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Increasing Profitability |
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Strategic Planning |
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Optimising Cost Structures |
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Improving Processes |
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Feasibility Studies |
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Due Diligence |
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Commercial Negotiations |
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Corporate Governance |
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Policies and Procedures |
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Project Management |
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| 57Dots - Our Services |
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57Dots operates in a very competitive environment, and although we don’t have rigidly defined services or products, we can describe the nature of our services through the broad categories listed below. Our aim, no matter what we do, is to protect and improve profitability for our clients.
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Business Model Review |
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It is not a surprise that what was once considered “state of the art” can become superseded – although the people closest to the deterioration are not always the ones who can see what is happening. Consider a fifteen year old computer, which has been maintained but not updated. It will still work within its own environment. It does not, however, have the capability to run modern applications or adapt to the changing technology environment. Effectively an old business model can still function – but is it as effective as it could be? There is never an exact time to question whether your business model has evolved to fully exploit opportunities. 57Dots can analyse how you do business and analyse whether your organisational design supports your customer value proposition, operations and people. We can determine whether your model is sustainable in the medium to long term and provide you with a detailed analysis and specific recommendations for improvement. |
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Process Redesign and Cost Optimisation |
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An organisation is a string of processes working together to ensure consistent outcomes. Sometimes even minor adjustments to these processes can result in major cost savings through more efficient work practices. In some instances these changes are made necessary through changes in strategies; in other instances it may be time to “look at the way we do things”. Either way the payback most often far outweighs the cost of the review. Further to this it is a great way to re-engage with staff that have been “process workers” and can suddenly become involved in process design.
57Dots can provide an assessment of all your processes.
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Strategy Development & Implementation |
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A strategic plan provides a blueprint for ensuring all the resources within an organisation are deployed efficiently and effectively. Resources include money, assets and most importantly people. At 57Dots we specialise in strategic (identifying the big picture) and business (ensuring our big picture targets are costed and achievable) planning.
Through supporting you and your leadership group in gathering information and developing and testing ideas we help you create a vision and formulate the big picture strategies. We also help you develop the operational processes and deploy the appropriate resources to ensure the vision is fulfilled. Essentially managing the change is the most challenging part of the process.
We will design reporting systems to keep track of your progress and will ensure you; your leadership group and essentially the organisation become strategic thinkers. |
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Change Management |
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Implementing strategy is essentially about managing change. Managing change is essential to capture the essence of good ideas. In today’s environment change is a constant and change management is a key challenge for any leader. We will ensure that good ideas are implemented in a timely and effective manner. The challenge is to successfully motivate and lead others through the anxiety, task difficulty, and uncertainty that often accompany change, to produce lasting results. |
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Project & Tender Management |
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57Dots can manage minor or major projects from start to finish. Alternately, our clients have often started projects that appeared to be well planned and documented but somehow went off the rails. Sometimes an objective assessment of progress may be required for various reasons including: senior management not satisfied with progress; a new project manager is appointed; a project is nearing implementation stage when there is a steep increase in resources, expenditure and risk. Whatever the reason, the sooner an expert manager is brought in to review or rectify the situation, the sooner resources can be re-deployed into the core business activities and the project finished.
57Dots can review projects at any stage and will provide you with a risk analysis and recommendations for moving forward.
Our tender management experience is extensive in both helping clients prepare requests for tender for major expenditure projects and in responding to tenders on behalf of clients.
We have worked on major operational due diligence projects and conducted several feasibility studies. |
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Performance Management and Reporting |
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57Dots can create an environment of responsibility and accountability through developing practical and easy-to-use key performance indicators (KPIs). Implementing KPIs throughout an organisation provides a quick and easy way to monitor performance at regular intervals. Through training and mentoring we ensure that KPI reporting becomes part of the organisational culture. Inevitably this leads to greater accountability. These KPIs then become part of the weekly, monthly and yearly reporting packages and become organisation-wide targets. Progress becomes measurable and objective. |
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Organisation Design |
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The ideal organisation chart is reflective of the structure that will serve an organisation now and well into the future.
At 57Dots we help our clients design their organisation to ensure that they have the right people in the right jobs at the right time. This means an honest assessment of skills and adopting a structure that supports the operational needs of the business.
It is essential that there is cohesion between the structure and the flow of authority, responsibility and accountability. We can audit job descriptions for job fit and consistency and help design not only the high level organisational structure but also the required capabilities for each key role.
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Policies, Procedures and Risk Management |
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If Strategic Management is the “sexy” discipline then polices, procedures and risk management ranks with accounting as the boring part. As boring as it is, compliance should not be taken lightly. 57Dots can review all of your existing policies and procedures and fill in the gaps, or implement a policy and procedure manual from scratch. Our service includes a comprehensive review of your risk profile and implementation of a detailed Risk Management plan which incorporates OHS. Such policies are essential when negotiating insurance and can be used as a distinct point of differentiation in a competitive environment. |
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Our approach is original. We do not have patented manuals and complicated design rich processes. We use our extensive knowledge and common sense to help you.
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