AI Tools for Strategy Consultants
AI tools that help strategy consultants research industries, model markets, profile competitors, analyze macro trends, and build data-driven strategic recommendations for clients.
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Market sizing and growth analysis
Research total addressable market, growth rates, and market segmentation for any industry or product category. Build the market sizing fact base that underpins strategic investment decisions, business cases, and board presentations.
Global precision medicine market: $91B in 2024, projected $221B by 2030 (CAGR ~16%). Segment breakdown: oncology (47%), rare diseases (22%), cardiovascular (14%), neurology (10%), other (7%). Geography: US dominates (42% share) driven by FDA accelerated approval pathways. Europe: 28%, Asia-Pacific fastest growing (19% CAGR) driven by China genomics investment. Key growth drivers: falling NGS sequencing costs, AI drug discovery acceleration, and CDx companion diagnostics expansion.
Competitive strategy and positioning research
Profile competitors, map competitive positioning, and identify white space opportunities. Research how market leaders built their positions and where disruption is most likely to come from.
B2B payments competitive landscape: Stripe positioned as developer-led, SMB-to-enterprise journey, now targeting enterprise treasury. Adyen: pure enterprise play, direct acquiring model, expanding into embedded finance. Nuvei: M&A-driven geographic expansion, strong in gaming/regulated verticals. Worldpay: highest processing volume, legacy infrastructure, private equity ownership creates uncertainty. Strategic battleground: embedded finance APIs and real-time cross-border B2B payments. White space: mid-market international expansion with integrated working capital products.
Strategic options analysis with academic rigor
Find peer-reviewed research and business school case studies that inform strategic option evaluation. Ground your recommendations in evidence about what actually works across industries and time horizons.
Found 11 relevant papers. Key synthesis: Vertical integration creates value when: transaction costs are high (asset-specificity), quality control is critical, and proprietary technology needs protection (Williamson 1985; Mahoney 1992). It destroys value when: operational complexity exceeds management capacity, and the market evolves faster than the integrated structure can adapt (Lafontaine & Slade 2007 review). Recent evidence: post-2010 studies find selective vertical integration outperforms full integration in dynamic industries. 6 high-citation studies with DOI links.
Corporate strategy analysis from public filings
Analyze competitor and peer company 10-K annual reports, investor presentations, and earnings call transcripts to understand declared strategies, capital allocation priorities, and forward-looking investments.
Honeywell strategy (2022-2024): Active portfolio reshaping — spun off Resins & Chemicals as AdvanSix, separated homes and global distribution (Resideo). Current investment focus: 3 megatrends (automation, future of aviation, energy transition). Capital allocation: shifted to software-enabled products (now 35% of revenue), 4 acquisitions totaling $4.8B in 2024 focused on industrial software. Stated target: 4-7% organic growth with 30%+ EBITDA margins in 3 years. Divesting lower-margin commodity hardware businesses.
Geopolitical and regulatory risk assessment
Research the geopolitical dynamics, trade policies, and regulatory changes that affect strategic decisions. Identify risks and opportunities from a changing global order before they materialize.
Vietnam: Strong CPTPP and USMCA adjacency via re-export, but US Section 301 enforcement increasing on China-Vietnam transshipment. US tariffs on Vietnam electronics: 0-3.5% (vs 25%+ on China). Mexico: USMCA benefits significant, nearshoring boom driving wage inflation (15-20% annual manufacturing wage growth). Geopolitical risk: Vietnam-China territorial tensions (South China Sea) create low-probability high-impact supply chain risk. Mexico risk: political uncertainty around energy policy and cartel-related security in Monterrey region. Recommendation framework provided.
Ready-to-use prompts
Size the global electric vehicle charging infrastructure market. Include current market value, projected 5-year CAGR, key segments by charging level (L1, L2, DC fast), the leading players, and how government policy is shaping investment flows.
Map the competitive landscape for cloud-based HR software. Profile the top 8 competitors including their target customer segment, pricing model, key differentiators, and recent strategic moves. Identify where there are unmet customer needs.
Find the most cited peer-reviewed papers on disruptive innovation and market disruption theory from 1995 to the present. Include Christensen's original work and subsequent empirical tests and critiques. I need 8-10 key citations with abstracts.
Analyze the strategic priorities and capital allocation framework in the most recent 3 annual reports of 3M Company. What segments are they growing, what are they exiting, and what is their stated M&A strategy?
Build a strategic market profile for Saudi Arabia as a potential market entry. Include GDP, FDI climate, Vision 2030 priority sectors, key regulatory considerations, and which industries are most accessible to foreign companies.
Create a three-scenario revenue projection chart (pessimistic, base, optimistic) for a SaaS business with the following data: [insert data]. Use different line styles for each scenario and annotate the inflection points.
Research the current US-China trade relationship and how evolving tariff and export control policies are affecting strategic supply chain decisions for US industrial companies. What are the key policy risks to monitor in 2025-2026?
Find Chief Strategy Officers and VP of Corporate Development at US financial services companies with $5B+ revenue that have announced major strategic initiatives, acquisitions, or business model changes in the past 12 months.
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Strategic situation assessment
Build a comprehensive strategic situation analysis: industry dynamics, competitive position, and external environment.
Strategic options development
Develop strategic options grounded in academic evidence, peer benchmarking, and financial analysis.
Strategy engagement BD pipeline
Find companies at strategic inflection points with active need for external strategic advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use these tools to size a market for a strategy engagement?
Deep Research compiles market size estimates, growth rates, and segmentation from industry reports, analyst publications, and trade data. World Economy provides World Bank data for country-level market sizing. For bottom-up sizing, pull GDP, sector value-added, and trade flow data. Always triangulate between top-down (total market) and bottom-up (unit economics) approaches for defensible figures.
What SEC filing data is most useful for competitive intelligence?
The most strategic information comes from 10-K Risk Factor sections (what management worries about), the MD&A (management's assessment of the business), and strategic initiative disclosures. For M&A intelligence, search 8-K filings for material transaction announcements. For capital allocation strategy, look at the cash flow statement and footnotes on investment priorities.
Can these tools support Porter's Five Forces or other strategic frameworks?
Yes. Deep Research can compile the inputs for each force — buyer power, supplier dynamics, threat of new entrants, substitute products, and competitive rivalry intensity. Competitor Research profiles each competitive player. The tools do the data gathering efficiently so your analytical energy goes into interpreting the framework and building recommendations.
How do I use geopolitical data in strategy engagements?
Geopolitics accesses the GDELT database of global events, and Deep Research compiles policy and regulatory intelligence. For strategy engagements, use these to build scenario analyses around policy risks (tariffs, export controls), geopolitical shifts (nearshoring, friend-shoring), and regulatory changes (ESG requirements, antitrust). Geopolitical scenario planning is increasingly a core part of strategy work for multinational clients.
How do I cite AI-compiled research in client deliverables?
All research should be traced to primary sources — industry reports, academic papers, regulatory filings, or financial databases. AI tools help you find and synthesize sources quickly, but client deliverables should cite the underlying primary sources (e.g., World Bank, specific academic paper with DOI, SEC filing reference). Never cite the AI tool itself as a source.
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