Consulting Services

What we do in Management Consulting

Fields of Excellence


Discovery & Roadmap Definition

Translating business directions into a fit-for-purpose, realistic and aligned transformation roadmap and program & project definition. Ensure the program will deliver the expected results, with projects in the right sequence and a realistic timeline.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Focus on reaching the business goals. Incorporating digital, artificial intelligence and ERP solutions where applicable.

  • Pragmatic approaches, focused on definition, awareness and buy-in. It needs to be your program definition.

  • Senior management communication and coaching skills.

  • Holistic view covering all building blocks of our Quality Transformation methodology.

  • Weighting the attention of the building blocks for the program setup according to the specific program situation.


Quality Assurance

Our independent Quality Assurance service is delivered by highly experienced digital transformation leaders using straight forward guidance.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Objective of our QAs is to assess whether the project is setup to reach predictable, desirable results, but on top of that defining potential corrective measures.

  • Delivered by experience, not based on a checklist or textbook.

  • Sufficient attention for opinions, but where needed based on facts, using our effective risk & issue identification approach.

  • Corrective (past phase results), but moreover pro-active (future phase advice).

  • Setup as one-off or as repeating service, with agreed milestone and touch points.

  • Results focused. Potentially combined with result-based pricing of services.


Value Realization

Not all business transformation programs deliver the expected results. We offer pro-active management of Value Realization pre-requisites during the program and corrective actions to realize the benefits after individual go-live´s.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Holistic approach, which includes value realization pre-requisites in organization, processes, technology & applications, skills and data.

  • Fast identification of root causes and barriers which are limiting the value realization.

  • Prioritize corrective actions in manageable pieces of work.

  • Targeted results will be measurable. Result-based pricing of this service is offered.


Program & project Startup

Most transformation programs and projects which did not deliver the expected results went wrong as of the start. The program or project needs to have the right project setup, internal & external team staffing, the team needs to understand and buy-in to the objectives, needs to be aware of the impact of the objectives and how to reach those, needs to understand their roles and roles of others and needs to be equipped with the right knowledge, tools and organizational & technical infrastructure to be successful.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Top-down approach, enabling the program leadership to do the right things right

  • Rich services menu: from internal team selection, to budget allocation, to awareness, to holistic approach definition, to external partner selection, etc, etc.

  • Pragmatic, no theory, no text book guidance, but practical fit-for-purpose advice


Program support

Complex programs require experience to manage and steer results in an effective way. Making the mistakes others have made, needs to be avoided. Does your program leadership team have sufficient experience in all relevant areas, or are there areas where you require some “been there, done it” support?
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Flexible setup. From a couple of days to address a specific isolated topic till program lifecycle guidance.

  • Guidance or execution which will impact organisation, roles, plan, budget/value case, approach, procedures, or storyline/presentation material.

  • Guidance or execution from idea generation till making-it-happen.


Business & Technology Architecture Definition

Many companies have a severe gap between the available state-of-the-art technology and the Business Adoption of this technology. Is there a need for faster adoption, considering the business strategy and potential? If yes, what is the roadmap and what does this mean in terms of business & Technology Architecture.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Approach which balances the right business and technology focus.

  • Architecture and timeline is defined taking all relevant company internal and external pointers into account.

  • We realize that awareness is a critical part of the convincing process, so is understanding what other companies do.

  • Practical outcomes. Not the number of slides, but the content counts.


Program Restructuring / FaceliftING

Projects, which are off-track, require the right correction. This can be small facelift changes or significant restructuring. Having this done by our experienced independent advisors, creates the required outside-in guidance with fit-for-purpose results.
 
Highlights of our services:

  • Approach focused on correcting the future with learnings from the past.

  • Straight-Talk guidance, from corrective ideas through making-it-happen.

  • Very focused activity. Corrections can typically not wait.

  • Effective issue and risk identification approach.

  • Result-based pricing is offered.


Portfolio, Program & Project management

As (interim) manager or in an advisory role. We can support or manage your transformation portfolio, a critical program or a complex project or any other leadership role. Full time or part time, whatever is needed to reach the required success.

Highlights of our services:

  • Significant experience – no predefined checklist or solutions out of a textbook type of services.

  • Part time or full time. Whatever is required to be successful.

  • Initial assessment to jointly scope the required support.

  • Senior communication and moderation skills.

  • Results focused. Potentially combined with result-based pricing of services.

Get in touch

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