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VALUE CREATION PLAYBOOK

How the best companies create value

Quantified case studies across revenue growth, cost reduction, and process improvement. Real companies, real results, real playbooks.

Browse Playbooks256 Case Studies

Value Levers

Three dimensions of enterprise value creation

Revenue Growth

Levers that increase the top line.

3 sub-levers235 cases

Cost Reduction

Levers that lower the cost base without proportionally reducing output.

3 sub-levers44 cases

Process Improvement

Levers that improve how the business operates — amplifying the impact of revenue and cost levers.

3 sub-levers85 cases

Latest Case Studies

Recently published value creation analyses

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Packaging and Bundling

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft grew Dynamics 365 at 20%+ CAGR by bundling CRM/ERP into its 400M-seat M365 enterprise installed base.

Packaging & Bundling: Enterprise Suite Bundling Strategy

Enterprise SaaSGICS 4510Large Enterprise
Revenue Model Shift

MongoDB, Inc.

MongoDB grew Atlas revenue 724% to $1.4B by converting its developer database into a multi-cloud consumption platform.

MongoDB Grew Atlas Cloud Revenue 724% to $1.4B and Total Revenue to $2.0B by Shifting to Consumption-Based Developer Data Platform

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOpsLarge Enterprise
Packaging and Bundling

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Palo Alto Networks grew NGS ARR 32% to $5.6B by consolidating security into multi-year platform subscriptions.

Palo Alto Networks Reached $5.6B Next-Gen Security ARR Growing 32% YoY Through Platform Bundling

Enterprise SaaSLarge Enterprise
New Customer Acquisition

Judges Scientific

Judges Scientific grew revenue ~22x to £136M in 16 years acquiring 25+ niche instrument businesses at 4–6x EBIT.

~21% Revenue CAGR for 16 Years Through Micro-Cap Scientific Instrument Acquisitions at 4–6x EBIT

Serial Acquirers & Roll-upsGICS 4520Mid-Market
Market Entry

IDEX Corporation

IDEX grew revenue 32% to $3.3B sustaining 27%+ EBITDA margins by acquiring 50+ niche precision-engineering businesses.

27%+ EBITDA Margins Through Decentralized Niche Acquisition Strategy

Serial Acquirers & Roll-upsGICS 2010Large Enterprise
Packaging and Bundling

Rippling

Rippling scaled ARR to $1B+ at 78% growth by stacking HR, IT, and Finance products onto a single employee data platform.

Rippling scaled ARR from $175M to over $1 billion at 78% growth by expanding HR, IT, and Finance onto a single employee data platform that generated $5M in monthly expansion revenue

Enterprise SaaSEnterprise

Industries

Value creation analysis by industry vertical

Business Services

10 sub-industries·102 case studies

Commercial Real Estate Services

8 case studies

Consumer

3 sub-industries·7 case studies

Financial Services

3 sub-industries·4 case studies

Healthcare

3 sub-industries·4 case studies

Industrial

3 sub-industries·9 case studies

Insurance Brokerage & Risk

11 case studies

Serial Acquirers & Roll-ups

26 case studies

Software & Cloud

5 sub-industries·85 case studies