Business Transformation
Whether it’s a question of reinventing ourselves, coping with market changes or simply striving for operational excellence, transformation projects are widespread.
Supporting the evolution of businesses
A true industrial, societal and environmental revolution, these are Darwinian times for organizations.
Evolving technologies
Automation, digitization, robotization…the pace of technical progress is relentless, and organizations are constantly having to adapt.To cope with this transformation, projects are multiplying, sometimes becoming a new work norm.
In recent decades, standardization has been the watchword, with the corollary of off-the-shelf information systems and technology. But in a changing environment, it is once again possible to create real competitive advantages and quickly distinguish oneself from the competition through innovation and the implementation of specific applications.
Evolving organizations and processes
A culture of innovation is the hallmark of new business leaders. For a historic player, becoming an innovative organization poses many challenges, especially as the past has been synonymous with success. What’s more, the evolution of organizations and business processes requires a great deal of change management support.
Evolving skills
One of the pillars of success is supporting employees through these changes, whether technologically (hard skills) or organizationally (soft skills) speaking.
Training, certification and the recruitment of new staff are essential short-term responses.
Faced with constant change, some organizations are now setting up training cycles, or even in-house academies, to ensure that all employees are well supported over the long term.
Operational efficiency
Continuous improvement and transformation plan
Creating a competitive advantage
There are many reasons for initiating organization and process review projects:
- To cope with strong growth or diversification of activities (scaling up)
- To achieve cost savings and productivity gains
- To modernize the organization in order to remain competitive in the long term
- To resolve malfunctions, bottlenecks or sources of dissatisfaction for partners (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Method and tools
Our business consultants deploy proven tools and methods to highlight, formalize, factualize and prioritize areas for improvement:
- Review of the value chain and its fit within the organization
- Process analysis (Process Intelligence, Business Process Modeling)
- Lean management, Ishikawa diagram (or 5M), value stream mapping, SMED, 6Sigma
- Workload/capacity analysis
- Implementation of an Activity Based Management approach (ABC and ABM)
This makes it easier to draw up an action plan, but above all, it is shared by all and backed up by a genuine business case to release the resources needed to implement it.
Leading transformation
Change management
Implementing programs
The implementation of these programs and projects requires the support of management and teams. The legitimacy of these projects is strengthened if they follow a shared diagnosis, for example, if they are justified by rigorous business cases, and if they have been tested against different scenarios.
- Developing industrial resources, processes and tools to adapt to new customer needs
- Building an organization and processes to improve results, cut costs and reduce lead times
- Making the right tool choices in a context of business transformation
Driving projects by results
We don’t just see project management as a series of administrative tasks, necessary to meet deadlines and budgets (e.g. time and schedule tracking, report writing). It’s a high value-added undertaking, intrinsically linked to robust business skills that must enable us to achieve objectives and generate value.
- Our project managers and business analysts will help you manage your projects.
- Portfolio, program and project management (P3O)
- Change management
- Project management
- Business analysts and business expertise
Structuring your departments and appointing change agents
We can also help you structure and equip your departments, turning them into genuine “internal service providers”. Whether they report to the IT department, the methods department or general management, we can help you upgrade the skills of your Centers of Excellence (CoE) and P3O departments:
- Diagnosis and competency enhancement plans
- Structuring, internal and external recruitment
- Training and coaching
- Implementing of methods, tools and processes
- Operational support
Operational support
Operational support during periods of major transformation, such as mergers and acquisitions or industrial and service restructuring, is our area of expertise.
Supporting managers and business teams
Our business consultants work closely with your teams to address all aspects of these complex projects. This includes precise framing of objectives, stakeholder alignment, in-depth review of processes, flows and capabilities, and identification of areas for improvement. We establish a clear roadmap, manage the program, pilot the projects and ensure that each step is aligned with the expected results.
Identify and reduce the risks associated with change
We understand that these lengthy events require a comprehensive approach to minimize risk and maximize long-term value creation. Our change management support, including human resources management, is entrusted to our dedicated specialists. We not only make recommendations, but also implement the defined action plan, offering full operational support and, if necessary, transition management to ensure a smooth transition to long-term success.
