Managing Large System Implementation
- This Assessment is designed to cause a dialog within an organization that is selecting or implementing a “big technology system.” Implementing any big system has proven to be a risky proposition for most companies.- Voice of the Customer Best Practices
Consumer confidence in corporations and their leaders is on a steady decline. Now, as companies work to restore consumer trust and build better relationships with customers, they must think and communicate differently.
- Change Management for Big Systems
- The best success in defining Change Management comes not from experts at podiums pointing at esoteric charts but by using this silly, some even say stupid, example to which most people can relate.
Business Sustainability
Beyond regulatory and environmental issues, business sustainability is a comprehensive objective for publically traded corporations and mission-driven organizations alike. Successful organized take both a retrospective and prospective view of their environments, including political, regulatory, environmental, social and technological developments. The sustainable business is one that can envision the future (whether good or bad) and develops anticipatory strategies.
We take a balanced view of sustainability, incorporating a commonly-held view of environmental sensitivities plus the competitive landscape and changes in customer profiles and demands. Endeavor’s consultants who have held these corporate positions support clients to ensure they are ahead of the curve, defining the future of how their businesses are conducted.
Some of our key techniques Include:
Balanced Scorecard
The Balanced Scoredard creates a multi-dimensional view of corporate and/or divisional business performance. Our approach provides guidance to put each opportunity into the context of how it will affect critical business success measures. In addition, we provide the information and skills necessary to control profitability at all levels of the organization – both in the short and long term.
Decision Analysis
Properly identifying and framing potential decision risks are key components of our decision analysis technique. Through information and consensus driven modeling, we can assign expected risks to decisions regarding strategy or operational decisions.
Information Systems Development
We have developed industry standards for financial management and applied them to ERP and other large systems through process and information design, technology selection, organizational design and program management. Having a technology-agnostic advisor increases the likelihood that management systems are designed with the business in mind, not the technology driving the business.
Expert Panels
By engaging thought and opinion leaders who have experienced similar trends in their industries, organizations can develop better preparations for coming changes and access lessons learned. Our unique approach excites participants to become problem solvers for your organization so you can properly anticipate and manage change within your targeted market segments or industry.