Unlock growth, drive transformation, and deliver measurable results.

At Grant Thornton UAE, our consulting team partners with you to solve your most complex business challenges. We combine deep technical expertise, global frameworks, and local market insight to help you achieve sustainable growth and operational excellence. 

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Strategy, growth and profitability

Shape your future with strategies that deliver real impact. 
Our team works with you to develop and implement strategies that align with your business goals and drive long-term success. We focus on outcomes that matter—enabling strategic growth and profitability in a competitive market. 

Our approach includes

Business strategy

Develop and implement effective strategies based on deep market analysis and competitive intelligence. We design future-ready operating models and comprehensive transformation roadmaps to guide you from ambition to action. 

Deal strategy

Maximise value from mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic deals. We provide commercial, operational, HR, technology, and ESG diligence, as well as integration support for seamless transitions and lasting value. 

Pricing and growth

Optimise your pricing strategies and identify growth opportunities to enhance your competitive edge and profitability. We conduct revenue stream analysis, design pricing models, and develop market entry and expansion strategies. 

Analytics and AI

Leverage data-driven insights to make informed decisions and improve overall business performance. We help you define analytics and AI strategies, enable data-driven leadership, and identify high-impact use cases. 

Our primary services

Empower your people to drive success. Our people advisory services help you build an agile, high-performance culture that is equipped to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. We partner with you to align your talent strategy with your business goals.

Turn finance into a strategic powerhouse. We help you transform your finance department from back-office to strategic partner, providing real-time insights, optimising performance, and driving value across the organisation.

Transform your business with a unified approach. We orchestrate change across your entire operating model, aligning people, processes, and technology to drive efficiency, unlock innovation, and build lasting value.

Embed sustainability into your business strategy. Our ESG advisory services help you move beyond compliance to develop a comprehensive ESG framework that reduces risk, attracts investment, and builds a stronger brand reputation.

What we offer

Leverage technology to transform your business

Our IT, digital, and data advisory services help you build a robust and future-ready technology landscape that enables innovation, improves customer experience, and drives your competitive advantage.

Our expertise includes:

  • Digital strategy and transformation roadmap: Align technology with business objectives. 
  • Technology system selection and implementation: From ERP to cloud solutions and AI-driven platforms. 
  • Data strategy and governance: Ensure your data is a trusted and valuable asset. 

Why it matters

You can innovate with confidence and unlock the full value of your technology investments. 

Turn procurement into a strategic advantage

We help you transform your procurement function from a transactional unit into a strategic partner that drives efficiency and improves your bottom line.

Our services include:

  • Procurement operating models: Align procurement with your business strategy. 
  • Strategic sourcing and vendor negotiation: Identify and realise significant cost savings. 
  • Procurement technology roadmap: Automate processes and improve data visibility. 

Why it matters

You gain a modern, data-driven procurement function ready to tackle today’s complex supply chain challenges. 

Achieve sustainable savings without sacrificing quality

We help you identify and implement cost reduction strategies that improve profitability and support long-term growth.

Our approach:

  • Cost structure review: Identify opportunities for efficiency and waste elimination. 
  • Operational efficiency improvements: From process automation to outsourcing and shared services. 
  • Cost reduction programmes: Clear metrics and accountability to ensure sustainable savings. 

Why it matters

You build a culture of continuous improvement and reinvest in growth and innovation. 

Deliver value from your most important initiatives

Our PMO and TMO services provide the structure, oversight, and expertise needed to ensure measurable impact across your projects and programmes.

Our services:

  • Project management office (PMO): Oversight, standardisation, and governance for your portfolio of projects. 
  • Transformation management office (TMO): Manage complex change, bridging active PMO with hands-on transformation and implementation expertise. 
  • Strategic programme management: Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives and drive successful outcomes. 

Why it matters

You achieve successful delivery, clear governance, and accountability for your most critical projects. 

Build a foundation of trust and resilience

Our governance advisory services help you design and implement frameworks that manage risk, ensure compliance, and enhance accountability.

Our services include:

  • Governance framework design: Tailored to your business, from overall structure to charters and delegation of authority. 
  • Board and committee effectiveness: Reviews and advisory for listed entities, family businesses, and regulated organisations. 
  • Operational governance infrastructure: Corporate performance frameworks, whistleblowing lines, and policy refreshes. 

Why it matters

You build a culture of integrity and resilience, setting your business up for long-term success. 

Why it matters

You gain a clear, unified strategy that stands the test of time, with practical, implementable advice focused on creating tangible value for your business.

Ready to transform your business? Connect with our consulting experts to discuss how we can help you achieve your goals in the UAE and beyond.