Sometimes you
know very well what you want to do, but need guidance
on how to achieve it.
Often you know
where you want to go, but you don’t know what
you may encounter on the road and you want to be able to
anticipate what’s coming.
…a
management consultant can bring substantial insight from the
start, allowing you to hit the ground
running.
The domain of management
consultancy literally spans all disciplines and industry
sectors, and descriptions don’t do it justice. An initial
meeting on YOUR specific needs and vision is the first step in
determining the approach of how and where S3M experienced
leaders can assist you.
S3M Consulting has in-house
management consultants, and works together with industry
leading organizations and executive search firms to match the
right skill sets to your needs.
“When - as a
result of the acquisition - our organization had to initiate a
series of fundamental technology changes in a short timeframe,
we were pleased that we could count on the right people from
S3M Consulting without delay. This proved instrumental for the
successful response to the technological challenges we were
facing.”
Alain Deschênes
CIO,
Fortis
“Intellectual Property and dozens of
partially finished projects were at the heart of the value of
the organization. Technological intangibles were accurately
catalogued and valorized by the experts of S3M, which made the
sale to Autodesk an operation where a clear vision on the
technological roadmap formed the basis for a solid
agreement.”
Richard Szalwinski
CEO, Discreet
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BUSINESS PROCESS REDESIGN
As an entrepreneur, you
think:
I succeeded in building this
business. Things have been going well. The business is growing
and my staff is generating revenue for my organization. We
could expand and scale up production. I know the bank is
behind me, they are interested in granting me additional
loans…
Do you know your
staff is often thinking:
Another day of
work. Another day to be paid for doing what I am being told or
asked. Since we have to work anyway, let’s make it as nice as
possible at work. Let’s all look for corners we can cut. If
nobody is watching, I can work a little less hard, or even
pretend I am working… When there is a new product or client,
let’s focus on trying to do things in the way things have
always been working here, because then we don’t have to change
what we know already. That way, we have to put in less
effort…
Reality
check:
When processes are not well
designed, any organization is subject to a process similar to
the principle of least resistance. Staff, as a group, is
naturally lazy. The few individuals that are more productive,
often have to deal with envy amongst peers. Most importantly,
through proper BPR, your business often does not need to
expand to become more productive and efficient. The net result
of immediate increased productivity is often more substantial
than the greater potential following an expansion of the
business. In other words, achieve more the same (or even
less).
RECRUITMENT CONSULTING
Your business is expanding.
You know your products and services and not too many people
can fool you about them. A growing business has a staffing
requirement that spans many different professional fields. One
of the building blocks of our business is technology
solutions. Software. Hardware. Computer infrastructure. We do
not claim to be refrigeration specialists, or freight and
cargo professionals. But we have a team of technology gurus.
They know about computers, coffee and pizzas (the latter two
only supporting working with the first one).
When
you need legal advice, would you ask a fisherman?
When you
want to know all about fish, would you ask a lawyer?
MANAGEMENT REPORTING
Working in a large
organization, reporting to a board of directors or senior
management? Or reporting to commissions, committees,
delegations, regulators etc?
Working in a small to
medium organization which has to provide business reports to
investors, banks, partners, venture capitalists?
We
provide the professional services of an entire department
focused on transforming data into information. Whether the
data comes from balance sheets, financial statements, market
filings, accounting software, databases or paper based, and
whether the information is needed in print, in electronic
format; on-screen presentation, or for further use within the
organization, turning data into relevant information is their
daily focus.
The technical realization is only one of
the several aspects of good management reports. We develop
targeted reports to a well defined audience. After all,
management reports have to focus on the right elements of all
the data available in order to support an efficient decision
making process. |
