As a business owner or senior manager, you have a list of projects floating around in your mind that you know if you could get them completed, you would improve your competitive advantage. Maybe these projects are just ideas about things that need to get done. You know they are important but not urgent, or you would have found a way to get them completed.
Based on our experience, these projects have something to do with a longer-term vision in areas of your business that require your attention. Often, these project ideas take a backseat to the short-term daily operations because all your energy and resources are dedicated to maintain (or survive) the status quo.
Some examples of longer-term projects that may create a competitive advantage include:
marketing versus sales; finance versus accounting; innovation and product development versus marketing; engineering versus day-today operations; human resource strategy versus daily management activities; new products or new markets versus the existing revenue model; or re-engineered business process improvement versus your existing delivery system . As you can see, the project list is endless.
As a senior manager, you know what needs to get done because you know your business better than any outsider. Project providers help you get things done.
You might be thinking, how does hiring a project provider differ from hiring a consultant? You may have already been down that path. Does this quote from Bill Marsteller resonate with your past consultant experience. “ A consultant is a person who knows nothing about your business to whom you pay more to tell you how to run it than you could earn if you ran it right instead of the way he tells you.’ You already know your business. You don’t need a consultant to tell you what needs to be done. What you need is a project provider to help you do projects to keep your business viable – now and for the future.
These are challenging times. Maybe now, more than ever. Big challenges require change, and as we all know, change is always tough – especially when the day-to-day operations absorb every resource at your command. Project providers are here to help you. Think of them as a ‘handyman’ (or woman) to help you do the projects you want or need to get done. One of the objectives of this site is to be a resource for ideas and people to help you. The next step is simple: contact one of the providers listed on this site and talk to them. If you prefer, you can contact us at GMO and we will help you think through your project and find the best person to help. We welcome your participation.