Case study: Building a customer-centric B2B organization (with abstract)

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Case study: Building a customer-centric B2B organization (with abstract)
Published ByArticles by McKinsey
Publish DateOctober 16, 2020
AuthorsHai Ye, Will Enger
Topics B2B
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Abstract

The article "Case study: Building a customer-centric B2B organization" by McKinsey describes how a Chinese steel manufacturer systematically transformed its operations to be customer-centric—and in the process, improved its bottom line.

First, authors explains what challenges were identified:

  • Limited understanding of customers
  • Few channels for customer feedback
  • Limited analysis of feedback for insights
  • Customer problems not addressed

After that the process of transformation to a CX-centric organization is described, that includes 3 phases:

  • Diagnose
  • Design
  • Deliver

The rest of the article is devoted to conclusions, that include key learnings and high level approach to changing the mindset which is ab inevitable activity in this kind of projects.