The international company had recently performed an extensive re-structuring process. A new global business area was in place. The assignment was clear; strong expansion, increased focus on the market, a more focused product portfolio and increased efficiency in all areas.
The management realized that culture was key to successful implementation. A new business developer was assigned project manager. She originated from a sub-unit where a successful efficiency project recently had been conducted with the support from PlanB. That particular project also focused on culture and how, when connected to strategy, the culture is a strong contributor to achieving the set goals; On time delivery, maintained quality and reduced costs by 40 percent in a period of three years!
This time the context was …
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Tags: Globalization, organisationskultur, strategiutveckling, strategy realization
Being a manager today means both to dealing with the daily routine and rising above it and be strategic. A difficult balancing act, where everyday life often stands in the way of vision. As a manager you could easily drown in all your daily work, instead of leading. PlanB helps you as a manager to get a hold on the core and the strategy.
We support your work in adapting the business to new demands, making it powerful and flexible. The organizational structure should match the business, and the work processes should flow naturally and efficiently through the system. Together we develop an organizational culture that allows for efficiency in both operation and renewal.
Pro-active managers avoid just reacting on events – …
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Actually it was a golden opportunity. The small company had received financing from the European Union’s Structural Funds and could now grow. In just a few months, staff numbers had quadrupled. There were also great ambitions and hopes of the members and donors. The Structural Funds demanded delivery of the projects. How could this work out?
- There are huge demands on our company. We could easily be fifty, or a hundred people in the staff to meet the demands. Today ten people work here, says the CEO.
The company had previously hired process managers for evaluations, and therefore it was natural to make use of process management to meet the challenges. They made contact with PlanB for a one or …
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Tags: business development, change management, forandringsledelse, Forretningsudvikling, förändringsledarskap, Förändringsledning, implementering, Strategirealisering, strategy realization, Team building, Teamudvikling, Teamutveckling, verksamhetsutveckling
The large company was the market leader, but in decline. There were new competitors in the market. The company had to change, but how? Time was a factor – the change had to happen fast.
PlanB was hired to bring about the change. It was important that the team should not consist solely of consultants, since the company needed to achieve profound and permanent change. The employees had to feel involved and the change had to be anchored and come from within the organization.
Employees were appointed to lead the work and were also points of contact. PlanB was a robust, but active support in the process. The team also decided to appoint change agents within the line-organization. Those chosen were …
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Tags: Change, Change Agents, Change communication, change management, forandringsledelse, förändringskommunikation, förändringsledarskap, Förändringsledning, implementering, Project management, projektledelse, Projektledning, Strategic portfolio Management, Strategirealisering, strategy realization
