Strategic business plan for Business Engineering Strategic Technology Consulting Services

• Main Author: Ramos, Marianne Elize
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/4501
• Institution: De La Salle University

This summary will provide you with an abridge version of the contents of the paper. Specific details relevant to the summarized information below can be found in the succeeding sections of the paper. BEST CONSULTING SERVICES is a newly born service-oriented company, professionalizing on knowledge Solutions to both business and technology. From its inceptive, it is an independent professional services organizations registered under the name BUSINESS ENGINEERING STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTINF SERVICES positioned to offer enabling solutions and professional services to its customers and clients. The industry of management consulting in the local market is presented in Chapter 1. BEST Consulting Services belongs to the Business and Management Consultancy Services or Activities industry. The industry deals with professional advisory services such as General Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Human Resources Management Production Management and Other Management Consulting Services. In Chapter 2, a description of the companys business and value chain are also presented. BEST CONSULTING SERVICES strategies have been defined and are discussed herein. The aim is to provide firms Enabling solutions with a competitive edge (namely increased operational effectiveness and efficiency) by leveraging the clients core assets its people and the knowledge they possess. BEST CONSULTING SERVICES target markets are firms which have realized the need to capitalize and maximize their people, knowledge, and assets. A variety of services are identified in the Business Models section using a holistic approach, which covers the following items: Knowledge (e.g. skills and mind-setting) Resource (e.g. competence and knowledge management) Systems (e.g. business excellence and quality management) Technology (e.g. process automation and software solutions. Many businesses right now, due to the prevailing market conditions, see the need to improve their internal systems to remain competitive. However, improving operational effectiveness and efficiency is not an easy with solutions which address this need, due to the competencies and skill sets available internally. To aid BET CONSULTING SERVICES growth, short and long term goals to achieve the vision have been identified. These goals focused on establishing and strengthening its position as an Enabling Solutions provider in the local market first and later regional markets. Short-term goals of BEST CONSULTING SERVICES aside from a rapid return to profitability include to: Forge strategic alliances with Hardware, Software vendors, and the clients as well Establish market superiority as a Reseller and Solutions Provider of the different Enabling Solutions marketed by alliances Program and/or Project Manage Business and Technology projects end to end implementation Develop and implement IT Strategic Planning and Management programs. Design, develop and implement IT Applications Systems Design, develop, and/or implement IT Systems Security Medium and long-term goals include to: Expand alliance network with other vendors Continue development of products and services, based on clients feedback and demand Establish regional market superiority in providing enabling solutions Encourage external investors and partners to expand operations Some critical success factors that must be present to achieve our vision include: Comprehensive planning Appropriate capitalizing from stake-holders Develop commitment and managing expectations (from employees and stakeholders) Effective acquisition and/or development of technical and management resources Aggressive market positioning In Chapter 4 the 7S Framework is discussed. The initial staffing estimate is to maintain the barest minimum during the first year of operation. The second year of operation will be based on the program implementation and scope of responsibility required by the projects, hiring would be on a project-based mostly for technical developers. Regarding policies, BEST Consulting Services has non-tangible information assets such as proprietary data, internally developed source codes, software, and automated processes. All non-tangible assets produced and stored using the companys information resources and during company time, are the intellectual properties of BEST Consulting Services. Information resources and the services that make such resources available for internal company use are vital company assets that that require protection. Financial objectives and projections are in chapter 5. Objectives include such as achieving 10 15 % growth in revenues as well as maintaining a net income after tax of at least 30% of net revenues.