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Operational Systems & Commercial Growth

Operational systems and growth strategy for climate infrastructure.

We help climate, energy, agri, and infrastructure businesses turn complex delivery environments into commercial momentum by designing the operating systems that make it possible.

RIAN Consultancy · United Kingdom
4 System layers
1 Objective: performance
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The Problem

Most businesses don't have a people problem. They have a systems problem.

Growth reveals gaps. Execution becomes unreliable. Leadership can't see what's happening. These are not talent issues. They are symptoms of a system that was never designed to perform.

Hidden Bottlenecks

The same problems keep coming back in different forms. Nobody can say clearly where work is getting stuck.

Founder Dependency

Critical decisions, knowledge, and relationships are concentrated at the top. The business cannot move without you.

Inconsistent Performance

Output varies by week, team, or individual. Good results feel unreliable. Bad results are hard to diagnose.

Misaligned Teams

Commercial, operational, and delivery teams are pulling in different directions. Priorities are unclear, roles overlap.

Poor Visibility

Leadership cannot see the real picture. Dashboards exist but do not tell you what is happening or why it matters.

Growth Creates Chaos

More revenue, more complexity, more pressure, and an operating model that has not kept pace. Growth starts to become a liability.

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How We Fix It

A structured, repeatable approach to designing systems that perform.

Step 01

Understand the System

We map how the business actually operates, not what is written down.

How work and value actually flows Who the key performers are Informal structures and dependencies Where energy and time is lost
Step 02

Identify Pressure

We diagnose what is limiting performance across human, operational, commercial and environmental factors.

Human: overload, confusion, capability Operational: bottlenecks, inefficiency Commercial: pipeline, conversion, GTM Environmental: conditions, constraints
Step 03

Redesign the Operating Model

We rebuild the system around performance: structure, workflows, tools and the signals that drive decisions.

Structure: roles and ownership Workflows: how things move Tooling: SOPs, dashboards, planning Signals: metrics and decision triggers
Step 04

Embed Control

We put the system into real operations and make sure it runs. Performance becomes visible and pressure gets managed rather than absorbed.

Execution cadence and rhythm Performance visibility Accountability frameworks Continuous improvement loops
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Services

Three ways to work with us.

Every engagement starts by understanding how the business actually runs. Most clients start with an audit, move into the build, and keep us on afterwards. All of it can be agreed on a call.

Entry Point

Systems Audit

A short diagnostic that shows what is actually holding performance back. You get a clear picture of how your system runs, where the pressure sits, and what to fix first, before committing to anything larger.

  • Full system mapping and flow analysis
  • Pressure identification across every layer
  • Prioritised list of what to change
  • Initial control system design
Request an Audit
Ongoing

Advisory Retainer

Ongoing commercial and performance oversight once the system is built. We stay close to the business, watch where pressure is building, support BD decisions and keep the operating model current as things change.

  • Commercial and BD performance monitoring
  • Pipeline and offer support
  • Strategic and operational input
  • Leadership decision support
Discuss a Retainer

Larger redesigns. Where the whole operating model needs rebuilding, covering roles, ownership, reporting, workflows, tooling and commercial execution, we run that as a single programme. Ask us about it on a call.

AI, where it earns its place

We help leadership teams understand AI properly before they commit to tools, we build AI agents, and we use them to take the admin out of business development so the team spends more time selling.

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Market & Competitive Intelligence

Know your market. Know your position. Move faster.

Fast turnaround intelligence reports that give leadership the clarity to make better decisions on pricing, positioning, competitive response and market entry. Delivered in days, not weeks.

Intelligence Reports

Structured, fast turnaround research built around a specific decision you need to make, not a generic research dump. We tell you what it means for the business, not just what the data says. Typically delivered in two to seven days depending on depth.

Competitive How competitors are positioned, priced and messaged, and where the gaps sit.
Market Size, segments, buyer behaviour, trends and the conditions shaping demand.
Offer benchmarking How your offer compares on structure, packaging and perceived value.
Business Impact

Sharper positioning, more credible investor and partner conversations, and commercial decisions grounded in evidence rather than assumption.

Custom intelligence briefs available on request

Fundraising prep, sector deep dives, partnership due diligence, sales territory analysis. Tell us what you need to know.

Request a Report
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The Team

Built by operators,
not commentators.

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Andrew Haxton

Commercial & Growth

Andrew works in commercial growth, go-to-market design and venture development. He has built and scaled operations across climate, land and growth businesses, with a particular focus on business development architecture, offer design and commercial execution systems.

GTM Strategy Commercial Systems BD Architecture Partnerships Venture Development
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Dan Maltby

Systems & Operations

Dan's background is operational design, systems engineering and execution management in complex environments. He turns operational reality into structured systems, designing the workflows, ownership models and control frameworks that let a business scale without breaking. Dan leads RIAN's systems methodology and delivery.

Systems Design Operations Execution Design Control Models Structural Design

If performance feels harder than it should, the system is usually the issue.

We will help you see it clearly and build the system that fixes it.

Get in Touch

Start with a conversation.

Tell us what is happening in your business. We will tell you honestly whether we can help, and how we would approach it.

Email hello@rian.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
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