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From Complexity to Value

The challenges that matter most rarely arrive organized.

OMNA exists to bring clarity to that complexity and create the conditions to act.

30 minutes, online, with Augusto Oliveira. Choose an available time in the calendar.

Manifesto

Complex challenges cut across functions, combine technical and economic decisions and demand choices under uncertainty.

So we start with the right questions. We investigate causes, challenge hypotheses and make explicit what needs to change. We connect the challenge to the capabilities it requires, with the technical depth and management experience each situation demands.

We work close to those who decide and those who do. We turn intent into accountabilities, priorities into projects and projects into deliverables. We tackle the obstacles, broker decisions and keep the focus on the value the company needs to realize.

Engineering, strategy and management meet in concrete work: a more reliable operation, a better-founded investment, a project under control, a transformation that moves forward.

Purpose

To help companies turn relevant challenges into consistent decisions, coordinated execution and results that can be demonstrated.

Mission

To turn complex business challenges into verifiable, sustained results, connecting strategy, engineering and execution, from decision to value capture.

Vision

To be a reference boutique for leaders who need to connect strategy, engineering and execution, recognized for the discipline of its delivery and the lasting effect of its work.

Values

  1. Integrity, always

    We act with ethics, independence and transparency. Safety and respect for people are non-negotiable: no result justifies compromise on them.

  2. Value before activity

    We measure success by the effect the company can verify and sustain, not by the volume of deliverables.

  3. Rigor that questions

    We question the obvious, investigate causes, challenge hypotheses and deepen the technical work before we recommend.

  4. Ownership in execution

    Within the agreed scope, we answer for the path between strategy and result, with method and discipline.

  5. People drive change

    We work close to those who decide and those who do, develop the client's team and mobilize the capabilities each challenge requires.

  6. Continuous evolution

    We learn from every engagement and bring in new perspectives and technologies. Every engagement closed makes the next one better.

From diagnosis to verified result

Each stage has a deliverable and evidence of progress. The contract may cover only one of them; the path between them is clear from the start.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Problem defined, causes tested and priorities set.

    Baseline data, assumptions and validated diagnosis

  2. 02

    Mobilize

    Team, plan and governance fit for the challenge.

    Owners, scope and resources agreed

  3. 03

    Execute

    Initiatives and projects run with discipline.

    Milestones accepted, risks handled and decisions recorded

  4. 04

    Capture value

    Benefits verified and capability transferred.

    Reconciled indicators and client acceptance

Capabilities

12 capabilities, combined to fit the challenge

A relevant challenge rarely fits a single specialty. That is why we organize what we do into 12 capabilities. Each engagement combines the ones the problem requires, with the expertise mobilized for that challenge.

Across every capability, we use data and AI when they speed up diagnosis or value capture — never as an end in itself.

  • Business transformation
  • Performance and value creation
  • Engineering and capital projects
  1. Operational Excellence & Productivity

    Operational excellence, productivity and loss reduction (Lean, Six Sigma, OEE), using data and AI to find losses faster

  2. Workforce & Organizational Efficiency

    Organizational efficiency and workforce sizing

  3. Turnaround & Performance Recovery

    Turnaround and performance recovery

  4. M&A and Post-Merger Integration

    M&A, operational due diligence and post-merger integration

  5. Supply Chain & Logistics

    Supply chain, logistics and S&OP, with demand forecasting supported by data and AI

  6. Asset Performance & Reliability

    Asset management, maintenance and reliability, including predictive maintenance with data and AI

  7. Engineering, Capital Projects & CAPEX Management

    Engineering, project management (PMO) and capital expenditure (CAPEX) management

  8. Cost Transformation & Procurement

    Cost reduction and procurement strategy

  9. Strategy, Governance & Performance Management

    Strategy, governance and performance management

  10. Digital, Data & AI Transformation

    Digital, data and AI transformation applied to operations — from use case to captured result

  11. HSE, Risk & Operational Resilience

    Health, safety, environment and operational risk (HSE)

  12. Executive Advisory & Interim Management

    Executive advisory and interim management

Diagnose, mobilize expertise and lead execution through to the capture of results.

