Repositioning from Software to Managed Service Provider

Client or Partner:

Marcura

Service Offering:

Service Offerings: Strategy Execution, Commercial Excellence, Change Management, Operating Model.

Challenge:

Marcura, a leading software provider to the shipping industry, saw a growing opportunity to shift from being perceived as a pure software vendor towards positioning as a managed service provider. The challenge was to redefine its value proposition, operating model, and go-to-market approach to support this repositioning.

What we did:

▪️Conducted a structured strategy review across Marcura’s product and service portfolio
▪️Facilitated leadership workshops to clarify the vision for a managed services positioning
▪️Designed a new operating model to enable delivery of managed services at scale
▪️Defined commercial excellence levers, including pricing, customer engagement, and sales enablement
▪️Supported change management activities to align internal teams behind the new direction

Impact / Outcomes:

✅ Clear strategic positioning as a managed service provider
✅ Redesigned operating model enabling integrated service delivery
✅ Alignment across leadership and commercial teams on the new value proposition
✅ Strengthened customer engagement strategy for long-term partnerships

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