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Strategyn is working with some of the top names in the technology field, including IBM, Microsoft and Dell, to help them develop products and services that meet their customers' needs. Sometimes this involves "big bang" ideas and solutions. But as our case study with Microsoft shows, that's not always true. Read more about this Microsoft success story, which clearly demonstrates the power of Strategyn's Outcome-Driven innovation process.

  • Growing Microsoft's Software Assurance Business

    Growing Microsoft's Software Assurance Business

    Microsoft’s Software Assurance was a business under pressure, facing declining renewals that put substantial revenue at risk. Working with Strategyn, the company used the ODI methodology to better understand their customers' needs and address them. They discovered customers were having trouble tracking the number of PC licenses they owned, training employees on upgrades, and preventing internal security violations.

    The resulting solution, however, didn't require a "big idea" or new innovations. Instead, Microsoft was able to repackage the Software Assurance offering, add products it was using internally to create value, and develop a more effective marketing strategy and marketing message.

    As a result of this innovative solution, Microsoft was able to substantially grow the Software Assurance business and increase customer satisfaction -- a true service innovation

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"The concept of outcomes -- talking with customers with a focus on jobs to be done -- is an extremely valuable tool leading to breakthrough concepts and company success."

Robert Bledsoe

Microsoft Corporation

"The ODI approach enabled us to pull a valuable offering together and reframe our marketing message from an upgrade offering to a PC lifecycle management offering. Growth is not always about finding 'big bang' new ideas."

Dave Wascha

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Learn more about Outcome-Driven Innovation by downloading our articles published in MIT Sloan Management Review.

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