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Get Your Products Moving

We help companies get the most from their Products and Services. A fresh approach boosting Potential, Results and ROI

Comprehensive Service Delivered at Pace
- Built on Experience, Proven Know How and a Little AI

“Stands head and shoulders above the rest...
Don’t hesitate to call, you won’t regret it”

Mark Mitchinson, CEO Well Being Executives (Formerly VP Samsung and EVP Huawei)

"It’s amazing how much a team can accomplish
 if no one cares who gets credit”

Kelly Johnson – Lockhead Skunkworks

"If you need some help with plotting 
strategy, there is no one better"

Miles Norman, GM UK & Ireland, Lenovo

A 25+ year record of success with start ups, tech track companies, international corporations and leading edge Govt projects.

Why Us?
Creative Product and Strategy Specialists 
  • MBA & Marketer with 25yrs of Product Leadership 

  • A record with rapid growing and household brands

  • From Analysis and Product Strategy to GTM

  • Experience and lessons across Tech & Telecoms

  • Expertise from 'Concept' through to 'End of Life'

  • Leveraging AI tools to Deliver at Pace

Bespoke Services to Solve Your Problems 

We help every product punch above its weight. Our comprehensive services can be bespoke to your challenge. E.g. Getting and Staying Ahead; Optimising future products; Revitalising what you have.

 

Fresh thinking MBAs, we leverage know how, AI, and 25 yrs experience with fast growing tech leaders. We deliver at pace with great ROI.

Options to Meet Every Challenge

Our service options are comprehensive – for every stage of the product (see options below).

We tailor our services to customer needs. Working in isolation – or collaborate with their experts. We draw on our experience, AI, know how, and learnings from related markets. 

We work to build fresh, creative and informed solutions to get the most out of your products and services.  

 

Rapid Analysis and Competitive Insight

A foundation of solid Market and Competitor analysis has never been more critical. Our approach is built from MBA tools and honed over 25 yrs with some of the world’s best tech companies. 

We build a rapid and insightful picture for every project, working with you, the latest AI tools and research sources.

We can help you get
ahead of the curve

A trusted hand in
a challenging world 

Helping get it
all in order

Why us?
Our Pedigree

We’re MBAs with a long track record in tech. Before the Plotting Shed, we led Product Strategy, Marketing and Management for companies at critical stages of growth including Virgin, Samsung, d Huawei.

Across Fast Growing Tech

We’ve worked and delivered results across many fields of tech - and learnt lessons  from every one of them.This has included many generations of telecoms (2G to 5G), many forms of computing, In Home devices, In Vehicles, Emergency Services, Wider Connectivity, Security, Smart Tech, Wearables, and more to come.

We’re Collaborators

Our approach is always friendly, respectful and collaborative – the closer we work, the better the results

We are Passionate

We bring Energy, Drive and a Can-Do Attitude to everything we do

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Friends of the Plotting Shed

We’ve been around the block a couple of times and dealt with some of the very best . . . the Established, the Wise Heads, the Opinion Leaders, Rising Stars and High Flying Yewts. A bunch we’re pleased to call friends. We always welcome new members.

Meeting your challenges.
Everything Tailored to your needs

 

Services for Everything from 'Concept' to 'End of Life'

 

Incisive Market and Competitive Analysis

drawing on proven tools and AI

 

New Competitive Positions and Profitable Opp

Complete breakthrough Product Strategy 

 

Unique positioning and Fresh propositions 

 

Product and Portfolio refinement

Optimising potential of new & future products

 

Maximising returns on existing products

Go to Market – built on 100s of products

 

Product Management to optimise performance and profit

 

Bespoke services for discrete products and projects

Interim support for sudden departures and projects

Rapid response for urgent challenges 

Lawrence Corbett
COO, Lyca Mobile

"Jim always takes ownership for delivery of first rate results. I have had the pleasure of working with Jim at Virgin and at Bullitt Group. Jim is the person you want on your team whenever you need a sound 
Product Strategy or Go-to-Market plan. The performance of the product changed the trajectory 
of the business."

Miles Norman
GM UK & Ireland, Lenovo

"If you need some help with plotting 
strategy, there is no one better"

Mark Mitchinson
CEO, Wellbeing Executives

"I've employed Jim twice, yes, he’s that good. It’s impossible to find anyone with better work ethic and dedication. He stands head and shoulders above the rest!

He's extremely professional, intellectually and commercially astute, worldly wise, fiercely loyal, trustworthy, and great fun!
 
Don’t hesitate to call, you won’t regret it"

Steve Whatson
Deputy Director, Home Office

"Jim has consistently provided detailed analysis about the current trends in the telecoms market and the requirements our diverse stakeholder group gave. This has allowed us to take decisions based on factual evidence, in what is a complex and changing environment. This has allowed us to make substantial savings and deliver products to our users quicker”.

William Paterson
Country Director, TCL

I have known Jim for 25 years now working together in the same sector, although he has a broad experience across many sectors. The words that come to mind when I think of him are integrity, dependability and professionalism

James Lockhart
Head of Product Marketing, TelcoSwitch

I have been lucky to work on several projects alongside Jim.

 

His expertise in planning and executing global go-to-market initiatives always proved invaluable. Beyond this however, his positivity, enthusiasm, and general joie-de-vivre are what set him apart.

 

I couldn't recommend him more.

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