Special Projects

One of the biggest challenges a growing business faces is not having the resources to effectively take advantage of an opportunity, develop a new idea or solve a specific problem.

Experienced people are the scarcest of all resources. You may have a need for a high degree of expertise for a limited period of time but think you need to pass on the opportunity or try to implement it with less able talent that you can keep employed on a regular basis.

We can solve this problem through our Special Projects Solution. We will work with you to design a clear scope and timeline and in most cases will provide you a fixed price for the project.

Advantages of Our Special Projects Solutions

Guaranteed Results: In your business you make promises to customers. You guarantee specified results for a fixed price. You take ownership of the project. You share in the risk for the project's success. Why shouldn't you demand that same level of professionalism from a consultant?

Fixed Cost: We strive to clearly define the scope of a project enough to be able to provide you a fixed cost for a defined and guaranteed result. This provides peace of mind for you and allows you to plan your business more effectively.

Clear, Written Scope/Plan: Along with the fixed price you will also get a thorough scope and plan for each project including timeline, deliverables, milestones by which to measure progress and a clear outline of what we will require from you or other's in your organization. Sometimes this means breaking the project into phases with one phase having to be complete before we can define the second phase. Again, this provides peace of mind and allows for better business planning.

Rapid Deployment: With our ability to harness technology and talent we can expedite the delivery of most projects. A word of caution has to be included here though - projects involving analysis and systems are much easier to expedite than those projects where the goal is a shift or change in people's thinking or processes. We will be very realistic about the ability to expedite a project and what the challenges or risks may be. You can change a system, piece of equipment, computer or building practically overnight. Changing the way people think and act takes time and if anyone tells you different they are lying.

Progress Tracking: If the project is longer term in schedule we will provide methods of regularly communicating progress whether by written summary reports or through a secure Client Website.

There are many other possibilities for Special Projects. Please contact us to discuss your problem and how we may be able to utilize our experience and expertise to provide a solution. david@dbrownmanagement.comm - Contact Page

Interim Project Management: This can be used in several situations effectively. You may have a gap in people available due to turnover, sickness or getting an unexpected project that starts at an inopportune time. If you are looking to instill solid Project Management procedures in your organization it may be best to actually "Work In The System" before "Working On The System" to make the migration to the newer; more efficient systems.

Forensic Analysis (Claims/Business/Financial): We utilize solid organizational, database and scheduling skills to dig into historical information and create a cohesive timeline with cost and event details. This can be very effective for reviewing historical business performance prior to compensation program development, Strategic Planning or before looking at Process Improvement. This analysis can be very effective in the event of a claim situation or change order justification. Forensic analysis is a very critical piece in the first stage of the Construction Company Development (CCD) program.

New Market Development: Running and growing a business effectively has a lot to do with looking at new market opportunities and then finding the resources to take advantage of them. We can help by serving as interim management for a new market, defining an initial strategy, doing financial projections, setting up the systems and training required, defining recruiting criteria for staffing and overseeing the start-up process. This allows you to continue focusing most of your energy on the daily operations of your core businesses to avoid the common syndrome where a leader focuses on a new area while the old one (the one generating cash) suffers which leads to problems and even business failure.

Client Intranet

Staying on track with the various programs, projects and other action items you are undertaking to get your company on a profitable growth curve is a difficult task. Depending on needs we will setup a client intranet site for your company to consolidate all the information and automatically notify key personnel of completed, pending, and missed action items. Click on the picture below for a larger sample.