What clients have found useful

"We used the Tools Selection Advisory when choosing a project management platform. I had been putting the decision off because I did not want to run the process myself. The written recommendation was specific and the reservations section was the most useful part — it flagged exactly what we later found out in the first two months of using the tool."

Tools Selection Advisory — April 2025

"The monthly strategic notes have been running for seven months now. The topics vary considerably — some months it is a competitor's reported expansion, other months it is something about supply chain conditions in the region. What I appreciate is that the notes are short and do not try to be comprehensive. They are genuinely useful for the executive team briefings."

Strategic Note Series — ongoing since October 2024

"We commissioned the Stakeholder Alignment Memo before a significant internal restructuring decision. The interviews were thorough and the memo was clear about where the divergences were. The one thing I would note is that the process works best when the sponsor is genuinely open to hearing positions that contradict their own — which ours was. The output was exactly what we needed going into that meeting."

Stakeholder Alignment Memo — March 2025

"The fixed pricing was one of the main reasons we approached Saro Bay. Our previous advisory arrangements always ended with a higher invoice than expected. The scope brief made clear what was included and the final invoice matched it exactly. The tools recommendation itself was sound — we implemented it and have had no regrets about the choice."

Tools Selection Advisory — February 2025

"The Stakeholder Alignment Memo is a format I had not seen before. We had used surveys and team workshops but neither gave us the candor that the confidential interview format produced. The anonymization worked well — people spoke more directly to the advisor than they would have in any group setting. Useful output for a difficult decision."

Stakeholder Alignment Memo — January 2025

"Three months into the Strategic Note Series. The notes have become part of how we prepare for our monthly senior team meeting. My only observation is that the topics I have been choosing are probably more operationally specific than the format is designed for, and the advisor has been honest about the limits of what can be covered in three to five pages. That kind of directness is useful."

Strategic Note Series — ongoing since March 2025