Major credit-rating agency required an operational analysis and re-engineering of public finance ratings process.
Uptown Solution
UAG leveraged data analytics to baseline current-state process, identifying patterns of waste/inefficiency, and provided key insights and opportunities for improvement.
Focus areas included optimizing operational and organizational efficiency, rationalizing and reallocating resources (including headcount), and optimizing cost structure.
Client Benefits
UAG recommendations resulted in 25%+ cost savings and increased capacity/throughput.
Key findings were institutionalized by the firm into best practices and implemented in several other ratings groups within the organization.