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Our Consulting Services

We provide management solutions by identifying, diagnosing, and solving problems concerning various areas and aspects of managing businesses. 

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 Across the African Continent

We offer a wide range of Management Consulting Services to suit your emerging needs

Most businesses and organisations will at some time in their growth  cycle face challenges to increase revenue, reduce costs, or review their organization structure. They may have requirements which could range from organizations re-engineering to tweaking their  organization’s efficiency.

Effective solutions will require unbiased perspectives and objectivity to inform the adjustments in strategy and operations.

 

We offer end-to-end consulting services and project management. Our services are aimed at reducing operational risk and enable continuous improvements in the business processes and ability to realize sustainable profitability.

We leverage our knowledge of current and emerging trends.  Our consultants keep abreast of economic and social trends that provide data driven insights to enable your business to rapidly innovate to stay ahead of the competition and the ever-changing business environment.

Management consulting and project management
  • Organizational growth, change management strategies and implementation. 
  • Strategic planning and implementation.
  • Human capital management.
  • Mergers and acquisitions.
  • Sustainability & risk management strategies. 
  • Monitoring and evaluation management  of operations.
  • Project management. 
Legal Advisory services
  • Contracts, agreements, commercial documents.
  • Interpretation and compliance with statutes, laws and acts.
  • Legal due diligence. 
  • Corporate governance, transparency and oversight.
  • Reporting  & sustainability.
Communication and reputation management
  • Brand integrity management.
  • Communication planning and management.
  • Enterprise SDGs and CSI. 
  • Change management communication strategies.
  • Corporate materiality analysis.    

Social Impact sTRategies

Socio-economic strategies and sustainability

  • ESG 
  • SDGs linkages
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Community economic development

Our Experience

CASE 1: Forensic audit

Sector: Transport

  • An analysis of the original Estimated Total Cost model and business case was completed, including interviews with role players in the tender process and assessment of whether the allowances made for exchange rate fluctuations (hedging) were justifiable.
  • Analysis of the justification of other increases in expenditure related to the procurement.
  • Analysis of the revenue forecasts on the capital project.

CASE 2: Mergers & Acquisitions

Sector: Healthcare

  • Determined feasibility of a management buy-out.
  • Developed business turnaround and growth strategy.
  • Developed  a blueprint for new services offering.
  • Provided intermediary and acquisition services.
  • Valuation and due diligence.
CASE 3: BUSINESS FEASIBILITY

Sector: Mining & Eco-Tourism 

  • Conducted  a feasibility study for a  game farm.
  • Structured a joint venture agreement  between the parties , including:
  1. Governance
  2. Contributions
  3. Developed an exit strategy
  • Developed a business plan and marketing plan for the game farm.

    CASE 4: BUSINESS STRATEGY AND PLANNING

    Sector: Transport

    • Facilitated collective bargaining body strategy planning.
    • Developed an organisational strategy.

    Sector: Online Retail 

    • Conducted a market analysis and feasibility study  for a start-up.
    • Developed a business plan.
    • Managed the developed a complex complimentary online platform.
    • Developed a BTL & ATL communication strategy.
    • Developed and executed go to market plan.

    Sector: Tech

    • Conducted a business feasibility for a tech start-up.
    • Developed  an investor pitch document.
    • Developed enterprise risk management plan.

     

     

    CASE 5: HR & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

    Sector :  Agriculture  

    • Developed an operating model for the integration of upstream and downstream agricultural operations.
    • Developed integration strategy.
    • Developed  workforce optimization plans, succession plans, change management and implementation plans for an export-based  fruits grower and processor.

    Sector : Water and Sanitation 

    • Developed an HR policies and procedures manual including workforce plan, organizational structure, job descriptions, training plans, HR policies and HR governance framework.

