Our three-part Minimum Viable Company (MVC) webinar series is now complete and available to watch on-demand.
Across the series, Bryan Hurcombe and Ryan Taylor explore the full MVC journey. They begin with the principles behind the concept and why it's becoming increasingly relevant, then walk through a practical approach to building an MVC capability, before finally demonstrating how it can become a strategic enabler, not just a resilience obligation.
Whether you're just starting to explore MVC or looking to embed it into your organisation, the series provides practical frameworks, real-world insights and guidance on how firms are approaching the challenge.
Part 1: Minimum Viable Company
Most organisations don't yet have a clear definition of MVC or where it sits alongside operational resilience. This session addressed that gap directly, offering a structured, practical way to think about MVC and the tough calls it forces firms to make.
In the session, we explored:
- How MVC should be framed to ExCo and Boards
- Where MVC aligns with, and diverges from, operational resilience
- Ways firms are approaching the problem
- The key decisions and trade-offs MVC is intended to support
- Common misconceptions
Part 2: How to Build Your Minimum Viable Company
Moving from concept to capability is where most organisations stall, so this session walked through the phases of the MVC delivery journey in plain terms, from defining your survival logic through to embedding it as a live, governed part of the organisation.
Watch the session for:
- A clear understanding of the phases and what each one demands
- A realistic view of where your organisation is likely starting from
- A practical sense of how to begin, and what to focus on first
- An introduction to how DCR Partners can support you through the process
Part 3: From Safety Net to Strategic Enabler - The Business Case for Minimum Viable Company
MVC is usually understood as a defensive capability - the floor you recover from when everything that can go wrong has. That's true, but it's only half the story: the same architecture that protects you under duress also licenses ambition in peacetime. Know your floor, and you know your headroom, and headroom is optionality.
This session made the business case for MVC as a strategic enabler and foundational infrastructure, not just a resilience obligation or compliance exercise.
Watch the session for:
- A clear understanding of MVC as a strategic enabler, not just a resilience obligation
- The confidence to take calculated risks once you know your floor
- A framework for treating MVC as foundational infrastructure
Ready to take the first step?
We've created MVC Foundations - a structured one-day scoping workshop that helps you define your MVC requirements and gives your leadership team a clear, credible starting point for the transition from reactive to adaptive.
Financial services firms that attempt to build their MVC without this foundation typically stall - missing the leadership and governance dimension that makes MVC effective.
What you'll get:
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Clarity on your starting point - a structured assessment of your resilience posture against MVC requirements.
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Defined MVC requirements - the conditions your firm must meet to survive severe, prolonged disruption,
- A sequenced path forward - a prioritised view of where to begin, before the real work starts.
