Map the Cut Matrix
Classify cost actions by savings durability and capability risk so you can prioritize better moves.
Capability risk Low High Savings durability Do first High durability · Low risk Matched efficiency levers such as standardizing costly exceptions, consolidating overlapping tools, or improving utilization. These usually hold because they change the mechanism creating cost. Use carefully High durability · High risk Structural redesign that may be worth doing but can disrupt critical capability if sequenced badly, such as outsourcing a core process or deeply reducing specialist capacity. Temporary only Low durability · Low risk Short-term controls like delayed travel, purchase approval tightening, or slower hiring. Useful for breathing room, but weak as a permanent answer. Avoid Low…
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