https://consulthon.com/ Find your business management consultant today! Consulthon is a platform to ask questions and connect with management consultants who provide solutions and quality answers to business challenges. It's a community of business management consultants that promotes knowledge sharing and innovation.https://consulthon.com/assets/images/share_new.jpghttps://consulthon.com/ https://consulthon.com/challenge/658/what-are-the-5-steps-to-creating-a-top-notch-marketing-project-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/658/what-are-the-5-steps-to-creating-a-top-notch-marketing-project-plan Hi All,  Is somebody aware how to make a super concise, clear and straight to the point Marketing Project Plan? I would like my team and the stakeholders to be forced to think through the important... Thu, 05 May 2022 18:35:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/658/what-are-the-5-steps-to-creating-a-top-notch-marketing-project-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/657/who-has-experience-in-gamification-and-monetisation-of-an-e-game-app https://consulthon.com/challenge/657/who-has-experience-in-gamification-and-monetisation-of-an-e-game-app Hi,  What is your experience in gamification and monetization of e-game apps? A client is interested to work with a consultant on the following points: 1. gamification and monetisation of an app 2.... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:50:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/657/who-has-experience-in-gamification-and-monetisation-of-an-e-game-app https://consulthon.com/challenge/656/have-you-defined-your-service-offer-yet https://consulthon.com/challenge/656/have-you-defined-your-service-offer-yet What does the Estates & Facilities Management mean to you and your organisation? Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:19:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/656/have-you-defined-your-service-offer-yet https://consulthon.com/challenge/655/how-to-publish-a-book https://consulthon.com/challenge/655/how-to-publish-a-book I have written a book on Behaviour and culture change and this is 90% complete. Can anyone advise the manner in which I can get this published without signing away all intellectual property rights ... Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:36:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/655/how-to-publish-a-book https://consulthon.com/challenge/653/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-312 https://consulthon.com/challenge/653/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-312 Over the last week, which was week 3 since I started my www.cxl.com Growth Marketing course, I broadened my information with regards to Conversion Research and A/B Testing. The two courses served a... Sun, 10 Oct 2021 23:08:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/653/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-312 https://consulthon.com/challenge/649/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi https://consulthon.com/challenge/649/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi Identifying and Amplifying Growth Channels and Research & Testiing This was the second week of my CXL classes and what a week it was! In accordance with the allotment of my courses, I completed... Sun, 03 Oct 2021 19:14:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/649/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi https://consulthon.com/challenge/650/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi https://consulthon.com/challenge/650/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi Identifying and Amplifying Growth Channels and Research & Testiing This was the second week of my CXL classes and what a week it was! In accordance with the allotment of my courses, I completed... Sun, 03 Oct 2021 19:14:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/650/identifying-and-amplifying-growth-channels-and-research-testing-212-revi https://consulthon.com/challenge/648/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-112 https://consulthon.com/challenge/648/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-112 Introduction: Having always wanted to further my fascination and knowledge with regards to marketing, my wish came true when I got accepted for the scholarship in the Minidegree of CXL’s Growth Mar... Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:22:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/648/cxl-growth-marketing-minidegree-review-of-week-112 https://consulthon.com/challenge/647/what-are-effective-measures-to-gather-data-during-covid-times https://consulthon.com/challenge/647/what-are-effective-measures-to-gather-data-during-covid-times Hi, I am currently working on pre-startup stage focusing on mental health in sports players, during times of Covid, I am experiencing difficulty in gathering data via primary research which is an i... Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/647/what-are-effective-measures-to-gather-data-during-covid-times https://consulthon.com/challenge/646/what-is-a-great-methodology-a-manager-to-use-for-an-employee-development https://consulthon.com/challenge/646/what-is-a-great-methodology-a-manager-to-use-for-an-employee-development Hi All,  Would you recommend a methodology a manager to use in order to establish a clear and structured employee's development plan? I would appreciate anything that you have tried in your practic... Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:09:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/646/what-is-a-great-methodology-a-manager-to-use-for-an-employee-development https://consulthon.com/challenge/645/how-to-change-organizational-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/645/how-to-change-organizational-culture In many small to medium-sized enterprises, managers always lead the organization by relying on a personal decision, and this fact leads to individualism in the organization. But the question is how... Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:17:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/645/how-to-change-organizational-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/644/how-to-create-a-solid-contingency-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/644/how-to-create-a-solid-contingency-plan This may be particularly relevant for start-ups, but I would love to hear what steps you would take to development a solid contingent plan or exit strategy for a smaller business? It would also be ... Fri, 14 May 2021 18:28:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/644/how-to-create-a-solid-contingency-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/643/how-to-deal-with-bad-apples-in-your-firm https://consulthon.com/challenge/643/how-to-deal-with-bad-apples-in-your-firm Hi All, I would be interested in hearing your experience on how to deal with employees that do not cooperate well, or disturbs the harmony in an otherwise good company culture. Team members like th... Thu, 06 May 2021 16:37:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/643/how-to-deal-with-bad-apples-in-your-firm https://consulthon.com/challenge/641/how-to-ensure-effective-communication-between-employees-with-different-comm https://consulthon.com/challenge/641/how-to-ensure-effective-communication-between-employees-with-different-comm A topic that has been covered in my courses at university, that is also of relevance in day-to-day life, is communication styles. Within teams where people communicate indifferent way, how could a ... Thu, 06 May 2021 16:23:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/641/how-to-ensure-effective-communication-between-employees-with-different-comm https://consulthon.com/challenge/640/what-are-the-basics-of-a-brand-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/640/what-are-the-basics-of-a-brand-strategy Hi All,  I am starting a new project. It is still in conception. However, I would like to put the basics right the first time.  My project is in hospitality - the closest idea is a cafe, but think ... Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/640/what-are-the-basics-of-a-brand-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/633/how-to-efficiently-use-business-development-tools https://consulthon.com/challenge/633/how-to-efficiently-use-business-development-tools Hi All,  One of my company's goals is to develop new international markets. One of the reasons is that we have created a new product for the organic markets.  Currently, I do research on Linkedin a... Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:56:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/633/how-to-efficiently-use-business-development-tools https://consulthon.com/challenge/632/how-to-best-implement-international-virtual-office-programme https://consulthon.com/challenge/632/how-to-best-implement-international-virtual-office-programme Hi All,  Happy New Year! Recently I was involved in a project for international 'virtual office' and will work closely with the Change Manager.  Our focus is on the hearts and minds change, in orde... Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/632/how-to-best-implement-international-virtual-office-programme https://consulthon.com/challenge/631/what-does-my-client-need-to-be-successful-with-their-strategic-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/631/what-does-my-client-need-to-be-successful-with-their-strategic-plan Dear Friends  I havea new customer and here is their strategic plan. What do we need to make them successful? Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:09:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/631/what-does-my-client-need-to-be-successful-with-their-strategic-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/629/what-do-we-need-to-go-to-market https://consulthon.com/challenge/629/what-do-we-need-to-go-to-market Strategic Plan for Energy Department is attached. What do we need to go-to-market? Thu, 26 Nov 2020 23:15:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/629/what-do-we-need-to-go-to-market https://consulthon.com/challenge/627/want-accountability-within-your-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/627/want-accountability-within-your-team What do you do in your business about accountability? [removed]  has never been as important as it is right now. Whether in board rooms in times of tight resource constraints or virtual  [removed]... Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:06:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/627/want-accountability-within-your-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/626/how-does-a-commercial-letter-of-credit-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/626/how-does-a-commercial-letter-of-credit-work Have you ever used a Letter of Credit in your international transactions? n the world of buying and selling, which encompasses just about any kind of commerce, a letter of credit is an important fi... Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:03:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/626/how-does-a-commercial-letter-of-credit-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/625/how-to-build-a-better-start-up-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/625/how-to-build-a-better-start-up-team Have you worked or been part of a startup team? What are the key elements of a startup team? It’s essentially a hiring challenge? It’s hiring decisions, and it’s having a clear culture and clear st... Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:14:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/625/how-to-build-a-better-start-up-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/624/what-is-a-micromaster-and-what-can-you-do-with-this-certification https://consulthon.com/challenge/624/what-is-a-micromaster-and-what-can-you-do-with-this-certification Have you ever heard of a Micromaster? MicroMasters programs are a series of graduate-level courses from top universities designed to advance your career. They provide deep learning in a specific ca... Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/624/what-is-a-micromaster-and-what-can-you-do-with-this-certification https://consulthon.com/challenge/623/what-is-information-exhaustion-and-what-to-do-about-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/623/what-is-information-exhaustion-and-what-to-do-about-it Uncertainty For many, this year has been full of uncertainty. In particular, the  [removed]  has generated uncertainty about health, about best practices and about the future. At the same time, Ame... Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/623/what-is-information-exhaustion-and-what-to-do-about-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/622/what-is-waterfall-methodology https://consulthon.com/challenge/622/what-is-waterfall-methodology Are you familiar with Waterfall Methodology? What is your experience with this methodology? Waterfall methodology is a linear project management approach, where stakeholder and customer requirement... Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:16:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/622/what-is-waterfall-methodology https://consulthon.com/challenge/620/what-is-a-business-coach https://consulthon.com/challenge/620/what-is-a-business-coach What is your definition of a business coach? What is expected of them? Do you agree?  Business coaches exist to serve one central duty: to help you meet your business goals. If this sounds too simp... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:50:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/620/what-is-a-business-coach https://consulthon.com/challenge/619/what-is-a-cost-center https://consulthon.com/challenge/619/what-is-a-cost-center Does anyone have experience with a cost center? In business, cost centers are like the offensive line for a football team. They don't usually make the highlight reel and their work isn't always as ... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:09:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/619/what-is-a-cost-center https://consulthon.com/challenge/618/what-is-the-peer-to-peer-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/618/what-is-the-peer-to-peer-business-model What is your experience with a peer-to-peer business model? The peer-to-peer business model’s purpose is to act as an intermediary between individuals. It works as a matchmaker in the middle of two... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:00:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/618/what-is-the-peer-to-peer-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/617/coronavirus-how-to-be-happier-while-working-from-home https://consulthon.com/challenge/617/coronavirus-how-to-be-happier-while-working-from-home Millions of people need a home office for the first time. Some have perched at kitchen tables or made do with a laptop on the sofa for months. But even if a vaccine comes soon, many people may neve... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/617/coronavirus-how-to-be-happier-while-working-from-home https://consulthon.com/challenge/616/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-a-business-faces-today https://consulthon.com/challenge/616/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-a-business-faces-today The first challenge today is the pandemic. How are you managing the pandemic? How are you managing remote workers? To ensure you create a successful, profitable, and long-lasting brand, read the si... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 01:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/616/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-a-business-faces-today https://consulthon.com/challenge/615/what-books-can-a-school-owner-read-to-help-in-overall-administration-etc https://consulthon.com/challenge/615/what-books-can-a-school-owner-read-to-help-in-overall-administration-etc What are the books school owners must read to keep them in business? Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/615/what-books-can-a-school-owner-read-to-help-in-overall-administration-etc https://consulthon.com/challenge/614/what-is-the-biggest-lean-waste https://consulthon.com/challenge/614/what-is-the-biggest-lean-waste The biggest Lean waste is NONE of these: The 8 Lean wastes. They are: - Defects- Overproduction- Waiting- Non-Value-Added Processing- Transportation- Inventory- Motion- Unused Employee Creativity S... Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:59:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/614/what-is-the-biggest-lean-waste https://consulthon.com/challenge/613/how-can-standard-schools-in-other-local-countries-partner-with-foreign-ones https://consulthon.com/challenge/613/how-can-standard-schools-in-other-local-countries-partner-with-foreign-ones Since partnership will expose the local school teachers, administrators, and head of school to foreign innovative ideas, numerous opportunities abound, so how can schools go about this? Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:06:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/613/how-can-standard-schools-in-other-local-countries-partner-with-foreign-ones https://consulthon.com/challenge/612/what-strategies-can-be-used-to-increase-students-enrolment-in-a-school https://consulthon.com/challenge/612/what-strategies-can-be-used-to-increase-students-enrolment-in-a-school I will like to know how schools can increase their students enrollment Are there strategies that can be used? Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/612/what-strategies-can-be-used-to-increase-students-enrolment-in-a-school https://consulthon.com/challenge/611/how-can-the-internet-of-things-iot-help-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/611/how-can-the-internet-of-things-iot-help-your-business The internet of things (IoT) is a concept that refers to all internet-connected devices that utilize single access to the internet remotely. (For instance, your refrigerator, your smart TV, or ther... Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/611/how-can-the-internet-of-things-iot-help-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/610/innovate-or-die-the-stark-message-for-businesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/610/innovate-or-die-the-stark-message-for-businesses Companies that fail to innovate risk extinction. Does your company innovate? Do you have a new product development team? Just look at the likes of Woolworths, Polaroid, Alta Vista, Kodak, Blockbust... Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/610/innovate-or-die-the-stark-message-for-businesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/609/what-is-crm-and-how-does-it-help-you-and-your-customer https://consulthon.com/challenge/609/what-is-crm-and-how-does-it-help-you-and-your-customer Can you share your experience with CRM (Customer Relationship Management)? In my opinion, the majority of businesses that  [removed] , first and foremost, are looking for a way to improve the quali... Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:03:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/609/what-is-crm-and-how-does-it-help-you-and-your-customer https://consulthon.com/challenge/608/what-are-the-steps-to-create-an-effective-onboarding-sequence https://consulthon.com/challenge/608/what-are-the-steps-to-create-an-effective-onboarding-sequence Can you please share your experiences with an e-mail onboarding sequence? From what I know converting visitors into subscribers is fairly straightforward. You need engaging content as well as a sig... Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/608/what-are-the-steps-to-create-an-effective-onboarding-sequence https://consulthon.com/challenge/607/what-are-the-3-types-of-ai https://consulthon.com/challenge/607/what-are-the-3-types-of-ai Do you use AI in your business? Can you name the three types of AI? Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science that endeavors to replicate or simulate human intelligence in a machine, ... Sun, 15 Nov 2020 20:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/607/what-are-the-3-types-of-ai https://consulthon.com/challenge/606/what-is-business-continuity-planning-checklist-for-a-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/606/what-is-business-continuity-planning-checklist-for-a-pandemic Business Continuity Planning is an essential strategic management planning process used to enhance business resilience in the event of an emergency or disaster. The completed Business Continuity Pl... Sun, 15 Nov 2020 01:21:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/606/what-is-business-continuity-planning-checklist-for-a-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/605/what-is-an-algorithm-anyway https://consulthon.com/challenge/605/what-is-an-algorithm-anyway An algorithm is a set of very specific instructions. How to bake a cake, find the sum of two plus two, or even run a country according to the U.S. Constitution are all examples of algorithms. Why? ... Sat, 14 Nov 2020 04:42:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/605/what-is-an-algorithm-anyway https://consulthon.com/challenge/604/how-to-encourage-women-to-start-a-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/604/how-to-encourage-women-to-start-a-company I believe in women running businesses. How do you feel about this? What are some of the challenges for women running businesses? With an understanding of issues and hurdles that hold women back fro... Sat, 14 Nov 2020 03:42:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/604/how-to-encourage-women-to-start-a-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/603/forecasting-for-2021-as-if-2020-never-happened https://consulthon.com/challenge/603/forecasting-for-2021-as-if-2020-never-happened How do you forecast strategic planning and revenue forecasting for 2021? Do you use previous years? Start with a blank page this year and go back to the fundamentals:   Is your industry or categor... Sat, 14 Nov 2020 01:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/603/forecasting-for-2021-as-if-2020-never-happened https://consulthon.com/challenge/602/how-to-improve-customer-acquisition https://consulthon.com/challenge/602/how-to-improve-customer-acquisition What ways do you use to improve customer acquisition? One way is to increase Customer Referrals: Referral marketing is one of the few customer acquisition channels that can scale infinitely, and a ... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 23:13:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/602/how-to-improve-customer-acquisition https://consulthon.com/challenge/601/what-are-some-customer-service-interview-questions https://consulthon.com/challenge/601/what-are-some-customer-service-interview-questions What are your best customer service interview questions and answers? Can you offer some questions? Here are some: What was the toughest customer service case you've ever handled? What does customer... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/601/what-are-some-customer-service-interview-questions https://consulthon.com/challenge/600/how-to-efficiently-draft-an-implementation-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/600/how-to-efficiently-draft-an-implementation-plan Hi All,  Those of you who have experience with building an Implementation plan, would you share your tips and tricks? What are the must haves? Would you recommend on something to be careful with? D... