AI and OKR consultants for complex organizations

Explore the real-world transformations of companies that closed the strategy execution gap. Their success provides a proven blueprint for turning ambitious plans into measurable business results at enterprise scale.

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Some of our case studies

Gruppo Sella: 90%+ OKR adoption, with AI in the loop

Gruppo Sella moved OKRs off spreadsheets and onto WorkBoard AI. With Wave Nine, it reached 90%+ adoption and now sets OKRs 2x as fast, with 10x better quality.

6,500 employees

Kiwibank scales OKRs from a 50-person start to 200+ people

New Zealand's largest homegrown bank replaced a manual OKR process with WorkBoard AI, certified internal coaches and a rhythm that runs from weekly meetings to the board.

2,500 team members

ABB product managers trade task lists for outcome-based OKRs

ABB Electrification built OKRs into a development program for 650 product managers. Wave Nine's training and coaching helped them set outcome-based OKRs tied to ABB's strategy.

105,000 employees
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Vattenfall's modeling department moves from feature debates to outcomes

Vattenfall's specialized department for wind energy modeling adopted OKRs with Wave Nine. Today it runs several focused projects at a time and shows leadership measurable progress.

Specialized wind energy modeling department

Playstudios takes OKRs from one team to 100% of the company

The Tetris mobile publisher scaled OKRs from its loyalty team to every team, with WorkBoard AI as the platform and Wave Nine leading the rollout.

500+ employees

iDeals relaunches its OKR program to execute a new strategy

A fast-growing SaaS company rebuilt its OKR program from the ground up, with four focused company OKRs, team-authored OKRs linked to strategy, and 12 certified internal coaches.

450 employees

Gas South makes OKRs stick and gets at least 40% more efficient

After two OKR trainings left leaders confused, Gas South relaunched with Wave Nine and WorkBoard AI. Today scorecards fill themselves and teams work across silos.

About 400 employees

eCapital's transportation group returns to profit with OKRs

New leadership turned hundreds of scattered projects into five strategic pillars. With WorkBoard AI and Wave Nine, the division was profitable in under a year.

400 employees in the Transportation Group

From "it can't be done" to company-wide OKRs in two weeks

A new CEO, a largely new leadership team and a bold strategy. Wave Nine helped Obagi launch OKRs and WorkBoard AI for 75+ employees in two weeks.

About 200 employees

Graiman proves OKRs work far beyond tech, with a full day saved on every QBR

A family-owned maker of tiles, cement and auto parts moved from Viva Goals to WorkBoard AI with Wave Nine, drew a clear line between KPIs and OKRs and now runs its QBRs straight from the platform.

200 employees

From spreadsheet updates to 90% better executive meetings

Zededa's ELT spent its meetings typing OKR updates into a spreadsheet. With WorkBoard AI and Wave Nine, those meetings now focus on the business.

120 employees

VeChain moves from annual goals to quarterly OKRs that lead every meeting

VeChain swapped spreadsheets and annual goals for quarterly OKRs in WorkBoard AI. A Wave Nine pilot made OKRs the first agenda item in every meeting.

96 employees

Every employee sees how their work moves the strategy

Community Housing Works gave all 80 employees WorkBoard AI access, built a weekly OKR rhythm with Wave Nine and gained alignment, transparency and a common language for progress.

80 employees

SITA trades to-do lists for focus and decade-best visibility

SITA's product team moved from sprawling to-do lists to a handful of focused OKRs, gained visibility it hadn't had in over 10 years, and ran the program itself by quarter three.

7,300 employees

Grupo Moura gets 100% of key result owners updating their OKRs

Grupo Moura replaced spreadsheets, manual Power BI refreshes and email chasing with WorkBoard AI. Directors now get automatic reports and shorter follow-up meetings.

7,000 employees (division)

AssetMark links every team's work to its new strategy

After a major acquisition, AssetMark had a bold strategy and no way to execute it. Wave Nine helped turn its five strategic pillars into OKRs and built a custom operating rhythm over two quarters.

1,000+ employees

OKRs that aligned rapid growth and a generational handover

A family-run diamond company scaled fast after launching Dialog. Wave Nine rebuilt its OKR practice, coached the next generation of leaders and helped bring the program in-house.

