Accountable strategy & technology partner

Strategy and technology for institutions where outcomes matter.

We work with leadership and operating teams at established organizations where strategic decisions and production systems carry real consequences.

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Toronto, Canada

Selected clients and team experience

  • BMO
  • RBC Royal Bank
  • Scotiabank
  • TD Bank
  • Expedia
  • Hitachi
  • RE/MAX
  • Royal LePage
  • Watson Investments
  • Madison Dearborn Partners
  • University of Waterloo
  • Aviva
  • Harvest ETFs
  • Kudos
  • AGE-WELL

Delivered / Savings

$0.0M

Cost savings delivered across active engagements.

Practices

Three ways to engage 0.5 Labs.

A standalone strategy mandate, the systems institutions run on, or the products people actually use.

01

Strategic Advisory

Decide what matters.

Growth, operating model, transformation, AI, capital, and high-stakes decisions.

  • Growth and capital allocation
  • Operating-model and performance reviews
  • Transformation sequencing
  • AI and automation strategy

AI strategy for a top-5 UK Insurer.

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02

Institutional Software

Build what runs.

Data, reporting, infrastructure, workflows, back-office systems, and operating platforms.

  • Data and reporting systems
  • Workflows and automation
  • Infrastructure and operating platforms
  • Internal tools and systems integration

Reporting infrastructure assessment for BMO.

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03

Client & Consumer Software

Build what people use.

Investor portals, client experiences, public platforms, and digital products built for adoption.

  • Investor and client portals
  • Public digital platforms
  • Product and experience refinement
  • Adoption after launch

Investor platform and reporting systems for Harvest ETFs.

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Featured engagements

Work we can point to.

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Selected advisory, systems, and product engagements.

How we work

Advise, build, and operate without changing partners.

Senior people stay involved from assessment through production use.

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Industries

Different sectors put different demands on the work.

The work changes with the controls, users, and risks specific to each sector.

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Financial institutions

Controls, reporting cadence, and production reliability leave little room for speculative builds or loosely owned systems.

Identified a 22% efficiency opportunity in BMO reporting infrastructure.

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Education

Public information, staff ownership, and peak-period reliability matter more than a polished launch that nobody can maintain.

Served tens of thousands of users looking for available study space.

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Industrial operations

Oversight has to improve without adding complexity, and without asking teams to abandon the processes that already keep sites safe.

Hitachi Rail testing cycles shortened from seven days to two.

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What needs to change?

A mandate can end in a recommendation, an operating plan, or a system in production. We will help define the right next step.

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