Every wondered if your business is any good?Organisations need to achieve on-going, sustainable improvement in operations and performance to remain competitive and efficient. To achieve this organisations need to understand the performance of their processes, units, branches, products or services.
To understand performance you need to know:
We have developed a framework to help organisations analyse and improve their businesses. The framework has being developed as a “quick start” toolkit with elements adapted to suit an organisation’s specific needs. The framework includes:
Activity / Profitability Analysis Undertaking an activity cost and profitability analysis is important when analysing and improving an activity:
You do not need complex timesheets diligently completed by people for weeks. We have developed a simple approach to activity cost / profitability analysis which can be easily implemented with your personnel trained on its application to enable them to continue this exercise on an ongoing basis. Performance Assessment Framework Have you ever asked these questions about your business?
But we think the questions should be:
We think this is so important we have developed a Performance Assessment Framework to enable organisations to review the performance of their business. With the Review Package we apply the framework and train your people on its application so they can continue to use it. What is the Performance Assessment Framework?The Performance Assessment Framework is a methodology with accompanying tools that will help you understand what is impacting you and why it is the why it is. The framework hones in on how a process operates within an organisation, the organisations attitude to cost and quality, and what factors are impacting the process.
The framework classifies organisations in four ways:
The organisation classifications use two key parameters
These classifications can be presented as a matrix: The goal of the framework is to identify if the organisation and its processes are aligned within this matrix. An organisation should have processes aligned with the type of organisation it is, or which help it become the type of organisation it aspires to be. Like a tug-of-war, if they are heading in opposite directions you will not get very far.
The framework can be used for assessing the performance of:
The framework helps you analyse the result to enable you to understand:
By understanding why the process is the way it is and what is influencing it you can make a realistic assessment of:
The framework is designed to be flexible and adaptable. It is implemented through a mix of 1-1 and group sessions. Depending on the complexity of the organisation, team, unit or process it is applied to it can take as little as 2 weeks to implement. © copyright 2012 BP Consulting Limited |
Review Package includesReviewing the cost and quality performance using BP Consulting’s proprietary Performance Assessment Framework, including
Indicative PricingFor an average medium to large size organisation a review package for a single process is:
For reviews outside of New Zealand or Australia please contact us to discuss your requirements The pricing above is indicative only and could decrease or increase depending on the size, complexity, number of processes and locations for the site visits. Benefits from a reviewThe benefits to you from a review are:
Provisional timeframeThe average review takes 10 - 15 days of consulting effort:
Outline of approachThe recommended approach for a review is:
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