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/600/how-to-efficiently-draft-an-implementation-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/599/what-is-enterprise-kanban https://consulthon.com/challenge/599/what-is-enterprise-kanban Have you heard of Enterprise Kanban? Can you share your thoughts? How is it working for you? The world of working is rapidly changing, as it’s reshaped by a demographically dynamic workforce, new s... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/599/what-is-enterprise-kanban https://consulthon.com/challenge/598/how-do-you-create-your-ideal-customer-profile https://consulthon.com/challenge/598/how-do-you-create-your-ideal-customer-profile Do you have a method to create your ideal customer profile (Known as ICP)? Do you use an ideal customer profile? What questions do you ask when crafting your ICP? Can you name the other questions w... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/598/how-do-you-create-your-ideal-customer-profile https://consulthon.com/challenge/597/what-type-of-innovation-are-you-talking-about https://consulthon.com/challenge/597/what-type-of-innovation-are-you-talking-about People often don't understand each other when they talk about innovation. The main reason for this confusion is that there are different types of innovation. To be understood, it is fundamental to ... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/597/what-type-of-innovation-are-you-talking-about https://consulthon.com/challenge/596/what-is-an-open-source-knowledge-base https://consulthon.com/challenge/596/what-is-an-open-source-knowledge-base Do you have experience with an open-source knowledge base? Does it help you? An open-source knowledge base is built on open-source software — meaning, its source code is  [removed] . An open-source... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/596/what-is-an-open-source-knowledge-base https://consulthon.com/challenge/595/will-consumer-goods-be-stronger-from-the-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/595/will-consumer-goods-be-stronger-from-the-pandemic What is your opinion? We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods or CPG). As the name suggests, these are the products th... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/595/will-consumer-goods-be-stronger-from-the-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/594/what-is-guest-experience-platform-for-food-services https://consulthon.com/challenge/594/what-is-guest-experience-platform-for-food-services What is your experience with digital platforms for restaurants? Pros/Cons? Imagine it’s a Friday night and you have friends over. You have picked your favorite pizza place and triple checked orders... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 05:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/594/what-is-guest-experience-platform-for-food-services https://consulthon.com/challenge/593/how-will-powerful-personal-brand-will-make-you-successful https://consulthon.com/challenge/593/how-will-powerful-personal-brand-will-make-you-successful Do you have a personal brand? Is it powerful and successful? Can you share your experience with your personal brand? If you don't have a powerful and visible personal  [removed] , you are putting y... Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/593/how-will-powerful-personal-brand-will-make-you-successful https://consulthon.com/challenge/592/what-is-agile-transformation-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/592/what-is-agile-transformation-strategy Have you had experience with an agile transformation? What are some of the problems you encountered? What is the critical path to a successful agile transformation? Why the need to transform into a... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/592/what-is-agile-transformation-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/591/how-do-you-manage-international-shipping-in-the-time-of-covid-19 https://consulthon.com/challenge/591/how-do-you-manage-international-shipping-in-the-time-of-covid-19 Do you have any suggestions on how to manage international shipping during the pandemic? Can you share any of your experiences? Are there any tips you can give me? I know one is: stay in tune with ... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:26:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/591/how-do-you-manage-international-shipping-in-the-time-of-covid-19 https://consulthon.com/challenge/590/how-do-blockchain-and-5g-work-together https://consulthon.com/challenge/590/how-do-blockchain-and-5g-work-together Did you know that Blockchain and 5G work together? Have any of you been exposed to this partnership? Are you using it now? What are your experiences? There is no shortage of emerging technology app... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:07:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/590/how-do-blockchain-and-5g-work-together https://consulthon.com/challenge/589/what-is-the-snapchat-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/589/what-is-the-snapchat-business-model Do any of you know about the Snapchat business model? What is your experience with Snapchat? I do know: The Snapchat business model is a multisided platform totally based on a camera app for smartp... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/589/what-is-the-snapchat-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/588/what-are-best-practices-in-building-peak-fulfillment-strategies https://consulthon.com/challenge/588/what-are-best-practices-in-building-peak-fulfillment-strategies What are your strategies for building peak season fulfillment? There are ample ways to build better peak season fulfillment strategies. Instead of getting bogged down in the details, let’s focus on... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:43:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/588/what-are-best-practices-in-building-peak-fulfillment-strategies https://consulthon.com/challenge/587/how-do-you-implement-a-marketing-automation-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/587/how-do-you-implement-a-marketing-automation-strategy Have you implemented a Marketing Automation Strategy? So many marketers fail to get the most out of their marketing automation platform — basically using their software the same way they’d used the... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/587/how-do-you-implement-a-marketing-automation-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/586/how-do-you-stay-engaged-to-your-work-during-the-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/586/how-do-you-stay-engaged-to-your-work-during-the-pandemic As the pandemic and a flurry of current events wear on, so does work. You’re stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed. You’re eager for this to be over. There are certainly days when you’d like to just... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 01:13:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/586/how-do-you-stay-engaged-to-your-work-during-the-pandemic https://consulthon.com/challenge/584/how-difficult-is-to-implement-a-single-sign-in-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/584/how-difficult-is-to-implement-a-single-sign-in-process Hi All,  My company uses too many systems that require a password. Since March 2020 we have bought even more and quite often the systems are not married, which means - many different passwords are ... Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:24:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/584/how-difficult-is-to-implement-a-single-sign-in-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/583/what-is-5g-and-how-will-5g-affect-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/583/what-is-5g-and-how-will-5g-affect-you 5G is the 5th generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and ... Tue, 10 Nov 2020 03:46:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/583/what-is-5g-and-how-will-5g-affect-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/582/how-do-you-get-media-coverage-for-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/582/how-do-you-get-media-coverage-for-your-business Every  [removed]  wants press, but few understand how to reach out to a reporter and frame their story in a way that'll get attention.  rks. Here are three big takeaways from the discussion: 1. Und... Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:19:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/582/how-do-you-get-media-coverage-for-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/581/what-are-the-keys-to-business-success https://consulthon.com/challenge/581/what-are-the-keys-to-business-success The other day, I heard someone say, “The world would be a great place, if it weren’t for people.” Have you ever felt like that? You might think that about your business — boy, this would be a great... Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:57:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/581/what-are-the-keys-to-business-success https://consulthon.com/challenge/580/what-is-the-art-of-negotiation https://consulthon.com/challenge/580/what-is-the-art-of-negotiation What are your experiences with negotiation? What has helped you win a negotiation? What should you avoid when you negotiate? It would help to hear your experiences. Negotiating is a collaboration. ... Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/580/what-is-the-art-of-negotiation https://consulthon.com/challenge/579/can-modern-tools-give-me-a-better-way-to-work-and-deal-with-info-i-receive https://consulthon.com/challenge/579/can-modern-tools-give-me-a-better-way-to-work-and-deal-with-info-i-receive Hi,  I am exhausted with the volume of info I receive. This also makes me exhausted to do my job. Sometimes I am in groups of emails and I am not supposed to be there.  Can modern tools give me a b... Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:19:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/579/can-modern-tools-give-me-a-better-way-to-work-and-deal-with-info-i-receive https://consulthon.com/challenge/578/what-is-humane-technology-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/578/what-is-humane-technology-and-how-is-it-used Have you heard of Humane Technology? We must be mindful of how we engage with technology: what we use it for, why, and whether it helps or hinders us. Sometimes our tech seems to be flowing in inhu... Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/578/what-is-humane-technology-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/576/what-is-a-long-tail-business-model-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/576/what-is-a-long-tail-business-model-and-how-is-it-used I was asked to do a Long Tail Business Model. I know The Long Tail Business Model works by selling a wide variety of niche products, which individually sell very little, but which in total generate... Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/576/what-is-a-long-tail-business-model-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/575/whats-a-call-abandonment-rate-how-do-you-calculate-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/575/whats-a-call-abandonment-rate-how-do-you-calculate-it Have you ever called a support line and were immediately put on hold before you could speak to a service rep? I know I have and it's incredibly frustrating especially when you have a quick question... Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/575/whats-a-call-abandonment-rate-how-do-you-calculate-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/573/what-top-cryptocurrencies-should-you-invest-in-in-2021 https://consulthon.com/challenge/573/what-top-cryptocurrencies-should-you-invest-in-in-2021 I know of three cryptocurrencies to invest in 2021, but need your input for other cryptocurrencies? Bitcoin (BTC)  Are you asking yourself, "should I invest in Bitcoin? is the  [removed]  already a... Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:16:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/573/what-top-cryptocurrencies-should-you-invest-in-in-2021 https://consulthon.com/challenge/572/how-do-you-adopt-multilingual-customer-service https://consulthon.com/challenge/572/how-do-you-adopt-multilingual-customer-service A good place to start is with translating your help center or  [removed] . This area of your website presents answers to questions before customers ask them, leading to fewer support queries and mo... Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/572/how-do-you-adopt-multilingual-customer-service https://consulthon.com/challenge/571/what-is-the-nemawashi-method https://consulthon.com/challenge/571/what-is-the-nemawashi-method Hi All,  Do you have an experience with 'nemawashi' method and how it works? I have recently understood that this is the only method that works for Japanese businesses, but I would like to understa... Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/571/what-is-the-nemawashi-method https://consulthon.com/challenge/570/what-is-a-5g-network https://consulthon.com/challenge/570/what-is-a-5g-network Are you planning on implementing a 5G network? 5G networks are the next big thing in mobile internet connectivity. After almost a decade of development, it has finally become a reality in some area... Thu, 05 Nov 2020 02:49:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/570/what-is-a-5g-network https://consulthon.com/challenge/569/what-are-the-functions-of-consultants https://consulthon.com/challenge/569/what-are-the-functions-of-consultants When the client-consultant relationship is functioning at its best, the consultant gives the client: Information: The data and analyses that take the client’s world, industry, and market position ... Thu, 05 Nov 2020 02:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/569/what-are-the-functions-of-consultants https://consulthon.com/challenge/568/what-is-customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam https://consulthon.com/challenge/568/what-is-customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam What is your experience with CIAM? CIAM allows for modern, frictionless customer experiences to be built and brought to market quickly while balancing the need for future-proofed identity, security... Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/568/what-is-customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam https://consulthon.com/challenge/567/what-is-a-blue-and-red-ocean-in-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/567/what-is-a-blue-and-red-ocean-in-business Do you have experience in Blue and Red Oceans? What is the Blue Ocean? First of all, according to the theory, there is a blue ocean because there is also its antagonist, the red ocean. And both of ... Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:26:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/567/what-is-a-blue-and-red-ocean-in-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/566/what-is-a-lean-startup https://consulthon.com/challenge/566/what-is-a-lean-startup Do you have experience with a Lean Startup? Lean Startup Definition The word “lean”, here, has been applied by Eric Ries, Harvard Business School researcher, towards avoiding waste. It involves ide... Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:09:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/566/what-is-a-lean-startup https://consulthon.com/challenge/565/what-is-a-customer-journey-map https://consulthon.com/challenge/565/what-is-a-customer-journey-map Have you ever implemented a customer journey map? Why is a customer journey map so important? Mapping the customer journey has a  [removed]  such as: Allowing you to optimize the customer onboard... Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/565/what-is-a-customer-journey-map https://consulthon.com/challenge/564/what-will-be-the-state-of-technology-for-2021 https://consulthon.com/challenge/564/what-will-be-the-state-of-technology-for-2021 Can you please add to this list? TECHNOLOGY RELEASES FOR 2021 In 2021, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example: China achieves its aim of p... Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/564/what-will-be-the-state-of-technology-for-2021 https://consulthon.com/challenge/563/how-do-you-handle-money-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/563/how-do-you-handle-money-management Money Management Having enough cash to cover the bills is a must for any business, but it is also a must for every individual. Whether it is your business or your life, one will likely emerge as a ... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/563/how-do-you-handle-money-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/562/how-is-your-business-managing-covid https://consulthon.com/challenge/562/how-is-your-business-managing-covid BBC News: More than a third of workers are concerned about catching coronavirus on the job, according to a study by the Resolution Foundation think tank. The poorest paid are particularly worried, ... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/562/how-is-your-business-managing-covid https://consulthon.com/challenge/561/what-biggest-business-challenges-that-enterprises-will-face-in-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/561/what-biggest-business-challenges-that-enterprises-will-face-in-2020 Hi, fellow Consulthon users: What were your biggest challenges in 2020? Mine were: Increasing Your Sales Without Spending Too Much Making People Believe in Your Cause Scaling your business  without... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/561/what-biggest-business-challenges-that-enterprises-will-face-in-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/560/what-is-the-difference-between-employee-experience-vs-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/560/what-is-the-difference-between-employee-experience-vs-engagement What is the employee experience? Due to a tightening labor market and a competitive global economy, highly talented individuals have a lot of freedom in where they choose to work.  Pay isn't the so... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:51:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/560/what-is-the-difference-between-employee-experience-vs-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/559/what-is-entrepreneurship-month https://consulthon.com/challenge/559/what-is-entrepreneurship-month Are you ready for entrepreneurialship month? As the calendar turns to November and  [removed] , business owners have an opportunity to celebrate and reflect. It undoubtedly has been a taxing year f... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/559/what-is-entrepreneurship-month https://consulthon.com/challenge/558/what-are-procurement-challenges-that-haunt-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/558/what-are-procurement-challenges-that-haunt-your-business Here are six common procurement challenges that haunt businesses of all sizes 1. Risk mitigation Supply risk is always a major challenge in the procurement process. Market risks, potential frauds, ... Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/558/what-are-procurement-challenges-that-haunt-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/556/how-does-a-holographic-projection-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/556/how-does-a-holographic-projection-work Holograms. Images straight out of a fantasy world. But are these awe-inspiring holographic visuals all that they seem? In the futuristic sector of 3D technology, nothing ever is... The holographic ... Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/556/how-does-a-holographic-projection-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/555/what-do-you-do-if-a-customer-threatens-a-lawsuit https://consulthon.com/challenge/555/what-do-you-do-if-a-customer-threatens-a-lawsuit What is your strategy if a customer threatens a lawsuit? Can you share your experience? Did you lose the customer? Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:15:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/555/what-do-you-do-if-a-customer-threatens-a-lawsuit https://consulthon.com/challenge/554/what-is-business-intelligence-and-what-are-its-benefits https://consulthon.com/challenge/554/what-is-business-intelligence-and-what-are-its-benefits Enterprise  [removed]  helps guide both operational decision-making and strategic planning in an organization. BI applications generate insights on business performance, processes and trends, enabl... Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/554/what-is-business-intelligence-and-what-are-its-benefits https://consulthon.com/challenge/553/what-are-dashboard-design-best-practices https://consulthon.com/challenge/553/what-are-dashboard-design-best-practices By applying the following good dashboard design principles, this dashboard could have been improved dramatically 1. The 5 Second Rule Your dashboard should provide relevant information in about 5 s... Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:12:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/553/what-are-dashboard-design-best-practices https://consulthon.com/challenge/552/what-is-the-hype-cycle-for-supply-chain-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/552/what-is-the-hype-cycle-for-supply-chain-management Leading organizations strive to balance a focus on foundational capabilities with the pursuit of innovation. This Hype Cycle offers chief supply chain officers and strategy leaders a snapshot of th... Sun, 01 Nov 2020 03:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/552/what-is-the-hype-cycle-for-supply-chain-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/551/what-are-good-techniques-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/551/what-are-good-techniques-for-time-management Hi All,  Have you ever implemented good time management practices for you and your teams? WFH made the boundaries blurred and sometimes there are people who do not get up from their desk the whole ... Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/551/what-are-good-techniques-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/548/how-do-you-implement-a-kanban-roadmap https://consulthon.com/challenge/548/how-do-you-implement-a-kanban-roadmap You and your team are just five steps away from visualizing the team’s work, limiting work in process, measuring the team’s effectiveness, and beginning a habit of continuous improvement. Download ... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:23:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/548/how-do-you-implement-a-kanban-roadmap https://consulthon.com/challenge/547/how-do-kanban-and-continuous-improvement-work-together https://consulthon.com/challenge/547/how-do-kanban-and-continuous-improvement-work-together You have Kanban on your factory shop floor.  Managing your work  [removed]  reveals how the workflows through your team’s process. This gives you insight into where work gets stuck or blocked, help... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:32:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/547/how-do-kanban-and-continuous-improvement-work-together https://consulthon.com/challenge/536/how-to-use-google-ads-properly https://consulthon.com/challenge/536/how-to-use-google-ads-properly How to use Google ads properly for small businesses. Please provide some tips which I could use to boost the sales of my business. