Three years ago the idea of a cross asset functional utility would have been regarded as impossible both politically and operationally.

However in the current market it is turning from a curiosity to an essential requirement.

Many organisations are now urgently exploring how to create these cross asset utilities, and how to make them deliver the savings needed.

However, these strategies are hampered by an understanding of what to do and when and how to do it - often we see clients who have started with the implementation but are either stuck in a blind ally or caught in a maelstrom of what to do next having bitten of more than can be digested.

Our approach whether starting from a clean sheet of picking up a project or mid route is to understand the business and then to help sponsors to prioritise the programme into a number of achievable steps - helping maintain both momentum and sponsorship.