    CASE 6 : PPP - Project Management

    Sector: Healthcare

    • PPP Consortium formation – identification of and negotiation with potential consortium members and professional advisory team, development of consortium structure.
    • Project management of bid development process throughout RFQ and RFP stages.
    • Legal documentation development – Commercial contracts,  consortium contractual arrangements (MOU, Shareholders agreement, MOI) and facilitation of bid legal documentation (PPP Agreement revisions, subcontractors’ term sheet, legal due diligence).
    • Development of an Economic Development Plan.
    • Technical proposal coordination.
    • Bid documentation management.
    • Client liaison.

    Taylor-made Advisory Services

    • Over 100 years combined experience.
    • Multisector experience.
    • Offering services in the private and public sector.
    • African opportunity focused.
    • Competitive pricing.
    • We support companies from start-up to enterprise growth.

    Our Process

    Acquiring the services of a consultant may be the most value-adding move you make. It is an inclusive process and requires information sharing and interrogation and importantly a sound understanding of the desired purpose for the engagement.

    Our process has 5 stages each of which will have its own agreed timeline, conclusion and sign-off.

     

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    Needs assessment

    This is the first and most important stage which will determine the direction of all the other stages of the engagement. You have determined that you have a problem, that you require an unbiased objective assessment, and that you do not have that resource within your organization.

    What is the purpose of your engagement?

    Here are some examples of why your organization may require the services of our consultants:

    1. To reduce organizational inefficiencies

      • Lack of internal resources
      • Purpose-driven re-alignment of the strategy and organization
      • Control attrition of top-performing and critical staff
      • Training and development of management and staff

    2. To improve performance

      • New growth strategy
      • Change the  business offering
      • Strategy for new product development
      • Support for investment decision making

    3. Manage risk

      • Response to threats from competitors
      • Respond to changes in the industry operating environment
    Discovery

    This information gathering and analysis phase provides a comprehensive analysis of your organization and industry. The conclusion should be a complete picture of the issues, opportunities, and risks phased by your organization. This stage requires extensive research and will determine the proposed solutions and actions to achieve the stated purpose.

    This information may include:

    • Customer data
    • General and sector-specific market information and trends
    • Information on the competition
    • Existing and emerging government laws, regulations, and  policies

     

    Planning and strategy

    At this stage, our team will develop action proposals that focus on the clients’ objective(s), based on the information gathered and consultation with client management and staff, through workshops and other consultative tools. Typically a suite of options will be developed and presented to the client to decide on the most appropriate approach. This allows solutions to be customised to clients’ needs that fit within operational requirements and avoids a “template-based” approach.

    Where necessary, we engage with specialist industry partners to design and develop complex solutions.   We engage subject matter experts to develop solutions aligned to your industry in the financial and actuarial sectors, legal, IT,  procurement and other sectors.

    Implementation

    A clearly defined scope of engagement will determine which if any aspect of implementation will be internal or within the scope of the engagement. This may involve the implementation of a change strategy or a new system with elements that may be outsourced or implemented using the organization’s internal resources. The specific approach to implementation is dependent on the organization’s ability to effectively implement , monitor and evaluate progress towards the desired outcome.  This  includes periodic alignment with the objectives of the assignment. 

    Engagement Closeout
    At the conclusion of the engagement, we will provide an Engagement Closeout Report that will summarise the methodology followed and highlight any lessons learned and challenges faced during the engagement. This may also include recommendations beyond the scope of the project. 

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    Common Questions

    Which countries are services available?

    We operate from Johannesburg South Africa and offer services to clients with business interests across the African Continent.

    Are services available to small companies and start-ups?

    Our services are scalable and available for businesses and organizations of all sizes, with varying needs and across sectors.  We assist start-ups and companies with new product lines with new business feasibility analysis.

    HOW DO WE START THE CONVERSATION?

    For an initial assessment of your needs complete the form here →

    How much will an engagement cost?

    Our initial discussion is  non-binding. However, should you decide to engage our services, our competitive fee is negotiated based on an agreed scope of work.

    I would like to explore investment opportunities on the African Continent as a non Africa based business.

    We offer our services to businesses across the world wishing to operate on the African continent.