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Thinking StrategicallyIf you realize you need more than what a book about strategic planning can provide, you have come to the right place.We are frequently approached by clients who are interested in someone to come in and do strategic planning for them - as it relates to their use of techology. Where we add value to the process is by referring experts who have "been there and done that" and can add exceptional value to the process, the resulting plan and subsequent changes. Please give us a call TODAY -- perhaps we have just the right consultant for you. To get the right strategic planning consultant, now - tell us about your situation and objectives and The Consulting Exchange will hand-select the consultant with the right skills, expertise and experience for your needs. If you'd like to learn more about The Consulting Exchange, give a call - or click here. Below is a sample resume of a representative consultant specializing in strategic planning who is listed in our referral service database. For information about this consultant or if you would like to use the services of The Consulting Exchange, please call 1-617-576-2100. Think Strategically and Act Decisively "We have a strategic plan in place. Are you now telling me the plan isn't enough?" Unfortunately no, however, having accomplished the painful process of establishing a strategic plan is a good thing, you need to be able to manage and implement the strategic plan to carry out the action items to implement the strategies that will ultimately allow your company to reach its stated objectives. Thinking strategically can't be reserved for only the strategic planning "team", every decision, and every choice made by each member of your organization will ultimately effect the strategic plan, and the bottom line. Let RJ demystify strategy for you and learn how strategic thinking will make you even more competitive and cause your competitors to wonder what you're doing differently. Make strategic thinking as natural to your every day activities as using your computer. RJ founded SI because he recognized a need in organizations that were expanding, making acquisitions or simply "right-sizing" that required an objective external view of their organizational strategies. Strategy International's success stems from its expertise in gathering competitive and customer intelligence, and formulating winning organizational and marketing strategies. As an experienced strategist for over 30 years, RJ recognizes that knowledge is power and is the essential component in today's increasingly global and electronic arena of competition. He has helped clients develop and execute strategies that succeed in competitive markets.
A Better Way of Helping Executives Manage Change SI is a dynamic group of strategy management consultants specializing in serving mid-sized international manufacturing and service firms. Focusing on top management issues, we provide our executive clients with valuable tools to effectively manage the inevitable - change. SI is different - and better Any consulting firm can identify a problem, determine a solution, and formulate a decision-making process. But SI doesn't stop there. Utilizing our expertise in the strategic disciplines of diagnostics, project management, and competitive intelligence, we: * Develop a thorough and intimate understanding of our clients' operations and staff Only SI assists executives through the implementation of strategic decisions, from start to finish We do so by providing skilled counsel, empowering our clients to articulate their thoughts, visions, and desires; formulate them into actions; and communicate them to their organizations. We also employ market intelligence for making the most educated and informed decisions, as well as anticipating future trends. And we practice a Socratic method of facilitation, which entails asking tough questions of managers and spurring creative thoughts about future impacts and scenarios. Navigating the future ... Strategically All consulting firms identify problems and their sources, determine alternative solutions, and formulate the decision making process. Only Strategy assists you through the successful implementation of strategic decisions. We believe the creative management of the human, structural, and customer capital of the organization determines the most effective corporate and business strategies. The sum of these three capitals is the firm's total intellectual capital. e-Competitive Strategy - tackle the possible effect of e-business on our clients' marketplace, their industries, their customers; design actions plans to gain a competitive advantage and grow stakeholder value Value-Building Growth Strategy - formulate organic growth strategies based upon taking advantage of marketplace opportunities; assess marketplace opportunities through in-depth understanding of customer needs. Customer-Driven Growth Strategy - develop customer strategies that increase our clients' value to the customers thru relationship development, performance satisfaction, needs assessment, strategic account planning and marketing resource alignment. Globalization Strategy - determine international business portfolio, geographical markets, product versioning and localization, local content, distribution and fulfillment. Product/Market Strategy - assess and develop implementation plans for product line expansion, market expansion, new market understanding, and Supply Chain and Channel Strategy - assess and select sales and distribution channels with the context of maximizing the impact on our clients' supply chain. Technology Consulting IT Integration with Business Strategies - assess corporate business strategies with the insight and understanding to develop the most effective technology solutions to implement those strategies. IT Strategies - assess the current software utilization and systems of managing the corporation's assets; conduct the gap analysis to meet the corporation's future growth needs. IT Sourcing - provide our client with the analysis to select the most cost effective and highest return on investment software solutions e-Procurement - Supply Chain Management - determine and implement web based sourcing models and Supply Chain Management integration models and software integration Customer Relationship Management - enable clients to define integrated customer strategies and transform themselves into customer-centric organizations; also our implementation create blueprints the organization, processes, and technology models needed for the transformation Custom Software Development - using state of art programming languages to innovate high-quality Client/Server Applications that meet our clients' business needs
SI Consulting practice has completed assignments for clients in all of these areas: INDUSTRIES AND PRODUCT GROUPS Automotive/Transportation Telecommunications Case Histories Case Histories Strategy, Architecture, Design, and Development of an Internal Data Exchange Network, used to network several divisions within the Banta Corporation. ASP, and Microsoft SQL Server. Microsoft Consulting Services at Allstate Insurance Architecture, design and implementation for Allstate's corporate Intranet. Technologies include Microsoft Windows NT Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Site Server. Extensive use of Microsoft Active Server Page technologies on both the client and server side. Allstate Insurance for Sales and Marketing Executives International Andersen Consulting Design and development of an internal database used to store, display and print textual abstracts. Application tools included Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Access. American Express Our Process
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