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Additional Services
Did you know closing simple gaps can transform your
business?
The 1% solution:
Improve by 1% a day,
and in 70 days
you're twice as good.
Many executives
believe that business transformation only comes as a result of the huge
information technology initiatives. While this can be true, the
cumulative impact of resolving simple gaps yields significant
improvements. We’ve confirmed the best source for the insights needed
to transform your business is your employees.
IWe've designed a
consulting process that improves business execution while accelerating
excellence and collaboration creating excitement for your employees and
your customers. This process is called the “Improving Business
Execution Kaizen.”
Kaizen is a
Japanese term that translates to “continuous and incremental
improvement” and has come to mean “eliminating waste.” Gemba is a
Japanese term that (loosely translated) means “going to where the work
is.” And, that is just what this consulting process is all about—“going
to where the work is” to learn how to improve your business.
Outcomes of
this Initiative
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Your entire
team is engaged in process improvement and the solution |
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Issues that
can be resolved quickly are closed in short order |
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The stage is
set for continuous improvement process led by client personnel which
is consistent with our goal of client self-sufficiency |
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This
consulting process will be facilitated by senior management
consultants with knowledge of best practices in a wide-variety of
companies and industries |
Options
Option 1:
We work with your teams to identify issues, prioritize and brainstorm
ideas for corrective action. The teams are assigned responsibility for
implementing corrective actions. We will provide guidance for how a
team can achieve the corrective actions. Items that can’t be resolved
without additional resources will be captured and prioritized.
Option 2:
We test out your core business processes and provide you with feedback
about how you are doing.
When was the last
time you personally tried to use each of the systems and processes your
company offers? Have you tried to place an order, get technical
assistance with your product? How easy is it to order technical
literature, get reimbursement for warranty expenses, check the status of
order, etc? Do you have first-hand knowledge of exactly what your
customers and employees experience in the course of interacting with
your company?
Option 3:
We survey your customers to get more details about what they love and
are troubled with in dealing with your company.
You select the
options you need; we’ll create a custom-tailored process for you.
Approach
We meet with your
teams each week for 1-2 hours. This first step is to capture the gaps
in each core areas and core processes within those areas. In subsequent
weeks, we work with your teams to identifying and implement corrective
action.
The following
organizations typically participate in this process:
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Sales
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Marketing |
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Order
Administration |
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Customer
Support |
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Product
Development |
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Operations |
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Finance |
Cross-functional
team issues will require discussions with the teams that are impacted.
Once this program
is getting traction, the entire process continuous process improvement
effort is turned over to the client. Depending on the complexity of the
business and issues at hand, this turn-over could be achieved in as
little as one month for small companies to several months for larger,
more complex companies.
If a team cannot
resolve an issue with existing resources, the team will identify and
prioritize that issue for future consideration.
Client
Investment
Option 1:
Monthly, fixed fee payable in advance covering one month of effort. A
10% discount is available for payment in advance for 3 or more months.
Options 2 & 3:
Fixed fee quoted; 10% discount for payment in full in advance of the
project start
Call Dave Gardner today at+1 888-488-4976 so we can discuss your needs
and arrive at an irresistible fee to get your business transformation
started.
Contact Us

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