...Smith Consulting Plan Joy Waters CMGT/445 October 10, 2011 Paul Stokes Smith Consulting Plan Boardman Management should hire Smith Systems Consulting for this project and give them complete control over the entire execution of the project, starting right from the analysis part to the final implementation of the project as Smith Systems Consulting is an expert in implementation of such software programs in organizations like Baderman Island Resort. To start the engagement with Smith Systems, Boardman Management should set up an initial meeting with the consulting team members and make them aware about their needs and requirements and expectations from the engagement, so that there is clarity on the expectations about the project as well as deliverable. This is important to ensure that there is clarity on expectations about the project between both parties and requirements of the project are well understood by Smith Systems Consulting. During this initial meeting, all queries and concerns can be resolved and agreement upon scope of the project can be finalized. After the engagement contract is signed, Boardman Management should assign a dedicated team to assist Smith's team in the implementation of the plan. This team will help consulting team members in securing cooperation from the employees, providing them necessary information and resources and will act as an interface between the organizational management and consulting team members. This is...
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...collaborative and effective decision-making 57 2F Ensure the organisation is positively represented 62 Summary64 Learning checkpoint 2: Influence groups and individuals 65 Topic 3: Build and support teams 69 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E Assign accountabilities and responsibilities to teams 70 Ensure teams are resourced to allow them to achieve their objectives 75 Empower teams and individuals through effective delegation and support 78 Create and maintain a positive work environment 83 Encourage teams and individuals to develop innovative approaches to work performance 86 Summary89 Learning checkpoint 3: Build and support teams 90 Unit release 1 (Aspire Version 1.1) © Aspire Training & Consulting v BSBMGT605 Provide leadership across the organisation Topic 4: Demonstrate personal and professional competence 95 4A Model ethical conduct and encourage others to adopt business ethics 96...
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...Design -RV Dealer final report PART I 1. OBJECTIVE The objective of this report is to present a Risk Management Plan for the RV Retail and Depot facility located in Fountain, Colorado. The overall cost of the construction and restoration of the existing facility is approximately 1.5 million dollars. Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | 1- RV Design | 1.1 Initiation | 1.2.1 Initial Meeting with General Contractor Construction Architects to discuss the project. 1.2.2 Present the project to the team 1.2.3 Prepare a proposal 1.2.4 Present proposal 1.2.5 Proposal Approval | | 1.2 Planning | 1.2.1 Create a preliminary scope of work1.2.2 Determine the project team1.2.3 Develop a project plan1.2.4 Submit the project plan1.2.5 Project Plan Approval | | 1.3 Execution | 1.3.1 Project Kickoff meeting1.3.2 Verify and validate user requirements1.3.3 Create a cost estimate1.3.4 Present cost estimate to customer1.3.5 Milestone: Cost Estimate Approval1.3.6 Select equipment 1.3.7 Draft initial design1.3.8 Milestone: Present 60% design to customer1.3.9 Receive comments from customer1.3.10 Review comments1.3.11 Complete design using the customer’s comments1.3.12 Create a punch list 1.3.12.1 Team Coordination Meeting1.3.13 Milestone: Present 95% Drawings to customer | | 1.4 Control | 1.4.1 Project Management1.4.2 Project Status Meetings1.4.3 Risk Management1.4.4 Update Project Management Plan | | 1.5 Closeout | 1.5.1 Receive...
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...|Project Objectives: Develop a new capability accessible on JWD Consulting’s intranet site to help internal consultants and external | |customers manage projects more effectively. The intranet site will include several templates and tools that users can download, examples of | |completed templates and related project management documents used on real projects, important articles related to recent project management | |topics, article retrieval service, links to other sites with useful information, and an “Ask the Expert” feature, where users can post | |questions they have about their projects and receive advice from experts in the field. Some parts of the intranet site will be accessible | |free to the public, other parts will only be accessible to current customers and/or internal consultants, and other parts of the intranet | |site will be accessible for a fee. | |Approach:...
