Strategic-Planning  

Resource Levelling is an often hotly debated topic!

To level or not to level?

Perhaps this story will throw up a helpful perspective.

“Review that!” Mac threw down a print of the project plan in front of John. It was a huge plan, that’s for sure. The thick pile of pages bulged with ...read more

Continuing from Part 1, your entire business is hinged on
the quality and value of your front-end or to say it another
way, your business is hinged on the satisfaction of your
customers.

The big money is in the repeat sales, the backend products.
If your customers ...read more

This new century demands that management have adaptive skills working across the generation diversity that exists in today’s workplace. No doubt people are an organization’s most precious asset. Today, unlike any other time in history, that asset is filled with generational diversity. This diversity sits side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, cubicle-to-cubicle and warehouseman ...read more

Bring LIFE into the strategic planning process

Face it – you didn’t go into business for yourself to give up all semblance of the life of your dreams! You had a great idea and/ or wanted to be your own boss. But you quickly found that you were sacrificing ...read more

For most of us, coming up with a creative idea is a painstaking process. I know I get my best ideas while doing something completely unrelated to my business such as walking, gardening or playing golf. But it's not always reliable. The ability to think in practical but creative and ...read more

It’s the 15th of the month and you need to make rent by the 30th – The only things that I can think of that guarantee a lot of money in a short time period are illegal. If you need a paycheck in two weeks then you are better off ...read more

"Profitability is as dependent on cutting costs as it is on increasing sales."

Profitability is as dependent on cutting costs at it is on increasing sales. As financial advisors, we are often called upon to assist management in reducing costs and finding alternatives to their unique situations. We have outlined below ...read more

Your retail store is open and you are finally in business. But some questions have been left unanswered. Like how do you reach your customers? What neighborhoods do you distribute pamphlets to? What doors do you knock on? And you certainly should find out how ...read more

The best place to start this conversation is with a basic and simple definition of Strategic Thinking…

It is the Owners / CEO’s VISION of what his or her company will look like in the future; it is the thought process that goes on in the head of that Owner / ...read more

Enterprise architecture involves the broad decisions to be made by an organization in the process of creating an organizational information support system. The process of implementing enterprise architecture has now become an inevitable part of present-day business. The inputs of enterprise architecture can dynamically change the business environment in many ...read more