI tree, dashboard logic, ownership model, review rhythm and escalation pathway.
Work in action
Improvement work must be visible, practical and adopted.
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Leadership workshops
Alignment on priorities, governance and decision cadence.
Industrial operations
Grounded in plant-floor realities and operational constraints.
Dashboards & control
KPI visibility connected to ownership and action.
Start with a diagnostic conversation.
A short discussion can clarify whether the priority is training, operational excellence, digital roadmap, KPI governance or a combined transformation programme.
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Recommended first step
Begin with a focused diagnostic call to agree the problem statement, baseline availability, stakeholder group, expected outcome and suitable engagement model.