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...vii Topic 1: Plan for the new or modified administrative system 1 1A Identify the requirements of the administrative system 2 1B Obtain quotations from the suppliers/developers of systems 10 1C Select a system supplier or developer 14 Summary17 Learning checkpoint 1: Plan for the new or modified administrative system 18 Topic 2: Implement the new or modified administrative system 23 2A Identify and develop implementation strategies 24 2B Encourage staff to participate in the implementation process 29 2C Implement the system 32 2D Define and communicate procedures for using the system 35 2E Provide training and support on the use of the system 38 2F Deal with contingencies to ensure minimal impact on users 42 Summary46 Learning checkpoint 2 : Implement the new or modified administrative system 47 Topic 3: Monitor the administrative system 51 3A Monitor the system’s use, security and output 52 3B Modify the system to meet changing needs 57 3C Identify further modifications and notify users 61 3D Monitor staff training needs 63 Summary65 Learning checkpoint 3: Monitor the administrative system 66 Final assessment 69 Assessment information and scope Are you ready for assessment? Final assessment overview Assessment plan Final assessment tasks Record of outcome 70 71 72 73 74 101 Unit release 1 (Aspire Version 1.1) © Aspire Training & Consulting v Before...
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...'traditional' Systems Development Life Cycle. Step-1 – intent: A need was realized. In early 1995, the Swedish groups (Sahlqvist and the Marta) were investigating the acquisition of new computer software to run their parts operations. The main reasons where heavy instability of their existing systems. Frequent system failures came from large amounts of modifications of their source code. As a result, they not always rely on the data thorough there present system. Step-2 – Outlining of a future IS system: Coopers & Lybrand (a management consulting company of about 10,000 employees) helped the top managers outline a future information systems (IS) plan and strategy. Here are some of ideas included: • Integration of manufacturing, dealer relationship, sales, parts and service all in one software. • Hewlett-Packard claimed they would no longer support the current MM3000 software. • An ERP system or “distribution company package” would best serve parts, and a separate manufacturing system would best suit the factory. Step-3 – presented to the board: The Coopers & Lybrand consulting firm presented to the board of directors recommendations for the global software strategy. Each organizations were given the task of selecting one system to run the parts side of the organization in the US and Sweden. Utting was assigned to be the project manager. Step-4 – Software selection consultant: the software selection consultant Bahar Inc. was invited to bid on the software selection...
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...& evaluate agent rehearses for consolidated utilized so that the laborers capacity for engagement created. To approach and propose this circumstance and to create a compelling administration general approach a compound of speculations were taken in attention. The technique to encourage the normal difficulties went up against in this task is a mix of old method for managing, in addition to another system endorsed to be basically proper in managing such awful circumstance. To start with thing first is to get all workers inspired, and this is carried out by numerous ways that is bringing in thought with the distinctive approaches to fulfill the needs of different human wishes and needs. What's more to wrap things up, comes the correspondence part; which is the connection to accomplish things the way it ought to be. Leadership 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 2 The Role of the Leader ................................................................................................................... 4 Strategy ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Vigilant Decision Making ........................................................................................................... 6...
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...Strategic Plan, Part 1: Conceptualizing a Business Auctus Financial consulting & services (AFCS) offers clients a wide variety of financial assistance. Auctus is a Latin word meaning growth or enlargement. The company’s goals are to assist clients from getting out of debt and creating a financial future for themselves and family. Helping clients set up a budget so they have the opportunity to pay off debt in a timely manner, offer a tax service to assist with personal and corporate taxes, and a financial planning department to assist clients with the ability to grow their own personal wealth. AFCS will also offer consulting to clients who want to possibly open a new business or purchase a previous business. Auctus Financial consulting & services mission statement is, “Our economy may be down but let us help you get personally get up and grow, and our mission is to bring financial stability into the lives of our clients”. The mission statement points out the problem with our country’s economic situation and tells people that we want to help them no longer be a part of the bad economy, let us help them grow financially. The path to retirement requires three elements; Patience, Perseverance and a Financial firm who understands and relates to a client. A mission statement “tells two things about a company: who it is and what it does” (Williams, 2008).Only when this is reached, AFCS believes the journey will become pleasant and fulfilling. Top management can spend hours...
