Founder-led consultancyOperational Review & AdvisoryWorking UK-wide
Operational Review & Advisory

We review your operations.
Then we fix them.

H² goes inside your business, identifies every inefficiency, and gives you a clear recommendations report. And we don't just hand it over. We can stay and help you put the plan into practice. Think of us as closer to an extension of your team than outside consultants.

Founder-led engagementsDirect work with Haidar and Marta, never a junior
Sector experienceManufacturing, aerospace, defence, automotive & software
Our team has delivered inside
Manufacturing◆Aerospace◆Defence◆Automotive◆Software◆4A Methodology◆Operational Excellence◆Programme Delivery◆PM Mentoring◆Process Improvement◆Manufacturing◆Aerospace◆Defence◆Automotive◆Software◆4A Methodology◆Operational Excellence◆Programme Delivery◆PM Mentoring◆Process Improvement◆
0Founders, and you work with them directly
0Years’ combined experience
0Core sectors, known inside out
0Senior-led, never a junior
How We Work

Your operations, reviewed. Your problems, solved.

We go in, find every inefficiency, and hand you a ranked recommendations report. Then we can stay and help you fix it, going as deep as you need us to.

Operational Review & Inefficiency Report

A full review that goes past the org chart to the real workflows, the real friction and the workarounds your teams have quietly built up over the years.

AssessProcess mapping

Alignment Planning

An improvement roadmap we build together, rather than hand over. Every recommendation comes with a business case and your leadership's backing.

AlignROI modelling

Activation & Delivery

Plans become reality. H² leads, supports, or coaches. Every change implemented with your people, not at them.

ActivateProgramme delivery

Anchor & Embed

The phase most consultancies skip. We stay until improvements are permanent, then transfer full capability to your team.

AnchorSustainability

PM Support & Mentoring

Expert programme management support, from soundboarding and plan reviews to crisis support, delivered by people who have been there.

MentoringAdvisory

ERP & Systems Delivery

Experienced ERP/SaaS delivery from Epicor and SAP to bespoke integrations across manufacturing and supply chain.

ERPSAP/Epicor
Sector Experience

We know your world.

People who have worked inside these industries, not consultants learning on your time.

Manufacturing

Lean/Six SigmaQuality
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Manufacturing

Production planning, quality systems, lean and scaling across precision, automotive and industrial.

15-20%of sales can be lost to the cost of poor quality.ASQ
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Aerospace

AS9100MRO
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Aerospace

Programme delivery, supplier management, AS9100 and engineering change control.

$10k-150k/hrcost of a grounded aircraft (AOG).Industry estimates
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Defence

GovernanceSQEP
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Defence

Complex programmes, multi-contractor governance, and direct MoD / NAVAIR delivery.

£16.9bnshortfall in the MoD Equipment Plan.NAO
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Automotive

APQP/PPAPIATF 16949
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Automotive

APQP, PPAP, IATF 16949 and OEM programme delivery across Tier 1-3.

29M+vehicles recalled in the US in 2025, across ~1,000 campaigns.NHTSA
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Software

Agile/SAFeERP
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Software

Agile, SAFe and DevOps delivery, plus ERP/SaaS implementation.

45%average cost overrun on large IT projects, for 56% less value.McKinsey-Oxford
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Why It Matters

The gap between the plan and the result.

Most operational problems don’t announce themselves. They surface later, as slipped deadlines, blown budgets, and benefits that never quite land. Across the sectors we work in, the research is consistent:

42%
of organisations consistently deliver the full benefits of their projects.
Wellingtone · State of Project Management 2026
1 in 3
deliver projects on time, and only about half come in on budget.
Wellingtone · 2026
~1 in 4
projects miss their original business goals outright.
PMI · Pulse of the Profession 2024
Manufacturing
$1.7M/hr
average cost of unplanned downtime on the line.
Fluke / Censuswide survey · 2025

That gap, between the plan and what actually gets delivered, is exactly what an H² operational review is built to close. We find where the value is leaking, and because the 4A model doesn’t stop at the report, we stay through delivery to make sure the fix actually lands.

An Illustrative Engagement

What working with us actually looks like.

A composite example, drawn from the kind of operational reviews we run. The names and numbers are illustrative, but the shape of the work is exactly how we operate.

I

Assess

Weeks 1-3

A mid-size manufacturer brings us in: deliveries are slipping and nobody can say why. We interview across functions, shadow the floor, and map the order-to-dispatch flow. The real bottleneck isn't the line. It's three undocumented approval steps sitting between sales and production.

II

Align

Week 4

No report-and-run. With their leadership we rank every finding by impact and effort, agree a 90-day plan, and build the business case for the two changes worth doing first, with genuine buy-in before anything begins.

III

Activate

Weeks 5-12

We work alongside their team to redesign the approval flow and stand up a simple weekly cadence. No sprawling systems project, just the right changes, made with their people, not at them.

IV

Anchor

Day 60+

We check it has stuck: the new flow is owned by their team, deliveries are back on track, and everything we built is handed over. When they're ready for the next thing, the cycle begins again.

PM Support & Mentoring

A trusted voice when it matters most.

Complex programmes are hard. H² provides senior programme managers a thinking partner who has been exactly where they are.

Soundboarding

Pressure-test your thinking and build confidence before critical moments.

Plan & Document Review

Senior review of your programme plan, risk register or stakeholder comms.

Crisis Support

Immediate senior support to stabilise, diagnose, and recover when needed.

Structured Mentoring

Fortnightly sessions, goal-setting and tracked progress for PMs looking to grow.

"We work with teams to create an environment where they can succeed, by clearing away the noise."
The H² Principle
FAQ

Questions we hear often.

Straight answers to common concerns.

Is the discovery call really free?
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Genuinely free. No credit card, no obligation, no follow-up sales calls unless you want one. We have built H² on referrals, and the only thing that earns those is being worth talking to.
Will I speak to a senior person?
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Every discovery call is taken by one of H²'s founders, Haidar or Marta, both with real experience inside the sectors you work in. Not a salesperson, not a junior.
What sectors do you work in?
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Manufacturing, aerospace, defence, automotive and software, with hands-on experience inside Rolls-Royce, Bosch, JAE, Epicor, Philips, JLR and others.
We've tried consultants before and it didn't work.
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We hear this constantly. Most consultancy fails because it stops at the report. The H² 4A cycle doesn't end at Assess and Align. Activate and Anchor mean we stay through delivery and make the improvements permanent.
How quickly can you start?
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Usually within 1-2 weeks of agreeing scope. We keep our active client load small on purpose, so every engagement gets proper senior attention.

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