Improve Margins for Professional Services.
Move gross margin and EBITDA margin into top-quartile territory.
Professional services scaled like product.
Why professional services operators engage SAZ to improve margins.
Margin is the single best signal of business health and the foundation for valuation multiples. SAZ margin engagements work both sides of the equation — pricing and cost — to move both gross margin and EBITDA margin toward top-quartile bands.
Professional services firms — accounting, consulting, agencies, advisory — face a step-change opportunity with AI. SAZ helps firms productize services, build AI leverage, and scale the operating model.
The SAZ playbook for improve margins, calibrated to professional services.
Margin diagnostic
Gross margin by SKU/segment, EBITDA bridge analysis, cost-to-serve modeling.
Pricing reset
Value-based pricing, packaging, contract structure.
Cost reduction
Top cost categories with automation/AI/vendor consolidation.
Operating cadence
Monthly margin review, quarterly pricing review.
What professional services operators walk away with.
Gross margin +5–15pp
EBITDA margin +3–8pp
Top-quartile economics by year 2
Premium valuation multiple unlocked
SAZ services for professional services.
Business Strategy for Professional Services
Strategy that survives contact with reality.
Revenue Strategy for Professional Services
Engineer the revenue engine end-to-end.
Operational Strategy for Professional Services
Make operations a competitive weapon.
AI Automation for Professional Services
Automate the work that scales the company.
Ready to improve margins in professional services?
Email info@Sedighi.ca or call (604) 632-4959. A senior partner responds within one business day.