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...Acme Consulting Sample Business Plan What follows is a complete business plan for a hypothetical company. It includes tables and charts embedded in the text, as they would be generated by Business Plan Pro, although because of HTML considerations they are not identical. Business Plan Pro is a product of Palo Alto Software. Click here to order and download. 1. 0 Executive Summary Acme Consulting will be formed as a consulting company specializing in marketing of high technology products in international markets. Its founders are former marketers of consulting services, personal computers, and market research, all in international markets. They are founding Acme to formalize the consulting services they offer. [pic] 1. 2 Mission Acme Consulting offers high-tech manufacturers a reliable, high quality alternative to inhouse resources for business development, market development, and channel development on an international scale. A true alternative to in house resources offers a very high level of practical experience, know how, contacts, and confidentiality. Clients must know that working with Acme is a more professional, less risky way to develop new areas even than working completely in house with their own people. Acme must also be able to maintain financial balance, charging a high value for its services, and delivering an even higher value to its clients. Initial focus will be development in theEuropean and Latin American markets, or for European...
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...resource and related financial services consulting firm, headquartered in New York City. The firm operates internationally in more than 40 countries, with more than 18,000 employees, (www.anonymous.com/about) and is ranked as one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world (www.vault.com). As a wholly owned subsidiary of Anonymous Companies, Inc., Anonymous provides access to the complementary services of its sibling companies. BACKGROUND I started my career at Investments, then an Anonymous company shortly after graduating from college in the early 2000s. At the time, Investments was a highly profitable investment management firm who offered defined contribution retirement plan administration services. This seemingly unlikely set of services were part of a brilliant, and wildly successful business strategy of bundling its own mutual fund investments into the retirement plans of its clients. This way, Investments was assured a constant and trapped source of investment into its own funds (much like Fidelity Investments does today). In 2005, after Investments was involved in insider-trading and market -timing scandals, the company was sold to Great West who was only interested on Investments’s investment management division. The retirement plan administration business was therefore not part of the sale and Anonymous decided to incorporate this line of business into Anonymous (for now own referred to as Anonymous Consulting for clarity). At this point, Anonymous Outsourcing...
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...the new entity reach its maximum potential and to “significantly differentiate the new enterprise from its competition” (Spiro, Rich & Stanton, 2008, p.524). This must be achieved while ensuring that A.T. Kearney not be “viewed as a front end for EDS by its current and potential customers” (Spiro, p. 533). Summary of the Facts A.T. Kearney, one of the largest global management consulting firms was acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a leader in global information services, in 1995 for an estimated $600 million. The acquisition would allow EDS/ A.T. Kearney to be a “one stop shop” (p. 525) that could offer a broad range of services to their clients. This potential opportunity would be challenged by the potential difficulty of merging the two companies together. A.T. Kearney conducted a survey of “senior executives at Global 1000 companies to explore their attitudes towards the role of information technology in their businesses” (p. 525). The survey revealed that information technology was evolving. It was no longer being viewed as just a tool to increase productivity. Technology was being recognized as an important part of an organization’s strategic objectives because it could be used to “help solve problems, set new levels of service and create new distribution” (p. 525). The study reached the following main conclusions: • Technology has been integrated into business strategy. • Technology investments will increase. • Corporations are embracing the philosophy...
