Forward Intelligence Group

What Forward Intelligence Group does

Forward Intelligence Group is a Singapore-incorporated management consultancy founded in 2012 that focuses on strategic foresight, strategy, innovation, and risk management. The firm operates with a small core team (1–10 employees) led by founder Thomas Martin, drawing on an extended network of partners and associates to deliver engagements for clients across Asia and worldwide. Its core offering is built around a proprietary "Forward Intelligence methodology" that combines continuous environmental scanning (trend research, horizon scanning, PESTLE, market, competitive and customer intelligence) with portfolio management alignment of strategic objectives to projects and resources, and agile team execution using Scrum and SAFe methodologies. This is delivered as four interconnected service lines: Foresight Services, Portfolio Management, Agile Teams Coaching, and Agile Transformations, supplemented by strategic planning advisory and communication best practices consulting.

The firm's revenue model is professional services — bespoke, quote-based consulting engagements rather than packaged or productized offerings, including quarterly executive management meetings, ongoing foresight coaching, and project-based work. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting CEOs, business and functional leaders, strategic planners, innovation managers, and investors/entrepreneurs across industries. Distribution is concentrated through content marketing (a regularly updated blog covering foresight, strategy, agile, VUCA, and digitalization topics) and LinkedIn thought leadership, with select industry partnerships such as the 2020 collaboration with the German Logistics Association (BVL) and BVL Singapore on an Asian-perspective logistics study. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and customer logos are not listed in available sources.

Name

Forward Intelligence Group

Legal name

Forward Intelligence Group Pte Ltd

Website

https://forward-intelligence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forward Intelligence Group is a Singapore-based management consultancy founded in 2012 that delivers foresight, strategy, portfolio management, and agile transformation services to CEOs, strategic planners, innovation managers, and investors across Asia and worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

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Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

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Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Leadership & Management Development

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Strategic foresight
• Portfolio management
• Agile transformation
• Strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for foresight, strategy development, portfolio management implementation, and agile transformation including coaching, training, and program management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Forward Intelligence Group is a management consultancy that provides foresight services, enterprise portfolio management, agile team coaching and agile transformation services to enable business agility. The firm delivers trend research, horizon scanning, PESTLE analysis, market/competitive/customer intelligence, agile strategy alignment through monthly executive meetings, Scrum/SAFe training and coaching, and organizational change management for sustained agile execution.

Product overview

Forward Intelligence Group is a management consultancy offering a unified set of strategic advisory services centered on foresight, strategy, and business agility. The core offering integrates four interconnected service areas: Foresight Services (trend research, horizon scanning, PESTLE analysis, and market intelligence), Portfolio Management (agile strategy alignment and execution), Agile Teams Coaching (Scrum and SAFe methodologies), and Agile Transformations (organizational change management). Additional advisory services include Strategic Planning Advisory and Communication Best Practices Consulting. The portfolio is delivered as professional services engagements for CEOs, business leaders, strategic planners, innovation managers, and entrepreneurs across industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foresight Services Generation of insights from the external environment using a full range of foresight methodologies including trend research, horizon scanning, PESTLE analysis, market, competitive and customer intelligence, providing clarity on trends, developments, opportunities and threats for enterprise clients.
• Portfolio Management Enterprise portfolio management function that aligns external developments with strategic objectives, projects and resources, implementing agile strategy definition through monthly executive meetings.
• Agile Teams Coaching Setup, training and coaching of agile teams using methodologies such as Scrum and SAFe, optimizing delivery of customer value through iterative objective delivery.
• Agile Transformations Business agility transformation support including training, planning, change management and program management to secure long-term organizational success.
• Strategic Planning Advisory Consulting support for strategy formulation and execution, helping clients grow, become more innovative and competitive, or start new businesses, products and ventures.
• Communication Best Practices Consulting Advisory services on organizational communication practices including email productivity, asynchronous messaging and channel selection for effective internal communication.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• German Logistics Association (BVL)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Forward Intelligence Group collaborated with BVL Singapore members on the 'Success in Logistics: An Asian Perspective' white paper. Thomas Martin from Forward Intelligence Group created the initial trend map from the BVL 2017 study, which served as input for a workshop with BVL Singapore members. The resulting report expanded from 58 to 76 factors with Asian perspective added.
• BVL SingaporenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020BVL Singapore members collaborated with Forward Intelligence Group to review, update and add Asian perspective to the 2017 BVL logistics study. The workshop discussed and aligned views on how the logistics industry works and will evolve in Asia.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global strategy consulting incumbent with a broad portfolio including corporate strategy, organizational transformation, and risk; competes for the same C-suite clients Forward Intelligence Group targets, but with vastly greater scale and brand.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm serving CEOs and senior executives on growth, innovation, and organizational change — closely aligned with Forward Intelligence Group's primary customer segment.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consulting firm with strong strategy and risk practices serving executives on growth, transformation, and decision-making — closely aligned with Forward Intelligence Group's primary use cases.
• A.T. Kearney: Global management consultancy with strategy and operations practices; competes for similar enterprise strategy and transformation mandates, particularly in Asia-Pacific.
• Roland Berger: European-headquartered strategy and management consultancy with strong presence in Asia; comparable to Forward Intelligence Group in addressing CEO-level strategy, innovation, and operational transformation engagements.
• Deloitte (Monitor Deloitte / Strategy & Transformation): Big Four firm with a large strategy practice offering corporate strategy, M&A, and organizational transformation; overlaps heavily with Forward Intelligence Group's foresight, portfolio management, and agile transformation offerings.
• Boston Consulting Group: Top-tier global strategy firm with deep practices in corporate development, agile transformation, and scenario planning; overlaps directly with Forward Intelligence Group's foresight and agile service lines at the enterprise level.

Emerging players

• Sia Partners: Boutique consulting firm with growing presence in Asia that blends management consulting with agile and digital transformation practices; more productized than Forward Intelligence Group but covers a similar strategy + execution niche.

Direct peers

• Institute for the Future: California-based foresight research and consulting organization that helps organizations with horizon scanning, trend analysis, and long-term strategic planning — a direct counterpart in the strategic foresight niche that Forward Intelligence Group operates in.
• Strategic Foresight Group: Boutique foresight consultancy serving governments and enterprises on scenario planning and emerging risks; comparable to Forward Intelligence Group in focus, scale, and foresight-led methodology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fwdin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forward-intelligence-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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