Business Advisory Services
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Ideas and insights inspire growth.
We help organisations get clarity and visibility on the path to their goals, by helping to extract valuable insights from the data they possess. This triggers ideas for growth and efficiencies. We partner with them to develop these ideas to concrete plans which we help them action.
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Here are a few ways in which we can add value to your business.

Why Choose Illume
Illume leverages the wealth of Vaishali's blue-chip MNC CXO experience in leading transformations at operational as well as strategic levels across diverse businesses, geographies, and organizations. The combination of this experence along with Vaishali's MODEL approach makes our client engagements unique and effective :
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Mapping the situation to achieve comprehensive understanding and crystal clarity on key issues;
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Opportunity identification via detailed analysis, benchmarking, goal-setting, and zero-based approaches;
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Designing. tailored solutions for the specific challenges and opportunities;
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Execution of strategic action plans from these solutions, to unlock value in these opportunities;
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Lasting transformation that ensures sustainable and impactful change.
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This approach straddles the fine details with the big picture and helps connect the dots, to derive meaningful insights from complexity, eventually leading to solutions. Vaishali's deep understanding of human & organizational behavior helps to ensure that the transformation is not just effective but also smooth and sustained.​
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By choosing Illume, you choose world-class CXO expertise for your business' challenges and opportunities.
Our Toolkits
Our Offerings
Here are the different ways in which we can help you
01. Strategy Suite
Strategic Insights & Solutions
Strategically think through, frame, analyse your business and people challenges and opportunities, to chart a clear path towards your objectives.
We use our own frameworks and toolkits to help you with this (see Toolkits section)
02. Change Suite
Lead & Implement Change
Lead Implementation & operationalisation of your big changes; Plan, anticipate and prepare for challenges in execution; Track progress.
We specialise in ensuring that the change sticks and is sustained.
03. CFO Suite
CFO Services & Solutions
CFO services & solutions (incl fractional CFO options) for oversight and guidance for business & finance teams of small companies/start-ups, esp on business / financial analysis, strategy and processes.
04. Expertse Suite
Industry & Financial Expertise
Expert guidance on FMCG industry or business and finance topics for your important projects, benchmarking or due diligence.

Our Toolkits
Our Toolkits
We help you assess your business, uncover opportunities, and address challenges to chart a clear path forward towards your objectives. Our specialized toolkits are designed to give you customised help:
01. RAMP Toolkit
Revenue And Margin Performance, for
Profitable Growth
Strategic analysis for questions / problems on the broader business -
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Business & profit zone analysis for own/competitor business/category/brand
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Investment evaluation incl. Risk/Scenario/Option analysis
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Margin analysis incl. historical trends, challenges and strategies for growth
Process Improvement & Performance Enhancement, for
Business/Process Transformation
02. PIPE Toolkit
Transformation (E2E/in parts) for specific, targeted areas of business/process, e.g.
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Pricing & Strategic Revenue Management - Improve Net Revenue/unit & overall
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Cost Analysis– Benchmarking, Analysis, ZBB (Zero-Base Budgeting)
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Process transformation - to close gaps/leverage opportunities identified
03. STEP Toolkit
Structure & Talent Enhancement Program, for
Organisation Development
Approach design (vision, principles, process, metrics) for organisation topics, e.g -
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Finance Organisation Structure
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Career planning / talent management principle & process
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DEI (Diversity, Engagement & Inclusion)