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...Business Consulting The word “consulting” can have many definitions for people. A friend advising a friend on a personal issue as well as a professional advising a company on their next move in order for the business to grow. Consulting is used in many scenarios within the work place. In the next couple of paragraphs we will be looking into consulting through the business aspects as well as what a business consultants consist of and their duties. When thinking of a business consultant what comes to mind is someone giving advice to a company, having an outsider look into the business and give their opinion and suggestions on what to change to improve the business starting with their employees to their clients, as well as advertising and product design. This can include training, skills developing, software upgrade, even the way they interview for job openings. According to Peter Block (1999), a consultant is a person that has influence on an individual, group, or company but has no authority to make changes only make suggestions even if the company does not take them. A good skill to have as a consultant is being capable of standing their ground when it comes to management as well as keeping their emotions under control. The reason for this is that in order for a company to have full trust on a consultant one has to show that they believe and standing up for what is best for the business and even thought the company might not go with the consultants plan the consultant...
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...poor” and meet the goal of becoming more global, NIBCO consulted Boston Consulting Group (BGG) for future information system plan. After recognizing and analyzing NIBCO’s current situation, BGG recommended the ERP system which can help NIBCO better move forward. 2. Why did it choose a Big Bang approach, rather than the 3-to-5 year plan suggested by the consulting firm? Firstly, the business initiatives were demanding a quicker implementation, 3-to-5 year is quite a long time. Secondly, some team members worried that the company would just get to the point where it would say “enough is enough” without executing the whole plan, they will just focus on this part but ignore the plan from the whole company view. And thirdly, some companies who had used the “go-slow” approach were not as successful as they expected, it is a little risky to spend 3-to-5 years to implement this probably not successful plan. On the other hand, the benefits of the Big Bang would be multimillion dollar operational improvements and reductions in inventory costs. And the consulting costs under Big Bang would be lower than the 3-to-5 year plan. 3. Describe the pros and cons of a Big Bang approach, versus a less risky rollout strategy. If you had been the IS head at NIBCO, what approach would you have recommended and why? I searched for the internet and found some pros and cons for Big Bang. Pros are as follows: “No one has to operate their business in two different computer systems”. “Everyone...
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...because they do not test market early on and concentrate on product and idea than the feasibility of it. To succeed the same, the author defines a process “Ready, Aim and Fire”. I will an example of consulting company who works with two financial angles first is to work with entrepreneurs and incubator companies with a percentage of share and second to work with middle sized companies with direct money transactions. READY First is to understand the market on multiple fronts including size, growth rate, emerging trends, competitors and expert viewpoints. All these factor are essential in understanding the concept and underlying idea. As stated by Steven Johnson in “Where good idea come from”, “The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.” To bring new part you don’t only need to understand what is already on the table and what competitors are doing to bring something new. Example: The more players an industry has more consumer friendly it becomes. It not only give power to customers but it forces organizations to distinguish themselves. To improve the customer experiences and to allow small companies to break the market entry barriers and establish themselves. I believe a consulting firm can do lengths. Furthermore, very limited companies work with entrepreneurs as they are often long term risky investment and thus it limits the competitor space. Entrepreneur market is going...
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...APPENDIX E CONSULTING AGREEMENT THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this day of , 200_ (the "Effective Date") by and between XYZ Corporation, a ______________ corporation duly organized under law and having an usual place of business at _______________________(hereinafter referred to as the “Company") and ___________________ of (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant"). WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage the Consultant to provide the services described herein and Consultant agrees to provide the services for the compensation and otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, accepted and agreed to, the Company and the Consultant, intending to be legally bound, agree to the terms set forth below. 1. TERM. Commencing as of the Effective Date, and continuing for a period of ____ (__) years (the “Term”), unless earlier terminated pursuant to Article 4 hereof, the Consultant agrees that he/she will serve as a consultant to the Company. This Agreement may be renewed or extended for any period as may be agreed by the parties. 2. DUTIES AND SERVICES. (a) Consultant's duties and responsibilities shall be (collectively, the “Duties” or “Services”). (b) Consultant agrees that during...
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