Problem Solving
Overview
Most companies operate with a backlog of problems hindering operations.
Alleviate each problem and discover how to remove nagging issues once and for all so that your enterprise achieves more with less effort.
Our experience shows that a problem affects the bottom line by an average cost of $50,000 per problem per year.
Most frequently encountered corporate problems
- Authority is not clear.
- Budgets are not met.
- Commitments made that can't be delivered.
- Company has lost touch with clients.
- Delegation to others is lacking.
- Fun in the workplace is no longer the norm.
- Management is ambiguous about its wants.
- Market share is declining.
- Meetings are boring and wasteful.
- Organization is slow to respond to market.
- Some managers' styles are inappropriate.
- Teamwork is inadequate.
The results
As a results of guiding client through our problem-solving process, the ROI achieved, in a recent 12-month window of time, is shown in the table below.
Date |
Client |
Benefit (Note 1) |
Cost (Note 2) |
ROI (Note 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2-Jan |
A |
$ 237,400 |
$ 10,100 |
24:1 |
5-Jan |
A |
$ 190,000 |
$ 15,850 |
12:1 |
17-Jan |
B |
$ 862,000 |
$ 3,140 |
275:1 |
21-Jan |
B |
$ 407,500 |
$ 4,595 |
89:1 |
29-Jan |
B |
$ 407,600 |
$ 5,040 |
81:1 |
12-Feb |
B |
$519,810 |
$ 5,400 |
96:1 |
13-Feb |
C |
$ 112,000 |
$ 8,450 |
13:1 |
7-Aug |
B |
$ 94,688 |
$ 6,875 |
14:1 |
18-Sept |
D |
$ 312,600 |
$ 19,500 |
16:1 |
11-Oct |
D |
$ 403,920 |
$ 23,526 |
17:1 |
21-Oct |
D |
$ 138,663 |
$ 18,065 |
8:1 |
20-Feb |
D |
$ 605,400 |
$ 5,423 |
112:1 |
Total |
$ 4,291,581 |
$ 125,964 |
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Average |
$ 357,658 |
$ 10,497 |
34:1 |
Note 1 - Benefits = benefits to organization over 12 months as judged by the client
Note 2 - Costs = cost of all participants at fully loaded rates or billing rates, whichever is higher
- Cost of all training for problem-solving meetings
- Cost of all off-site work and admin work related to team meetings
- Cost of all related CCCC charges
Note 3 - ROI = Benefits / Costs
Test our Problem-Solving process with a small group
Why not apply these simple mechanisms to a test-group in your company?
Contact us and discover how there may be value for your management process.
Call us at (613) 233-0700 to arrange a time to talk