• Address and prioritise external opportunities and threats to the firm
• Prioritise core competencies, internal strengths to be capitalised on and weaknesses to be overcome
• Define business plans and options for the company
• Facilitate on issues of what types of activities the firm potentially will and will not do, now and in the future
• Defining the precise mission of the business
• Identifying key objectives and strategies for achieving the mission
• Formulating strategies that will achieve/maintain a competitive position

• Operational effectiveness and value chain analysis
• Increase operating performance, reducing costs, increasing reliability, improving cycle time to market, and ultimately meeting and exceeding customer requirements
• Identify, create, and implement best practices; establish, restructure and reengineer processes; and improve supply chain management where customers, suppliers, and employees are served more efficiently
• Implement management control systems that will monitor key performance indicators and demand pro active management

• Sales effectiveness analysis
• Sales call planning to ensure productivity
• Sales team target setting that will motivate the team to achieve improved results
• Implement control systems that will track the performance and effectiveness of the team
• Selling techniques and account management for improved customer profitability and long term relationships

• Analyse the effectiveness and contribution of departments
• Define areas of opportunity and business plan
• Design an implementation plan to ensure the timely process of the company turnaround
• Manage and facilitate the change

• Evaluate the full business potential of the company
• Assess areas for improvement and potential business threats
• Identify risks and propose a risk management plan

• Process analysis
• Assess wastage, down time factors, productivity analysis
• Gap analysis vs World Class Manufacturing standards
• Design area implementation plans and back up statistics
• Train and install shop floor systems
• Implement change and monitor critical processes

• Supply chain management
• Stock control and inventory management
• Distribution fleet efficiencies
• Warehousing utilization
• Customer service.

• Specialised industry analysis
• Define competitive advantage of the industry
• World market research and assessment

• ISO standards gap analysis
• Quality manuals
• Quality control systems

• Business planning
• Performance improvement assessment
• Training and development

• Marketing plans
• Campaign plan and implementation
• Qualitative and quantitative market research

• Executive recruitment and placing
• Appraisal systems
• Job description design
• HR manuals and policies
• Training and development

• Develop Customer Relationship Management initiatives and business planning
• CRM systems
• Customer loyalty schemes

Leonardo da Vinci Project

In November 2005, TIMAN in cooperation with zz Alliance Management Consultants and six other  European based  partners has launched the Leonardo da Vinci project called The Development of European Project Management Training by Multicultural Teams of Trainers from six European Countries (EPMT)

The vision of the project is to bring the whole new perspective of EU and transnational projects into project management and increase quality and success of the projects carried out in EU. The specific aims of the project are:

• Development of a new vocational training in the field of EPM
   

• Development of a new curriculum for EPM training for trainers
   

• The cooperation of the EPM trainers from different EU countries
   

• Lifelong learning promotion
   

• Networking of PM managers, representatives of project oriented organisations and
   

• individuals working in project management
   

For more information : www.epmt.sk