Harvard Consulting I Management Consultants & Business Advisors
Business Consulting Practice Areas
We offer a range of services aimed towards helping business executives, owners, managers and investors protect and enhance their businesses. We offer uncomplicated experienced advice in a practical manner that enables management teams exploit the opportunities and effectively manage the challenges that come their way.
Business Review
Every business needs to maintain a focus on its commercial, operational and financial performances. Budgetary processes offer a basic level of focus but in today's competitive environment, businesses need to go deeper, drilling into all business activities and ensuring that all activities are aligned to producing the businesses commercial aims.
Our experience in managing in plc and large private trading businesses puts us in prime position to offer practical, sensible expertise to develop your business.
Procurement
A key element of profitable business development is having a highly effective, commercially orientated procurement function. Leveraging off years of experience in business negotiations and extracting additional value positions and efficiencies allows us to ensure that you maximise your true purchasing power potential and procurement efficiencies. ​
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Strategic Advice
​We advise on developing or enhancing business strategies to assist in the management of your business. Whether its directed at business growth, competitive alignment, repositioning or developing strategic negotiating positions, we have a wealth of practical experience to bring your business or organisation to the next level.
Change Management
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Change Management projects require detailed planning and communication. A vital ingredient to the success of a project is putting together committed knowledgeable teams with clearly defined goals and measurable achievement timelines. We work with organisations to manage directly or assist in the management of projects ensuring that stated objectives are achieved on time and with a fluid review process to ensure that projects maintain their focus whilst are also capable of evolving to emerging business challenges.
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Operations Review
We undertake assignments in reviewing operations to ensure that they are aligned with; business goals, best practice, are efficient and are benefiting from current IT practices. We help businesses focus on delivering superior customer service in an efficient, controlled manner allowing for feedback processes to monitor ongoing performances.
Financial Review
Underpinning all business processes is the need for accurate, timely and relevant financial numbers. We have extensive experience in analysing performances, implementing controls and preparing easy to understand financials focused on improving profits and returns on capital employed.
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