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Determine the ROI of hiring a small business operations consultant

Asamby Consulting

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

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Minimum Requirements Documentation: A Matter of Context

Johanna Rothman

A colleague asked me about the kinds of documentation the team might need for their stories. How little could they do for requirements documentation? I start with the pattern of Card, Conversation, Confirmation when I think about requirements and how much documentation. I don't use larger cards. I break the story.

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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? We answer with a resounding yes.

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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors. During the meeting, document action items and assign them to specific team members. Establish deadlines and expectations for completion.

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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Elaborately defined, documented, and monitored processes and procedures? At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased. Long commutes? Four-hour meetings?

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New Business Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Consultants assist entrepreneurs in developing comprehensive and strategic plans, outlining the vision, mission, target market, competition analysis, and financial projections. This foundational document becomes a roadmap for the entrepreneurial journey. This financial roadmap is essential for sustainable growth.

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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. A modern consultant is a professional that can work in dynamic industries, operate within multiple types of consulting organizations (e.g.,