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Case Studies

Good case studies make the work tangible. These representative engagements show the kinds of situations Stratdel is built to lead across finance, operations, technology, and growth. They stay unnamed until client approval, but the problems, decisions, and work reflect how Stratdel operates.

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Case Studies

Good case studies make the work tangible. These representative engagements show the kinds of situations Stratdel is built to lead across finance, operations, technology, and growth. They stay unnamed until client approval, but the problems, decisions, and work reflect how Stratdel operates.

How We Present Results

What was in the way, what we led, what changed

Each case study follows a simple story: what was getting in the way, what Stratdel led, and what changed. Until a client approves attribution, the examples stay unnamed and non-numeric. That keeps the page useful and specific without turning representative work into claims we cannot yet publish.

Representative Engagements

Representative Engagements

IT Services — Capital & Liquidity

Stratdel built a debt inventory and 13-week cash forecast, analyzed customer and project profitability, and shaped a refinancing-readiness plan - giving leadership a clearer view of capacity and a stronger lender story.

Founder-Led Services Company — Fractional COO

Growth had outpaced the way the business was being run. Delivery varied, margins were uneven, and too many operating decisions still landed with the CEO. Stratdel reset the operating cadence, clarified ownership, built project and resource scorecards, and standardized delivery so growth no longer depended on the CEO being in the middle of everything.

Multi-Location Services Company — Systems Selection

The company had outgrown a patchwork of systems, yet an ERP decision was approaching without clear requirements or a true internal owner. Stratdel aligned leadership on what the business needed, built the roadmap and business case, and set implementation governance - giving the team clearer scope, ownership, and a practical path to adoption.

Business Services — Fractional CFO

Demand was strong, but cash flow told a different story. High-interest debt and limited visibility into customer profitability made planning difficult. Stratdel put a 13-week cash forecast in place, rebuilt the operating forecast, created lender-ready reporting, and worked with operations on margin drivers - improving liquidity visibility and refinancing options.

Energy Services — Operations & Capital

Volatile cash, expensive debt, and inconsistent field execution were pulling the business in different directions, but a permanent executive hire was not the answer. Stratdel improved cash visibility, tightened project and field economics, standardized core operating routines, and prepared the company for refinancing - bringing more control to a volatile stretch.

Industrial Products — Operations & Performance

Stratdel mapped the constraints, redesigned production and planning, freed cash from inventory, and introduced cost-to-serve reporting - improving output, delivery, and margin on a foundation built to scale.

Sponsor-Backed Portfolio Company — Private Equity

A newly acquired portfolio company was falling behind its value-creation plan, with a finance leadership gap and reporting the sponsor could not rely on. Stratdel stepped in with fractional CFO leadership, rebuilt forecasting and sponsor-grade reporting, and drove the highest-impact operating priorities against the deal model - restoring momentum and confidence in the numbers.

Cross-Functional Program — Initiative Leadership

Stratdel established the fact base, reset decision rights and governance, stood up a program office and benefits register, and drove the critical decisions forward - stabilizing milestones and giving leadership a reliable view of progress.

IT Services — Capital & Liquidity

Stratdel built a debt inventory and 13-week cash forecast, analyzed customer and project profitability, and shaped a refinancing-readiness plan - giving leadership a clearer view of capacity and a stronger lender story.

Founder-Led Services Company — Fractional COO

Growth had outpaced the way the business was being run. Delivery varied, margins were uneven, and too many operating decisions still landed with the CEO. Stratdel reset the operating cadence, clarified ownership, built project and resource scorecards, and standardized delivery so growth no longer depended on the CEO being in the middle of everything.

Multi-Location Services Company — Systems Selection

The company had outgrown a patchwork of systems, yet an ERP decision was approaching without clear requirements or a true internal owner. Stratdel aligned leadership on what the business needed, built the roadmap and business case, and set implementation governance - giving the team clearer scope, ownership, and a practical path to adoption.

Business Services — Fractional CFO

Demand was strong, but cash flow told a different story. High-interest debt and limited visibility into customer profitability made planning difficult. Stratdel put a 13-week cash forecast in place, rebuilt the operating forecast, created lender-ready reporting, and worked with operations on margin drivers - improving liquidity visibility and refinancing options.

Energy Services — Operations & Capital

Volatile cash, expensive debt, and inconsistent field execution were pulling the business in different directions, but a permanent executive hire was not the answer. Stratdel improved cash visibility, tightened project and field economics, standardized core operating routines, and prepared the company for refinancing - bringing more control to a volatile stretch.

Industrial Products — Operations & Performance

Stratdel mapped the constraints, redesigned production and planning, freed cash from inventory, and introduced cost-to-serve reporting - improving output, delivery, and margin on a foundation built to scale.

Sponsor-Backed Portfolio Company — Private Equity

A newly acquired portfolio company was falling behind its value-creation plan, with a finance leadership gap and reporting the sponsor could not rely on. Stratdel stepped in with fractional CFO leadership, rebuilt forecasting and sponsor-grade reporting, and drove the highest-impact operating priorities against the deal model - restoring momentum and confidence in the numbers.

Cross-Functional Program — Initiative Leadership

Stratdel established the fact base, reset decision rights and governance, stood up a program office and benefits register, and drove the critical decisions forward - stabilizing milestones and giving leadership a reliable view of progress.

    Client Feedback

    Trusted to Deliver

    Leaders bring Stratdel in when a transaction is too important for senior attention to disappear after close. Their feedback reflects what changes when one experienced partner stays close to the decisions, surfaces issues early, and keeps the integration moving while the business still has to run.

    “We didn’t have structure or process. The Stratdel project manager we worked with was results driven. We just said it needed to be done and he made it happen. He brought a tremendous amount of value add.”
    “I was extremely happy with their ability to come in, take full accountability on the project and command the respect and responsiveness needed to redirect the contributors to follow through and take ownership on their deliverables.”
    “Communication was his best attribute, followed by his ability to build personal relationships, make connections with clients and build trust. Also, his attention to detail.”
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      Strategy creates direction. Execution creates outcomes.

      Strategy creates direction. Execution creates outcomes.

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        Founder-led businesses
        Family-owned companies
        Privately held companies
        Sponsor-backed businesses
        Emerging middle-market companies
        Companies preparing for growth, acquisition, refinancing, or transformation
        Founder-led businesses
        Family-owned companies
        Privately held companies
        Sponsor-backed businesses
        Emerging middle-market companies
        Companies preparing for growth, acquisition, refinancing, or transformation

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