Advisory Service
Project Management suite — motivation, productivity & profitability
There are nine critical control points (CRICPs) at every professional firm. And project management is one of those areas where organizational entropy occurs naturally but has the most devastating effects on the business if left unattended.
Together with your team we will review your current project management process and style, and identify potential areas of improvement. We will concentrate on essentials to make your projects managed even more effectively.
We use proprietary models and frameworks to assist your team with making quality business decisions.
Advisory service for managing projects and client engagements
Your firm’s profitability depends on the effectiveness of your project managers (partners, team leads, coordinators). Apart from staffing projects optimally, there are ten managerial roles PMs should be aware of, and capable of. However, no one is terrific at wearing all managerial hats.
In order to avoid micro-management, there are also profesionals’ motivations to keep tabs on. In addition, there is a set of criteria that makes projects successful despite being (e.g.) less profitable.
In this advisory service, we will attend to your project management challenges to apply the best practices taking your specific requirements, projects’ nature, and goals into account.
This advisory service is applied in the following strategic management solutions: Sweet Spot Firm, Collaborative Eager Firm, Productive Profitable Firm
Management topics we’ll cover:
- Professional self-motivation on projects
- Managerial activities on projects
- Job satisfaction surveys
- Rewards and performance appraisal system
- Professionals’ natural strenghts
- Personality profiles’ mapping
- Staffing and roles
- Latent capabilities at the firm today
Process
The typical process unfolds the following way:
Step 1: Fill in the contact form. We’ll get in touch within 1-2 business days.
Step 2: We’ll have a conversation with you over the phone or zoom. There will have to be a decision maker on your end. Otherwise we’ll have to schedule another call.
Step 3: If we agree to move forward, we will send you an invoice with signed NDA and contract.
Step 4: After receipt of payment in full, we will issue a list of materials to prepare, a survey, and set a date (typically within 1-2 weeks) for diagnostics session. Diagnostics typically runs for 2-3 hours. You will be informed about who should participate.
Step 5: After diagnostics, together, we will decide if we want / should / can move forward. If not, we’ll refund you the fee in full.
Step 6: We analyze the data received from you thus far, and make a hypothesis about the problem(s). It might turn out that this is not the solution your firm needs at the moment.
Step 7: We agree on the advisory services based on accepted hypothesis. We issue the next invoice.
Step 8: We schedule interviews, surveys, office visits, workshops, etc. All details will be discussed and agreed upon in advance.
Required participation
Decision makers: PMs, line managers, partners.
See topics (above) to estimate who at your firm will be in a better position to make these decisions.
Typical length
2—3 months
Availability
Typically available within 1—2 weeks.
Advance booking is possible. Please contact to inquire about a non-refundable booking fee.
Payments
Prepayment in full. No refunds (see exception below).
Refund Policy
We provide an unconditional satisfaction guarantee.
Refer to our refund policy page for more details.
Travel
Return flights from NYC, US.
Economy class. Upgrade on long-haul flights.
Additionally: per diem, transport, lodging, print-outs, presentation tools.
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