Value

Opportunity, target, benefit and result are not synonyms

When the four states get mixed up, the number loses credibility.

  1. Estimated opportunity

    The value the diagnosis indicates is possible. It is a hypothesis, with assumptions still to be tested.

  2. Contracted target

    The value the company decides to pursue, with indicator, baseline and deadline. It is a management commitment, not yet a result.

  3. Implemented benefit

    The change is already in operation: the process changed, the equipment was installed, the routine was adopted. The effect still has to show in the number.

  4. Captured result

    The effect shows in the indicator, reconciled with the source and validated by whoever owns the number. It is the only one that can be reported as a result.

At OMNA, each benefit is reported in the state it is in. When the scope includes value capture, we follow through to the verified result.

How to engage

Three ways to work

Signature Solutions

Structured solutions, with defined method and scope.

Tailor-Made Solutions

Custom solutions for complex problems.

Executive Partnership

Ongoing executive advisory and interim management.

Augusto Oliveira, founder and Managing Partner of OMNA, standing by a meeting table in front of windows overlooking skyscrapers.

Founder

Who leads OMNA

“I founded OMNA to work where value is usually lost: on the path between the approved strategy, the operation that must execute it and the investment that sustains it.”

“Pursuing efficiency is no longer a differentiator. In an ambiguous, constantly changing environment, it is a condition for survival — as long as it reaches the operation, not just the budget.”

Augusto Oliveira

Founder and Managing Partner • 20 years in operations, logistics and capital projects

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Insights

Publications and education

Executive education

  • Theses

    In-depth OMNA studies on transformation, execution and value capture.

    In preparation
  • Courses

    Training on the 12 capability topics, with methods and application materials.

    In preparation
  • In-company programs

    Leadership and team development designed for the company's context and challenges.

    In preparation
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Economic indicators

The numbers that move costs, investment and decisions

Brazil's main economic indicators, with the official source and the date each number refers to.

Retrieved on Nov 11, 2026

Sources: Central Bank of Brazil (SGS) and IBGE (SIDRA). Retrieved on Nov 11, 2026. Each number shows the date it refers to. Not investment advice.
IndicatorLatestReferenceComparisonSource
Interest rates, inflation and FX
Selic policy rate (target)13.75% p.a.in effect on Nov 11, 2026unchanged since Sep 17, 2026BCB · SGS 432
Inflation (IPCA, 12 months)4.58%Sep 20264.22% in AugIBGE · SGS 13522
US dollar (PTAX, ask)R$ 5.5606Nov 11, 2026R$ 5.5840 on Nov 10BCB · SGS 1
Activity and employment
Unemployment rate5.2%quarter Jul–Sep 2026—IBGE · PNAD Contínua (SIDRA 6381)
Industrial production−0.8% m/mSep 2026 (seasonally adjusted)+0.2% over 12 months; −2.5% vs Sep 2025IBGE · PIM-PF (SIDRA 8888)
Services volume−0.1% m/mSep 2026 (seasonally adjusted)+1.9% over 12 months; −0.1% vs Sep 2025IBGE · PMS (SIDRA 5906)
Public finances
General government gross debt82.93% of GDPSep 202682.87% in AugBCB · SGS 13762

What the market expects for 2027

Median of the Focus survey expectations of Nov 6, 2026 (Central Bank of Brazil). It reflects the survey respondents' expectations, not a forecast by the Central Bank or by OMNA.

Focus forecasts for 2027
IndicatorFocus market, Nov 6, 2026
GDP growth1.15%
Inflation (IPCA)4.90%
Selic at end-202712.50% p.a.
US dollar at end-2027R$ 5.40

For comparison, Focus for 2026: GDP 1.75%; IPCA 5.22%; Selic 13.75%; dollar R$ 5.35.

Forecasts: Focus survey, Central Bank of Brazil (Nov 6, 2026). Public data, not investment advice. Updated weekly; each number keeps the date it refers to.

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What challenge can't wait any longer?

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