Services of management, automation, information and technology consultants

Performance Operations teams offer the following services:

Vision and Mission - Developing the company's manufacturing, automation and Information Technology vision and mission
Leadership - Mentoring modern management skills by leading a project or program
Human Resources - Hiring, reviewing and professional development of technology teams
Systems Thinking - Finding the root cause of problems and obstacles to change
Learning Organizations - Creating and developing teams and workgroups which grow and change
Teambuilding - Creating and sustaining an effective team environment
Human Communications - Specializing in the improvement of human communications techniques in and around technology and operations management teams
Standards - Corporate and site specific standards for technology teams and projects
Project Management - Teaching project management by doing it

Identifying Change Topics - Working with executives and operations managers to determine the
Leading Change - Developing the urgency and leading change programs
Developing Change Solutions - Creating human and technology based solutions which make change happen

Developing Teams - Creating new and improving the effectiveness of existing operations and technology teams
Improving Human Communications - Leading programs to improve communications within teams and across workgroups

Leadership - Mentoring managers in modern ways of managing knowledge workers
Management - Developing management skills and development programs
Technologists - Skills training for technologists, typically through systems apprenticeship
Technology for Executives and Managers - Systems skills training, typically through focus on specific applications
Project Management - Developing effective project managers, ideally by mentoring on a project

Feasibility - Determining where to spend capital on technology and human resources
Requirements - Development of System and Functional Requirements (the "what")
Design - Development of design solutions (the "how")
Software Selection and Specification - Consideration of software solutions and development of specifications
Contextual Design - Developing the application design in context of the physical process
Vendor Specifications - Standardization of vendor supplied controls through specifications

Web Based Database Applications - Fully integrated HTML/Java and SQL relational database applications
Process Control - Structured control logic, Programmable Controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Relational Databases - SQL databases closely model the physical process, E-R Diagrams provided
Device Drivers - Implementation of device drivers
Data Collection Applications - Bar Code and RF ID applications integrated into process control scenarios
Business Systems Interfaces - Interfaces to Production/Order Management, Scheduling, Cost Accounting and Inventory

Consulting - Reviewing problem projects to determine the cause and to propose a solution
Fixing Problem Projects - Taking over leadership to fix a problem project at minimum cost and timeline
Technology Fixes - Applying senior technology professionals to identify and correct technical issues

See also our Consulting, Methodology and Principles Pages for more details.

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