600 employees

Tala turns rapid growth into aligned, focused execution

After a $145M Series E, Tala used a four-phase OKR rollout with Wave Nine to align a heavily matrixed organization, from the executive team to six cross-functional teams.

500+ employees

Appsfactory reaches near-100% OKR adoption in a matrix organization

A fast-growing 400-person digital agency aligned business units and functional departments with OKRs, kept team autonomy and gained transparency on resource utilization.

400 employees

From stalled projects to company-wide alignment at Union Wireless

A 110-year-old Rocky Mountain telecom used OKRs, rotating leader-coaches and a weekly rhythm to break down silos and finish long-forgotten initiatives.

275 employees

Carwow swaps spreadsheets and slides for live OKR business reviews

Carwow had a strong OKR program and outgrew Google Sheets and PowerPoint. With Wave Nine, it moved to WorkBoard AI, which now makes cross-team work visible to leadership.

250+ employees

A Minnesota bank trades siloed goals for shared OKRs and growth

Tradition Capital Bank swapped individual "rocks" for team OKRs, reached full engagement by the third quarter and got organic growth moving again.

138 employees
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One North Star: how Wandelbots got everyone talking about welding

After tripling headcount in a year, Wandelbots used OKRs and WorkBoard AI to rally every team behind one goal: robotic MIG/MAG arc welding.

130 employees

From pages of goals to a few OKRs every team owns

After a $10 million raise, GetSetUp grew to about 50 people. Wave Nine helped it trade a detailed top-down plan for lean OKRs owned by each department.

About 50 employees

An OKR reset that stuck: Native ties every team's work to strategy

Native relaunched its OKRs with Wave Nine: a tailored 6-month cycle, a 3-day onsite kickoff in Vermont and remote rituals that keep teams across the U.S. and Kenya aligned.

30 employees

From hypergrowth to structure: 22,000+ free counseling sessions

A fast-growing school mental health nonprofit used OKRs to align its directors, restore a steady rhythm and help double free counseling sessions for students.

13 employees

What Executive Leaders Achieve

“Very helpful OKR program - helped me as an OKR coach despite the challenges with current culture on lean and SMART personal objectives.”

Jason Gerroll
Campus IT Infrastructure Director

“One of the business challenges we faced was achieving clear visibility around what others were doing, both within and between each business unit. We needed the right tool to track what they were doing, why they were doing it, and how the work led to actual outcomes.”

Alex Powell
Director of Strategy

“We were total beginners when it came to OKRs. Wave Nine were knowledgeable about the OKR method in general, as well as implementing OKRs through WorkBoard. That was our first impression of them, and they really delivered in the end.”

Jonas Paul Schreiber
VP Strategic Infrastructure, Wandelbots

“The implementation of WorkBoard has improved transparency and communication between functional teams across several countries, as well as helped with strict deadlines for assigned tasks. The Wave Nine team has helped a lot – from defining strategic tasks to successfully integrating a system for tracking goals and tasks.”

Kristiana Bicule
BP Development Manager

“Wave Nine was really helpful, making themselves available at any hour, which was especially important given the time difference. From the start, we felt like Wave Nine was a real partner.”

Nick Sullivan
GM Strategy

“I was impressed by the Wave Nine team’s engagement from the start. They were highly responsive, and they worked to understand our business. They came to serve as an extension of our company, making sure we were doing everything right as we streamlined our implementation.”

Larry Sanford
VP Operations

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team for their great efforts and support to KFAS. Wave Nine has been brilliant throughout - we couldn't have asked for more from you. We will definitely keep you in mind as a partner in the future!”

Khaldoon Al Harmi
Planning and Development Manager

“Wave Nine went above and beyond the requirements set in our contract. They were available 24/7, and the 260 employees who dealt with them were on a first-name basis with the Wave Nine team members.”

Craig Snaguski
Chief of Staff

“Wave Nine really helped us understand the 'real-world' potential of OKRs and enabled us to build and embed them successfully into the commercial organization. The insights they shared in leading us through the cycle has really driven a change in how we prioritize and enabled us to establish a very productive new operating rhythm.”

Andrew Huxter
Vice President

“Wave Nine helped us on a fundamental strategic level, trying to decide between a general North Star OKR and a very specific one. Once we decided to choose the laser-focus approach, Wave Nine helped us choose the right laser focus of MIG/MAG arc welding. That really helped us in our implementation.”

