Management consulting case studies

The client problem, the work LUKiN delivered and the result.

Explore examples across operational excellence, change management, business intelligence, management reporting, digital transformation and PMO.

Independent project · Award-winning work

School sport in Bizkaia: telling the gender-gap story through open data.

The report by LUKiN founder Irene Tobajas won the Reportaje + Datos category of the 2025 Open Data Bizkaia Data Journalism Challenge. It brings together five seasons of participation, sports provision and a school survey through interactive charts.

The 2025 edition, restored for reference. This is not a statistical update or a commissioned assignment for the provincial government.

Process improvement · Marketing operations

Making a small marketing team's workload visible before a CRM rollout

Helping a small marketing team organise requests, plan by quarter and document customer handovers while a separate team prepared the CRM.

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Change management · Customer Service transformation

Giving a global Customer Service transformation a clear path forward

Assessing transformation maturity, aligning stakeholders and turning capability gaps into practical near-term and longer-term actions.

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SME advisory · Digital performance and analytics

Turning broad digital growth goals into a practical SME action plan

Helping an independent ecommerce business focus on the few SEO, analytics and conversion actions that could be measured and implemented first.

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Business intelligence · Customer and commercial analysis

Using client segmentation to increase sales by 29% in six months

Identifying high-margin offers and turning customer analysis into focused pricing and commercial decisions.

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Portfolio planning · Renewable energy

Building a five-year roadmap for renewable energy growth

Bringing investment needs, workforce, partnerships and technology into one practical masterplan for growth and funding decisions.

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Process improvement · Manufacturing performance

Reducing operational inefficiency by 47% in a manufacturing environment

Combining practical process improvement with real-time KPI visibility across production lines.

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Digital transformation · Product and market validation

Validating a digital product before committing to the roadmap

Testing user needs and market assumptions before turning a mobile app idea into an executive-level delivery roadmap.

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Management reporting · Commercial decision support

Turning pricing analysis into £1.5m of additional revenue and faster reporting

Combining pricing benchmarks, commercial analysis and automated reporting to support better decisions across a professional services portfolio.

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Digital transformation · Operations & tools

Connecting tools, teams and workflows to scale delivery

Replacing disconnected tools and manual processes with one simpler system for visibility, coordination and execution.

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Business intelligence · Reporting and data

Turning scattered data into decisions teams can actually trust

Creating a single source of truth and a useful reporting layer across multiple data sources.

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Operational excellence · Change management

Making change stick: from good ideas to consistent execution

Embedding ownership, routines and follow-through so existing improvements became normal daily practice.

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Operational excellence · Ways of working

From unclear ways of working to a more structured operating rhythm

Improving processes, roles and weekly routines to reduce duplication and strengthen follow-through.

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Business intelligence · KPI framework

From scattered data to clear management visibility

Designing a KPI and reporting framework that made performance and priorities easier to understand.

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Digital transformation · PMO

From 40+ disconnected projects to full visibility and control

Structuring a PMO to improve governance and decisions across cross-functional projects and regions.

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