Consultancy

Project charter

All projects with clients are clearly specified at the outset and agreed in a detailed 'Project Charter'.

These projects are positioned within a clients overall 'business management system' - i.e. the method by which the business is run. This ensures that every project sits within a structured framework of improvement activity to guarantee that it delivers maximum value for money, rather than being a stand-alone, low value or fragmented initiative.

Where a client does not have a defined business management system in place for generating and sustaining continuous business improvement we will share best practice – based on our own internal system.

Management Workshops

Irrespective of the work we are commissioned to do, we offer an intensive half-day workshop - conducted with members of your senior management team (or business unit). In 2001 this approach was approved by the East Midlands Development Agency and subsequently became a key part of the Aerospace Recovery Programme in the East Midlands following 9/11.

The half-day workshop generates a high level and robust 'vital few' action plan within the context of a Balanced Business Scorecard covering Customers, Employees, Market Share and Business Results. It also identifies the top 250+ other actions that can be put into a 3-5 year business improvement plan.

The workshop is conducted under a confidential agreement - because we need to preserve our Intellectual Property and to confirm our policy of 100% client confidentiality.

Since 2001, this fast forward approach has been adopted:

• By over 100 organisations - ranging in size from £90,000 turnover to over £3billion
• In manufacturing companies - electronics, metalworking, plastics, rubber, etc
• In service organisations - accountants, charities, graphic designers, nurseries and further education

• in a various industry sectors - e.g. aerospace, automotive, chemicals, construction, distribution and engineering.