Make the decision. Define the work. Move forward.
JMB provides business advisory services in Dubai and across the UAE, helping leaders assess operational challenges, establish priorities and translate decisions into action.
You may be preparing for growth, reviewing how your organization operates or managing a transformation that has become difficult to coordinate. We help clarify the problem, evaluate the options and define a practical route forward.
Advice connected to implementation
A recommendation becomes useful when your organization can act on it.
JMB connects advisory work with delivery planning. We consider the people, processes, systems and resources required to implement a decision, alongside the constraints that could affect progress.
Our engagements begin with a defined business question. We agree what needs to be assessed, the information required and the decisions the work will support.
Our business advisory services
Strategy execution
Turn an agreed strategic direction into coordinated initiatives.
We help clarify the outcomes you want to achieve and identify the projects, operational changes and management decisions required.
Support can include:
- Translating strategic objectives into delivery priorities.
- Defining initiatives, responsibilities and milestones.
- Identifying dependencies and resource requirements.
- Establishing governance and progress reporting.
Operational improvement
Understand where current ways of working are creating delays, duplication or uncertainty.
We review the agreed activities with the people responsible for them, examining how work moves through the organization and where improvements may be possible.
Support can include:
- Current-state process reviews.
- Identification of bottlenecks and duplicated effort.
- Clarification of responsibilities and handovers.
- Improvement plans with defined owners and measures.
Business transformation planning
Establish a manageable approach to change across your organization.
Transformation can involve several connected initiatives, from technology implementation to changes in processes, roles and service delivery. JMB helps bring these elements into a shared plan.
Support can include:
- Transformation scope and objectives.
- Initiative sequencing and dependency planning.
- Governance and sponsor responsibilities.
- Resource and organizational readiness assessments.
- Implementation roadmaps and review milestones.
Operating model reviews
Clarify how your organization needs to work to support its objectives.
We assess agreed aspects of your operating model, including processes, responsibilities, decision authority and the systems supporting delivery.
Support can include:
- Reviews of current roles and workflows.
- Future-state operating requirements.
- Decision and accountability arrangements.
- Transition activities and implementation planning.
Governance and decision-making
Make responsibilities and approval routes easier to understand.
JMB helps organizations define who makes decisions, what information they need and how matters should be escalated.
Support can include:
- Governance structures and committee responsibilities.
- Approval and escalation arrangements.
- Management reporting requirements.
- Decision logs and action tracking.
- Governance for projects and transformation programs.
Project and initiative prioritization
Establish which commitments should receive attention and resources.
We help leadership teams review proposed and existing initiatives against agreed criteria, considering their purpose, delivery requirements and dependencies.
Support can include:
- Initiative and project portfolio reviews.
- Prioritization criteria.
- Capacity and dependency assessments.
- Recommendations on sequencing and delivery focus.
Support at key business decisions
JMB’s advisory services can help when you are:
- Preparing to introduce a new service or capability.
- Reviewing processes that are limiting growth.
- Coordinating change across several departments.
- Deciding which initiatives to prioritize.
- Clarifying responsibilities after organizational change.
- Assessing whether your organization is ready for a technology implementation.
- Bringing a transformation program back into focus.
The scope is shaped around the decision you need to make and the work that follows it.
How we approach an advisory engagement
01
Define the question
We establish the business challenge, desired outcome and boundaries of the engagement. This keeps the assessment focused on what you need to decide.
02
Examine the current position
We review available information and engage the relevant stakeholders. We identify gaps, assumptions and constraints that could affect the findings.
03
Evaluate the options
We assess practical approaches, considering their requirements, dependencies and implications for your organization.
04
Set out the next steps
We provide recommendations with an implementation approach, responsibilities and priorities. Where agreed, JMB can support the subsequent delivery.
From advisory to delivery
Your organization may need help implementing the recommended changes as well as defining them.
JMB can connect advisory work with project management, PMO support, digital transformation and change management services. The next engagement is scoped around the approved direction and the responsibilities required.
A practical perspective on complex organizations
JMB is led by Jennifer McShane-Bary, whose previous leadership roles span technology, healthcare, infrastructure and operations.
That experience informs our attention to the connections between executive decisions and operational delivery: who will implement the change, what they need and how progress will be assessed.
Frequently asked questions
What do JMB’s business advisory services cover?
JMB focuses on strategy execution, operational improvement, transformation planning, operating models, governance and initiative prioritization. Each engagement addresses an agreed business question.
Can we start with a focused review?
Yes. An engagement can examine a particular process, delivery challenge or decision. We agree the scope and expected outputs before beginning.
Will you work with our leadership and internal teams?
Yes. We work with the people responsible for the areas being assessed. Their participation helps establish the current position and develop recommendations that can be implemented.
What will we receive?
Deliverables depend on the scope. They can include findings, options, recommendations, a prioritized action plan or an implementation roadmap.
Can JMB support implementation?
Yes. Where agreed, we can provide project management or advisory support through implementation. Responsibilities, deliverables and working arrangements are defined in the proposal.
How are business advisory services priced?
Fees reflect the scope, complexity, stakeholder involvement and outputs required. We provide a proposal setting out the work and commercial terms.