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Case family: Working Capital and O2C
Operating tension
What was fragmented or at risk?
A significant unbilled AR backlog had built up through fragmented billing processes, normalised delays, and limited reporting visibility. Leadership could not see the full scale of the problem early enough, and accountability for clearing it was not sufficiently structured. The revenue had been earned, but the cash was not moving. That made the issue a working-capital governance problem.
Mechanism built
What was built?
Three pillars rebuilt the billing discipline: a structured backlog management process, real-time reporting dashboards and governance checkpoints, and PO consolidation rules to reduce transaction-level delays. The operating rhythm made ownership, escalation, and progress visible at the level required for executive action.
Measurable shift
What moved?
USD 276M+ in stagnant capital was converted into active liquidity in a single quarter, with a 1.3-day DSO improvement. The intervention also created a permanent governance infrastructure to prevent the same backlog from accumulating again.
Transferable lesson
What this proves.
Cash acceleration follows operating discipline. Fragmented handoffs, unclear ownership, and weak visibility trap value. Governance converts it into liquidity.
Where this applies
Where this pattern applies.
Use this pattern when earned revenue is stuck between operational completion and cash movement. The diagnostic starts with backlog ownership, billing readiness, reporting visibility, PO rules, and the escalation path for stalled value.
Enterprise transformation proof base. Identifying details adjusted where needed.