Many projects can be helped by understanding the issues and dealing with them in a structured manner. Some projects are so complex that you feel the team requires additional help. The typical answer is to call in one of the blue-chip consultancies. They come in with a large team, solve the problem (at least in a short term), and leave behind a large invoice.
Instead of coming into your organization with a one-size fit all approach and a large team, we come in with a tailor-made and focused approach. Every project we carry out is unique in some way, but there are three main types:
- Workshop focusing on key skills required for successfully carrying out complex projects
- Project counseling
- Specials
Workshop
This is typically a 1-2 day session with either the core team carrying out a specific project or a larger group of people who are or will be working on complex projects. The workshop will be carried out by one of our senior advisors with extensive experience in carrying out and managing complex projects. The goal of the workshop will be to present and discuss the major challenges facing internal project teams and how these can be optimally dealt. The structure of a workshop can be tailor-made to the specific situation, but will typically consist of a mixture of presentations, team-work exercises, and group discussions (ideally focusing on the specific challenges being faced by the attendees).
Project counseling
In this type of project the senior advisor from Team Based Consulting will provide ongoing advice and help to a project team and help it deal with the issues it will face in the different phases of the project. The input of our senior advisor will be limited to 1-2 days per week (on average and depending on the complexity of the project).
The senior advisor's involvement will vary per phase, but will include helping structure the project, coaching the team to carry out the required analysis, carrying out quality control on the results of the team's work, helping structure conclusions and presentations, etc.
While our involvement typically covers all three phases of a project, we are extremely flexible in our input, and often provide assistance to an individual phase (mostly in helping to set up and kick off the project or to assist a team in developing and communicating conclusions).
Specials
We believe that we can provide valuable input to a broad range of issues that complex organizations are dealing with. Examples of special projects that we have been asked to carry out include leading a team of external consultants planning and implementing a broad cost reduction project, the ongoing coaching of a new manager with the responsibility for setting up an internal project management organization, and program management for a portfolio of innovation /business development projects. If you have a specific need and would like to know whether Team Based Consulting can assist, do not hesitate to get in touch ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or +31-652-412 375).
