Core Competency Analysis - Companies develop areas of expertise which are distinctive to that company and critical to their long term growth. In some cases, over time, these same companies lose this expertise by trying to be the all knowing all solution provider to their most important customers. The company that once was respected for innovation and expertise in one field is now mediocre in a range of fields. And now, because of limited resources and lack of focus, they lost the ability to attract the best people in that field. The downward spiral begins. Growth stalls, margins shrink, customers take flight. Understanding what your core competencies are is crucial to your business success and long term growth. Understanding what separates yourself from your competitors, what gives you your unique advantage in the marketplace provides the very foundation for mapping a growth strategy. This is more difficult than you think. It requires an honest - unbiased look at your company, your processes and your people.

Allegro Consulting will visit your site, interview your employees, discretely survey your customers (with your permission of course), and assist you in defining your core competencies. Equipped with this knowledge, we can then help you in refreshing your marketing and sales messages to reflect the true product and/or services you have to offer.

Strategic and Tactical Planning - Every company, both large and small, should have a Strategic Plan. Without one is like being on a sailboat, in the ocean, without a rudder. Yes, you will eventually get somewhere. But is this where you wanted to be? And, did you really want to spend that much of your time and capital to get there?

Allegro Consulting will assist you in defining your company's true Strengths and Weaknesses relative to your competitors. Help you identify the real Opportunities for your company's growth and the Threats that may stand in your way. Armed with this information we will then assist your leadership team in defining specific, measurable goals and objectives for each year of a three year plan.

Properly done, the Strategic Plan should prove to be an invaluable resource for making personnel decisions, allocating resources and capital, creating partner alliances, and building a strong organizational chart. The Strategic Plan is a living document that should adapt to changing market forces. As such, we recommend the Strategic Planning process be repeated on an annual basis.

With a strategic plan in place your Tactical Plan will be developed to define your annual objectives in a manner that can be used as a script for each of your major leadership disciplines. The tactical plan is the one document that should provide the common framework for decision making in the organization. It should also set the proper context for budget decisions and performance evaluations. Allegro Consulting can assist you in building this second essential growth tool.

Organizational Structuring - Feel a little fat. Too many layers between you (the boss) and people charged with executing your business. Or, are you overwhelmed and find yourself working non -stop but still losing ground. The organization should reflect the company's core competencies and optimized to meet the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. Let Allegro Consulting independently evaluate your organization with an eye for better utilizing the key employees you have.

Program Management - Now that you've won the big program, you have to execute it. The challenge is you bid low because you anticipated improved performance and efficiencies down the road. Who is going to be held accountable to ensure those efficiencies materialize as planned? Who is going to ensure the level of customer satisfaction remains high while profit targets are met? The answer: a good Program Manager.

Allegro Consulting can help set you on the right course with a wide range of Program Management services. Whether it be over-the-shoulder coaching, suggesting tools and techniques to manage program risk, or outright managing the program for you as an outside contractor, assured program performance is achievable.