Martin Wanitschke
Chief Operating Officer

“Embedding their experts into our teams has accelerated the OKR rollout throughout the organization, and we have achieved greater focus and results. We really appreciate the support of Wave Nine and would recommend them to organizations looking to kick-start their OKR initiatives.”

Jeff Rachlin
Chief Customer Officer

“I have been using OKRs for years and still learned a lot. Going back to basics and first principles was super useful. I will be recommending that my team members all go to Wave Nine for coaching and training.”

Alex Ley
Director

“The Wave Nine team was very patient during the training process for both the executives and the company as a whole. They did their homework, learned about our challenges, and came prepared. They worked well with our teams to create a highly-collaborative OKR strategy.”

Ishan Gupta
Senior Vice President of Operations

“Working with Wave Nine was a great experience. They were conscious of the challenges we faced, coming up with ideas and solutions to address them proactively.”

Franco Gatti
Product Management Excellence Lead

“One of the reasons we had such a successful adoption is that we had this guided approach from Wave Nine on how to structure meetings, how to set up OKRs, and how to use the tools to get the data and define the different metrics.”

Roman Belter
Chief Operations Officer

“We were expanding and transitioning leadership to a new generation, a process that involves a lot of emotions that need to be navigated with gentle hands. OKRs made sure everyone was swimming in the same direction, and Wave Nine’s leadership coaching was transformative.”

Itay Ariel
President

“After working with Wave Nine to define our OKRs, we now know where the bus is headed and when it will be there. Everyone feels more at ease now that they are after a common goal.”

Jeremiah Aja
Senior Vice President Operations

"I highly recommend that any organization work with Wave Nine. Their professionalism, availability, and communication have been excellent. Implementing an OKR program with their guidance, and rallying teams behind it, can significantly benefit any organization."

Emily Gaynor
Director of People & Culture

"Wave Nine’s dedication was amazing. We really didn’t want to bring in a company that would just hand us some templates and call it a day. With Wave Nine, every aspect of the implementation had a customized approach. They went out of their way to understand our business needs, landscape, and strategy."

Agnieszka Hyla
Talent Development Head

“Our Wave Nine consultant was excellent. He gave us really good training around OKRs, and he helped us focus our minds so we could build high-quality OKRs.”

Peter Drummond
VP of Product Management

"Wave Nine’s consultants are very good at finding solutions, and working with Caroline increased my ability to message the importance of OKRs throughout the organization. She helped us increase our staff’s WorkBoard skillset."

Tricia Woodworth
IT Operations Manager

"We have two remarkable coaches in Philipp and Johannes, who walked us hand-in-hand through our adoption. Whether it meant working with the C-Suite or with individual managers, they rolled up their sleeves and did what it took to get us to the next level of OKR maturity."

David Ricley
Director of Customer Care

“Obagi is a very ambitious organization; we are executing quickly against many strategic priorities across several different channels. The OKR program put us in the same boat rowing in the same direction. We have achieved a new level of focus as a team.”

Lu Al-Nsour
Chief of Staff

“Wave Nine’s staff was amazing and super accessible. They were always willing to roll up their sleeves and have a conversation. They were ‘all in’ on our success.”

Jessica Porter
Chief Operations Officer

Pragmatism Over Pedigree

Big Consultancy Way

Arms-length Advisors who deliver a strategy deck.

Rigid, Corporate Frameworks that clash with culture.

Focus on Billable Hours creating long-term dependency.

Endless "Discovery Phases" with no tangible progress.

DIY / Training Way

Abstract Knowledge with no implementation support.

Generic Templates that don't fit your business.

Focus on Certifications without practical application.

No Path to Measurable ROI.

The Wave Nine Way

Embedded Practitioners who build your system with you.

Custom-built Operating Rhythm tailored to your DNA.

Focus on Capability Building through certified internal coaches.

Measurable Results in Weeks, not months or years.

The Enterprise Standard for Strategy Execution

300+

Enterprise Transformations

30+

Countries Served

90%+

Adoption

2 Weeks

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Philipp Schett - Founder of Wave Nine
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CEO

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CEO