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/536/how-to-use-google-ads-properly https://consulthon.com/challenge/535/how-do-you-reach-98-inventory-accuracy-in-your-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/535/how-do-you-reach-98-inventory-accuracy-in-your-warehouse The Warehouse is your Bank. There is MONEY in it. Not pallets, parts, items, bins or boxes, but the company's MONEY. Protect it. Care for it. It has to be secure. There has to be genuine discipline... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:22:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/535/how-do-you-reach-98-inventory-accuracy-in-your-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/534/what-is-a-search-engine-optimization-seo https://consulthon.com/challenge/534/what-is-a-search-engine-optimization-seo Do you or your company have a (Search Engine Optimization) SEO strategy? What is your experience with SEO? To help capture the migration of customers to digital channels, consider developing and d... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/534/what-is-a-search-engine-optimization-seo https://consulthon.com/challenge/533/what-is-the-key-factor-to-implementing-lean-in-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/533/what-is-the-key-factor-to-implementing-lean-in-your-company The basic idea behind lean manufacturing is to create streamlined processes that deliver products “just in time” – exactly when the customer needs them, without the products spending any time on a ... Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/533/what-is-the-key-factor-to-implementing-lean-in-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/532/what-is-customer-churn-and-what-can-you-do-about-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/532/what-is-customer-churn-and-what-can-you-do-about-it What is customer churn and how do you deal with it? Have you experienced customer churn? If you're dealing with a churn issue, you're not alone  and I would like to hear your thoughts and experienc... Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/532/what-is-customer-churn-and-what-can-you-do-about-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/531/what-is-the-new-reality-for-a-supply-chain-in-2020-onwards https://consulthon.com/challenge/531/what-is-the-new-reality-for-a-supply-chain-in-2020-onwards Hi,  What is the most important part of the supply chain in 2020 onwards? A lot of industries were disrupted no matter how good and sought their product/s is/are, just because the supply chains wer... Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/531/what-is-the-new-reality-for-a-supply-chain-in-2020-onwards https://consulthon.com/challenge/530/what-is-a-cold-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/530/what-is-a-cold-supply-chain Have you ever used a cold supply chain? What is your experience with it and can you share any good practices?   Thanks,  Chuck Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/530/what-is-a-cold-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/529/how-do-you-create-a-customer-experience-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/529/how-do-you-create-a-customer-experience-strategy Hi, How can you nail down a great customer experience strategy? Can you help with some ideas of what is important to be included in the analysis? How do you create a great customer experience in yo... Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:45:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/529/how-do-you-create-a-customer-experience-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/528/how-to-develop-a-strategy-for-procurement https://consulthon.com/challenge/528/how-to-develop-a-strategy-for-procurement Hi, Do you have an idea/experience in how to build a Solid Digital Procurement Strategy? Have you developed a procurement strategy for your business? Can you share some simple steps with me?   Than... Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:01:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/528/how-to-develop-a-strategy-for-procurement https://consulthon.com/challenge/527/what-is-critical-thinking-and-why-is-it-good-for-businness https://consulthon.com/challenge/527/what-is-critical-thinking-and-why-is-it-good-for-businness Hi,  Do you agree that Critical thinking is a skill but is the foundation for three other essential 21st century skills: communication, collaboration, and creative thinking. Are you using critical ... Mon, 26 Oct 2020 04:28:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/527/what-is-critical-thinking-and-why-is-it-good-for-businness https://consulthon.com/challenge/526/how-do-you-select-an-erp-system-replacement https://consulthon.com/challenge/526/how-do-you-select-an-erp-system-replacement By definition, the ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value chain. If you have reached a stage when you need to replace / upgrade your old ERP s... Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/526/how-do-you-select-an-erp-system-replacement https://consulthon.com/challenge/524/how-would-you-establish-business-process-improvement-practices-from-scratch https://consulthon.com/challenge/524/how-would-you-establish-business-process-improvement-practices-from-scratch Hi,  The COO of a company with 200+ employees wants to initiate the Business Process Improvement practices. They are a disruptor/challenger in the financial industry and have never had a team of pr... Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:29:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/524/how-would-you-establish-business-process-improvement-practices-from-scratch https://consulthon.com/challenge/522/what-is-retail-in-a-covid-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/522/what-is-retail-in-a-covid-world Online and Physical Retail Increasing consumer demand and digital innovation are reflected by almost three-quarters of customers, claiming to use multiple channels when shopping. As shoppers begin ... Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:33:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/522/what-is-retail-in-a-covid-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/521/how-could-you-lose-your-health-care-in-todays-business-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/521/how-could-you-lose-your-health-care-in-todays-business-world A health insurance crisis may be looming for employees of small businesses, with many firms struggling to cover their share of these costs, new research from Harvard Business School finds. Nearly o... Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:15:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/521/how-could-you-lose-your-health-care-in-todays-business-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/520/what-is-a-knowledge-base-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/520/what-is-a-knowledge-base-and-how-is-it-used What is a knowledge base? A knowledge base is a self-serve online library of information about a product, service, department, or topic.  The data in your knowledge base can come from anywhere. Typ... Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:02:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/520/what-is-a-knowledge-base-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/519/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-simulation https://consulthon.com/challenge/519/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-simulation A simulation is an approach that is used most commonly in two situations. The first situation is when uncertainty is high due to sparse data. One such example is the simulation of an ancient Native... Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:45:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/519/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-simulation https://consulthon.com/challenge/518/how-do-you-build-brand-loyalty-and-succeed https://consulthon.com/challenge/518/how-do-you-build-brand-loyalty-and-succeed Modern customers scour websites and research products they’re thinking of buying before making their actual purchase. When customers are 60% to 80% of the way down the funnel before they talk to an... Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:16:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/518/how-do-you-build-brand-loyalty-and-succeed https://consulthon.com/challenge/517/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-great-manager https://consulthon.com/challenge/517/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-great-manager  What are the qualities of a great manager? Unfortunately, there is no single all-encompassing answer to this question. It all depends on numerous factors; like the type of company concerned, the s... Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:20:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/517/what-are-the-qualities-of-a-great-manager https://consulthon.com/challenge/515/how-useful-would-the-following-capabilities-be-in-enabling-effectiveness https://consulthon.com/challenge/515/how-useful-would-the-following-capabilities-be-in-enabling-effectiveness Hi All,  Out of your experience and taking into consideration the current situation, how useful would the following capabilities be in enabling you to be more effective in your role: online collab... Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:27:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/515/how-useful-would-the-following-capabilities-be-in-enabling-effectiveness https://consulthon.com/challenge/514/how-to-start-a-consulting-business-and-become-successful https://consulthon.com/challenge/514/how-to-start-a-consulting-business-and-become-successful You’ve put in the hours. You’ve paid your dues. And now all that effort has paid off – you’re the expert. So, what’s your prize at the end of the day? For some, it’s enough to know that you’re grea... Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:16:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/514/how-to-start-a-consulting-business-and-become-successful https://consulthon.com/challenge/513/what-ideas-will-change-our-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/513/what-ideas-will-change-our-world Energy storing bricks Scientists have found a way to store energy in the red bricks that are used to build houses. Researchers led by Washington University in St Louis, in Missouri, US, have develo... Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/513/what-ideas-will-change-our-world https://consulthon.com/challenge/512/how-will-technology-shape-the-future-of-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/512/how-will-technology-shape-the-future-of-business Technology is in a continuous state of development and upgrade, so there is no wonder why it influences all the industries existent out there. Businesses already adopted many changes that entirely ... Wed, 21 Oct 2020 02:24:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/512/how-will-technology-shape-the-future-of-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/511/can-artificial-intelligence-create-a-decent-meal https://consulthon.com/challenge/511/can-artificial-intelligence-create-a-decent-meal Can artificial intelligence create a decent dinner?  It is the night before the weekly shop. I look in the fridge and consider my three tomatoes, the sweet potato, and the asparagus. Normally, I’d ... Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:36:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/511/can-artificial-intelligence-create-a-decent-meal https://consulthon.com/challenge/510/what-are-some-business-blog-topics-your-audience-wants-you-to-write https://consulthon.com/challenge/510/what-are-some-business-blog-topics-your-audience-wants-you-to-write What kinds of topics are you writing about? How much success have you had? I’m willing to wager that if you’re reading this article, you fall into one of two camps: Either you’ve been blogging for... Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:57:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/510/what-are-some-business-blog-topics-your-audience-wants-you-to-write https://consulthon.com/challenge/509/what-are-continuous-improvement-tools-and-techniques https://consulthon.com/challenge/509/what-are-continuous-improvement-tools-and-techniques So you’ve been learning about  [removed]  and are looking for actionable ways to implement it. How do you get started? The first step is to assess the current state of your team or organization: W... Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:18:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/509/what-are-continuous-improvement-tools-and-techniques https://consulthon.com/challenge/508/how-to-innovate-your-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/508/how-to-innovate-your-customer-experience 14 Ways to Innovate Your Customer Experience: 1. Establish an Online Experience. If you're still solely operating as a brick-and-mortar business, then the most obvious innovation you can make is br... Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:09:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/508/how-to-innovate-your-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/507/how-do-you-buy-out-owner-operated-business-without-money https://consulthon.com/challenge/507/how-do-you-buy-out-owner-operated-business-without-money Hi All,  Those of you who have had experience with structuring a deal and buying out a business from the seller, I would highly appreciate your financial advice. The main two factors are: 1. The se... Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:01:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/507/how-do-you-buy-out-owner-operated-business-without-money https://consulthon.com/challenge/506/how-do-you-make-your-business-stand-out-using-videos https://consulthon.com/challenge/506/how-do-you-make-your-business-stand-out-using-videos Hi, How are you taking steps to make your business stand out? Any good ideas on how to make the business video stands out compared to your competition? Thanks,     Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:42:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/506/how-do-you-make-your-business-stand-out-using-videos https://consulthon.com/challenge/505/what-is-involved-in-technology-planning https://consulthon.com/challenge/505/what-is-involved-in-technology-planning Technology planning is a process that takes time and resources in order to understand what is appropriate for staff and the organization. Program directors and their management staff may use this r... Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:57:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/505/what-is-involved-in-technology-planning https://consulthon.com/challenge/503/what-does-alignment-in-the-workplace-actually-mean https://consulthon.com/challenge/503/what-does-alignment-in-the-workplace-actually-mean What does alignment in the workplace actually mean "Achieving alignment" around ideas, projects, and values is a whole lot easier when it's a choice. Every competent leadership team wants to align ... Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:52:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/503/what-does-alignment-in-the-workplace-actually-mean https://consulthon.com/challenge/502/what-is-a-ftz-and-what-are-its-benefits https://consulthon.com/challenge/502/what-is-a-ftz-and-what-are-its-benefits What is a Foreign-Trade Zone? Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) are secured, designated locations around the United States in or near a U.S. Customs Port of Entry where foreign and domestic merchandise is ... Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:53:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/502/what-is-a-ftz-and-what-are-its-benefits https://consulthon.com/challenge/501/how-do-you-protect-your-employees-workplace-safety https://consulthon.com/challenge/501/how-do-you-protect-your-employees-workplace-safety 10 Simple Steps to Improve Workplace Safety: The cost of disabling injuries and illnesses reached almost $60 billion – and the top 10 injuries accounted for $51.4 billion, according to the Liberty ... Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:03:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/501/how-do-you-protect-your-employees-workplace-safety https://consulthon.com/challenge/500/which-are-the-top-5-best-recognized-business-consultancy-certificates https://consulthon.com/challenge/500/which-are-the-top-5-best-recognized-business-consultancy-certificates Which are the best top 5 recognized business consultancy certificates globally? Are there specifics for US, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and for which ones? Can you share references and web... Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:59:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/500/which-are-the-top-5-best-recognized-business-consultancy-certificates https://consulthon.com/challenge/499/how-many-business-cases-a-consultant-can-work-on-simultaneously https://consulthon.com/challenge/499/how-many-business-cases-a-consultant-can-work-on-simultaneously I am curious to hear more about on how many business cases  professional consultants work on simultaneously and effectively at the same time? Are there golden rules on the topic for different busin... Wed, 14 Oct 2020 12:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/499/how-many-business-cases-a-consultant-can-work-on-simultaneously https://consulthon.com/challenge/498/how-do-we-increase-employee-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/498/how-do-we-increase-employee-engagement Hi,  Would you be able to share with me your way or good steps to follow in order to increase employee engagement?   Thanks,  Wed, 14 Oct 2020 03:10:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/498/how-do-we-increase-employee-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/497/what-is-a-burn-rate-and-what-does-it-mean-for-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/497/what-is-a-burn-rate-and-what-does-it-mean-for-your-company Understanding What Your Startup’s Burn Rate Really Means  Startups need to spend a lot of cash to push toward success, so the goal is not as simple as reducing the burn rate. Understand unit econo... Tue, 13 Oct 2020 03:49:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/497/what-is-a-burn-rate-and-what-does-it-mean-for-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/496/how-do-you-successfully-manage-remote-workers https://consulthon.com/challenge/496/how-do-you-successfully-manage-remote-workers 1. Set expectations early and often.  "Providing guidelines, setting boundaries and reviewing the basics are among the most important steps to take when setting out on your project," said Scott Bal... Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:08:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/496/how-do-you-successfully-manage-remote-workers https://consulthon.com/challenge/495/how-does-your-business-become-customer-centric https://consulthon.com/challenge/495/how-does-your-business-become-customer-centric If you want to be customer-centric, then your business needs to make a company-wide commitment to your customer's success. The steps below explain what your organization can do to make that commitm... Mon, 12 Oct 2020 06:41:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/495/how-does-your-business-become-customer-centric https://consulthon.com/challenge/494/what-are-the-top-six-supply-chain-trends-for-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/494/what-are-the-top-six-supply-chain-trends-for-2020 1. Paperless Warehouses Will Leverage Automation Adding value to the supply chain will become the cornerstone of successful management throughout 2020. Forward-thinking 3PLs need to leverage the vo... Mon, 12 Oct 2020 05:06:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/494/what-are-the-top-six-supply-chain-trends-for-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/493/what-elements-does-a-b-bbee-scorecard-entail https://consulthon.com/challenge/493/what-elements-does-a-b-bbee-scorecard-entail B-BBEE Legislation is aimed at improving inclusive growth and socio economic development while growing the economy. There are several elements that need to be assessed in order to ascertain the com... Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:09:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/493/what-elements-does-a-b-bbee-scorecard-entail https://consulthon.com/challenge/492/what-is-lean-six-sigma-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/492/what-is-lean-six-sigma-and-how-is-it-used Six Sigma focuses on reducing process variation and enhancing process control, whereas lean drives out waste (non-value-added processes and procedures) and promotes work standardization and flow. T... Sat, 10 Oct 2020 04:43:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/492/what-is-lean-six-sigma-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/491/how-do-you-rethink-your-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/491/how-do-you-rethink-your-customer-experience Our world is changing by the minute (or so it seems), but amidst all the disruption, one thing remains constant: women’s domination of consumer spending. That fact alone provides a valuable compass... Sat, 10 Oct 2020 02:55:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/491/how-do-you-rethink-your-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/490/what-is-the-present-and-future-of-robots-in-logistics https://consulthon.com/challenge/490/what-is-the-present-and-future-of-robots-in-logistics We, as logistics professionals, talk about the current trend in barcoding, RFID, security, and voice-activated systems. But what about the future of robotics in logistics? Basically, robots have be... Fri, 09 Oct 2020 01:56:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/490/what-is-the-present-and-future-of-robots-in-logistics https://consulthon.com/challenge/489/what-steps-need-to-be-taken-to-find-your-perfect-employee https://consulthon.com/challenge/489/what-steps-need-to-be-taken-to-find-your-perfect-employee It all begins with job benchmarking—knowing what you actually need. So many companies rarely have job descriptions with no less identifiable traits required to accomplish the job at hand. By taking... Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:06:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/489/what-steps-need-to-be-taken-to-find-your-perfect-employee https://consulthon.com/challenge/488/digital-transformation-raising-supply-chain-performance-to-a-new-level https://consulthon.com/challenge/488/digital-transformation-raising-supply-chain-performance-to-a-new-level For all the effort that companies devote to improving the performance of their supply chains, relatively few have unlocked the full potential of digital technologies.  [removed]  found that the ave... Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:41:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/488/digital-transformation-raising-supply-chain-performance-to-a-new-level https://consulthon.com/challenge/487/what-is-scrum-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/487/what-is-scrum-and-how-is-it-used Scrum is a framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value. Scrum is: Lightweight Simple to... Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:27:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/487/what-is-scrum-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/486/what-is-the-gig-economy-and-why-is-it-controversial https://consulthon.com/challenge/486/what-is-the-gig-economy-and-why-is-it-controversial What do delivery couriers, Uber drivers, and TaskRabbits have in common? They're all part of the gig economy, and their work may lead to new labor laws if the government heeds the call for changes ... Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:49:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/486/what-is-the-gig-economy-and-why-is-it-controversial https://consulthon.com/challenge/485/why-is-catchball-important-to-lean-success https://consulthon.com/challenge/485/why-is-catchball-important-to-lean-success Catchball is simple. Regardless of who initiates a project (although it’s most commonly a manager), that person articulates the purpose, objectives and other ideas and concerns and then 'throws' th... Thu, 08 Oct 2020 01:16:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/485/why-is-catchball-important-to-lean-success https://consulthon.com/challenge/484/how-can-you-protect-your-company-against-a-cyber-crime https://consulthon.com/challenge/484/how-can-you-protect-your-company-against-a-cyber-crime Cybercrime is any crime that takes place online or primarily online. Cybercriminals often commit crimes by targeting computer networks or devices. Cybercrime can range from security breaches to ide... Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:39:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/484/how-can-you-protect-your-company-against-a-cyber-crime https://consulthon.com/challenge/483/how-to-build-your-business-up-for-a-strong-fourth-quarter https://consulthon.com/challenge/483/how-to-build-your-business-up-for-a-strong-fourth-quarter While the economy is impacting many businesses, it does not have to negatively impact yours. Many businesses thrive in difficult times. Let’s ensure that yours is among them. Keep it PositiveIt can... Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:54:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/483/how-to-build-your-business-up-for-a-strong-fourth-quarter https://consulthon.com/challenge/482/what-are-the-top-business-issues-for-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/482/what-are-the-top-business-issues-for-2020 The biggest challenges and threats in 2020: Cybersecurity: the challenge for you as a business owner in 2020 is to identify your cybersecurity needs and solution – to protect your business, your cu... Wed, 07 Oct 2020 02:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/482/what-are-the-top-business-issues-for-2020 https://consulthon.com/challenge/481/what-is-agile-and-what-problems-does-it-solve https://consulthon.com/challenge/481/what-is-agile-and-what-problems-does-it-solve The way people define Agile is somewhat similar.  Depending on which part you touch, you may come away with a different impression of what Agile is: Many people will define Agile in terms of how i... Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:04:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/481/what-is-agile-and-what-problems-does-it-solve https://consulthon.com/challenge/480/what-is-the-best-framework-to-use-for-bbbee-when-doing-business-in-sa https://consulthon.com/challenge/480/what-is-the-best-framework-to-use-for-bbbee-when-doing-business-in-sa Hi All,  Does anybody have experience with the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) compliance in South Africa? I am aware that there are similar policies in the UAE and China, but I am n... Mon, 05 Oct 2020 20:55:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/480/what-is-the-best-framework-to-use-for-bbbee-when-doing-business-in-sa https://consulthon.com/challenge/479/what-do-consultants-do https://consulthon.com/challenge/479/what-do-consultants-do To understand what consultants do, we need to understand  [removed]  in the first place. Consulting is the business of providing expert advice to a specific group of people. So what do consultants ... Sat, 03 Oct 2020 22:22:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/479/what-do-consultants-do https://consulthon.com/challenge/478/what-is-lean-accounting-and-why-you-should-have-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/478/what-is-lean-accounting-and-why-you-should-have-it Lean Accounting is the application of lean thinking to all accounting and finance processes and systems and is an essential component of a successful lean transformation for any organization. Three... Sat, 03 Oct 2020 06:28:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/478/what-is-lean-accounting-and-why-you-should-have-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/477/what-is-business-development-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/477/what-is-business-development-and-how-is-it-used Business development is the creation of long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships. There is elegance in simplicity, but perhaps this definition leaves you wanti... Sat, 03 Oct 2020 04:20:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/477/what-is-business-development-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/476/how-businesses-need-to-get-creative-if-they-want-to-survive-coronavirus https://consulthon.com/challenge/476/how-businesses-need-to-get-creative-if-they-want-to-survive-coronavirus To be creative, businesses need to have an open mind and make connections, as well as imagine and explore new solutions to problems that simply did not exist before. And crucially, they need to lea... Sat, 03 Oct 2020 03:02:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/476/how-businesses-need-to-get-creative-if-they-want-to-survive-coronavirus https://consulthon.com/challenge/475/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-corporation https://consulthon.com/challenge/475/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-corporation Leaders are obligated to follow a set of five commitments: Deliver value to customers Invest in employees Deal fairly and ethically with suppliers Support communities Generate long-term value for ... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:59:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/475/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-corporation https://consulthon.com/challenge/474/are-you-ready-for-international-expansion https://consulthon.com/challenge/474/are-you-ready-for-international-expansion Your business is doing well in your country. But, you want to go global. What are the steps to go global? What does it take? First: evaluate whether their business is truly ready to grow before dev... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 05:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/474/are-you-ready-for-international-expansion https://consulthon.com/challenge/473/what-is-the-role-of-drayage-in-the-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/473/what-is-the-role-of-drayage-in-the-supply-chain Hi All,  A truly local supply chain is rare in modern eCommerce. Most supply chains span multiple countries. Many products are shipped around the globe.  Some months ago countries have closed their... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:33:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/473/what-is-the-role-of-drayage-in-the-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/472/what-is-a-crossfuntional-team-and-how-are-they-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/472/what-is-a-crossfuntional-team-and-how-are-they-used A cross-functional team is a team in which the members have different skill sets, but are all working towards a common goal. It often includes people from different departments and from all levels ... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:13:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/472/what-is-a-crossfuntional-team-and-how-are-they-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/471/how-do-you-live-in-the-now https://consulthon.com/challenge/471/how-do-you-live-in-the-now The past is gone and we don't know what the future will bring. So, Live in the now. You’ve heard it said before—probably many times—that it’s important to live in the present moment. You also might... Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:21:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/471/how-do-you-live-in-the-now https://consulthon.com/challenge/470/what-is-management-by-walking-aroundmbwa https://consulthon.com/challenge/470/what-is-management-by-walking-aroundmbwa I have always practiced MBWA or management by walking around. Have you tried it? When arriving at work, I put my coat and satchel bag away. Next, I head to the assembly or shop floor. I ask all sho... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:23:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/470/what-is-management-by-walking-aroundmbwa https://consulthon.com/challenge/469/what-is-a-buyerplanner-in-purchasing https://consulthon.com/challenge/469/what-is-a-buyerplanner-in-purchasing Instead of the Purchasing Agent doing the expediting of parts, the buyer/planner does this work, to free up the Purchasing Agent to look for cost reduction ideas and find alternate suppliers. When ... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:24:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/469/what-is-a-buyerplanner-in-purchasing https://consulthon.com/challenge/467/what-does-cashing-in-on-canvas-mean https://consulthon.com/challenge/467/what-does-cashing-in-on-canvas-mean Companies are minting millions a month reselling rare and vintage sneakers online.One company was founded in 2015. Now, they gross $2M a day.So what’s driving this market growth?Our researchers fou... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:03:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/467/what-does-cashing-in-on-canvas-mean https://consulthon.com/challenge/466/why-bullion-is-still-a-safe-haven-in-times-of-crisis https://consulthon.com/challenge/466/why-bullion-is-still-a-safe-haven-in-times-of-crisis Why is gold a safe haven? The simple answer is that it has worked in the past. Based on past experience in a crisis, people believe in the safe haven feature of gold and it works because they belie... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:50:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/466/why-bullion-is-still-a-safe-haven-in-times-of-crisis https://consulthon.com/challenge/465/can-skills-of-innovation-be-learned https://consulthon.com/challenge/465/can-skills-of-innovation-be-learned The chemical response to risk and uncertainty may be hardwired in our brains, but that doesn’t mean you are either born an innovator or not. Innovative capacity can be learned. Jeff Dyer, Hal Grege... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:32:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/465/can-skills-of-innovation-be-learned https://consulthon.com/challenge/464/why-female-bosses-get-different-reactions-than-men-when-they-criticize-empl https://consulthon.com/challenge/464/why-female-bosses-get-different-reactions-than-men-when-they-criticize-empl Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent performance and lack of commitment. How would you react? Would you accept the feedback and put in ... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:46:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/464/why-female-bosses-get-different-reactions-than-men-when-they-criticize-empl https://consulthon.com/challenge/463/what-is-rfid-and-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/463/what-is-rfid-and-lean Many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are restructuring their policies, procedures and business models to better reflect  [removed]  practices, and radio frequency identification (RFID) tech... Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:10:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/463/what-is-rfid-and-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/462/how-do-you-determine-your-best-supplier https://consulthon.com/challenge/462/how-do-you-determine-your-best-supplier With all of your current suppliers, how do you choose the best supplier? In order to best track and evaluate suppliers’ performance, your team needs to align on criteria, in which suppliers will be... Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:52:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/462/how-do-you-determine-your-best-supplier https://consulthon.com/challenge/461/what-is-the-most-important-thing-in-starting-a-new-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/461/what-is-the-most-important-thing-in-starting-a-new-business The challenges: Creating a Business Plan: the financial plan and forecasting are the most difficult parts Have you created a "pitch" for your startup presentations? Finding investors versus bootstr... Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:01:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/461/what-is-the-most-important-thing-in-starting-a-new-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/460/what-changes-are-coming-in-the-future https://consulthon.com/challenge/460/what-changes-are-coming-in-the-future Savvy entrepreneurs and executives pride themselves on their vision.  [removed]  are always looking ahead, looking to see how markets, technology, and consumer behavior will shift over time. A grea... Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:41:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/460/what-changes-are-coming-in-the-future https://consulthon.com/challenge/459/what-is-the-difference-between-logistics-and-transportation https://consulthon.com/challenge/459/what-is-the-difference-between-logistics-and-transportation What is logistics? Logistics obtains, produces, and distributes the right quality materials and goods to the end-user. Logistics is defined as the planning done for the management and execution of ... Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:04:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/459/what-is-the-difference-between-logistics-and-transportation https://consulthon.com/challenge/458/what-is-warehouse-management-and-how-does-it-help-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/458/what-is-warehouse-management-and-how-does-it-help-you Warehouse Management Helps You: Organize warehouse space Manage inventory Make transportation management easier Improve warehouse performance Apply better warehousing logistics Organize warehouse... Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:47:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/458/what-is-warehouse-management-and-how-does-it-help-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/457/how-to-remove-phantom-phantomchina-ransomware-from-the-system https://consulthon.com/challenge/457/how-to-remove-phantom-phantomchina-ransomware-from-the-system How to protect yourself from ransomware infections? Suspect and/or irrelevant emails should not be opened, especially ones received from unknown/suspicious senders. Any attachments or links present... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:47:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/457/how-to-remove-phantom-phantomchina-ransomware-from-the-system https://consulthon.com/challenge/456/how-to-create-a-structure-of-quality https://consulthon.com/challenge/456/how-to-create-a-structure-of-quality Quality is a key competitive factor in every industry. To provide high-quality products and services means to fulfill explicit and implicit customer expectations, along with every step of the value... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:20:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/456/how-to-create-a-structure-of-quality https://consulthon.com/challenge/455/what-is-a-process-based-inventory-turnover-improvement-approach https://consulthon.com/challenge/455/what-is-a-process-based-inventory-turnover-improvement-approach A process-based inventory turnover improvement approach requires consideration of what the main levers are that control the flow of materials. The reality is that there can literally be dozens, if ... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:44:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/455/what-is-a-process-based-inventory-turnover-improvement-approach https://consulthon.com/challenge/454/when-you-hear-there-is-no-problem-it-is-time-to-investigate https://consulthon.com/challenge/454/when-you-hear-there-is-no-problem-it-is-time-to-investigate Warehouse managers might think a report of “no problems” means their warehouse is running in top form — but there is a big problem with a report of “no problem.” You’ve probably heard the story of ... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/454/when-you-hear-there-is-no-problem-it-is-time-to-investigate https://consulthon.com/challenge/453/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/453/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla-and-how-is-it-used Service Level Agreement Defined: A service level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a Logistics service provider and a customer that specifies, in measurable terms, what services the Logistics p... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:21:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/453/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla-and-how-is-it-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/452/what-questions-do-you-ask-if-you-are-considering-outsourcing-to-a-3pl https://consulthon.com/challenge/452/what-questions-do-you-ask-if-you-are-considering-outsourcing-to-a-3pl Investigate the 3PL before you consider subcontracting to them. Obtain at least three quotations from the different 3PLs What questions would you ask? What about their financial strength? Would the... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:53:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/452/what-questions-do-you-ask-if-you-are-considering-outsourcing-to-a-3pl https://consulthon.com/challenge/451/what-is-radical-collaboration-and-have-you-tried-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/451/what-is-radical-collaboration-and-have-you-tried-it Setting up an  [removed]  program with your suppliers with specific KPIs set from the onset and looked at again every quarter. Work with your carriers and continually invite more into the mix and ... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:48:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/451/what-is-radical-collaboration-and-have-you-tried-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/450/how-has-customer-service-in-the-supply-chain-changed https://consulthon.com/challenge/450/how-has-customer-service-in-the-supply-chain-changed Do you see a change in your Supply Chain lately? What are you doing about it? Today, in my experience, you are fortunate to be treated well as a customer in retail or a restaurant. These “feel good... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:38:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/450/how-has-customer-service-in-the-supply-chain-changed https://consulthon.com/challenge/449/is-mbo-management-by-objectives-working-for-you-and-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/449/is-mbo-management-by-objectives-working-for-you-and-your-company Hi All,  Many firms have embraced Management By Objectives (MBO) as a way to effectively integrate people into the organization. An MBO system provides a structure to ensure the coordination of the... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:47:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/449/is-mbo-management-by-objectives-working-for-you-and-your-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/448/how-many-of-you-have-started-using-sd-wan-software-defined-wide-area-netwo https://consulthon.com/challenge/448/how-many-of-you-have-started-using-sd-wan-software-defined-wide-area-netwo Hi All,  I would like to understand your opinion about SD-WAN- A Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN). Do you see it as something that management or IT strongly believes in? How would you sp... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:31:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/448/how-many-of-you-have-started-using-sd-wan-software-defined-wide-area-netwo https://consulthon.com/challenge/447/what-is-sales-and-operations-planning-s-and-op https://consulthon.com/challenge/447/what-is-sales-and-operations-planning-s-and-op Are you using Sales and Operations Planning (S and OP)? What benefits do you have using S and OP? Did you know you can add Inventory in your planning using SIOP? Does your manager get involved in S... Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/447/what-is-sales-and-operations-planning-s-and-op https://consulthon.com/challenge/446/what-is-3d-printing-and-how-can-you-apply-it-in-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/446/what-is-3d-printing-and-how-can-you-apply-it-in-your-business 3D printers employ a variety of materials, including plastics and polymers, steel, titanium, gold, and ceramic. This versatility means 3D printed models can be used for everything from artistic scu... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:04:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/446/what-is-3d-printing-and-how-can-you-apply-it-in-your-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/445/what-is-your-experience-with-both-5s-and-6s https://consulthon.com/challenge/445/what-is-your-experience-with-both-5s-and-6s Hi All,  How many of you have started using in your organisations 6S (adding safety) instead of 5S? Do you see it as something that management strongly believes in or it is more around the Covid hy... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:02:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/445/what-is-your-experience-with-both-5s-and-6s https://consulthon.com/challenge/444/what-is-vendor-managed-inventory https://consulthon.com/challenge/444/what-is-vendor-managed-inventory When I was Materials Manager at Maricopa County, Arizona, the second largest county in the country, I introduced Vendor Managed Inventory. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washe... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:23:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/444/what-is-vendor-managed-inventory https://consulthon.com/challenge/443/what-are-the-various-types-of-lead-time https://consulthon.com/challenge/443/what-are-the-various-types-of-lead-time Lead Time is the amount of time between process initiation and completion. For our customers, Lead Time is the time between a confirmed customer order and its scheduled pick up or delivery based on... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:20:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/443/what-are-the-various-types-of-lead-time https://consulthon.com/challenge/442/who-are-the-best-3d-software-modeling-suppliers https://consulthon.com/challenge/442/who-are-the-best-3d-software-modeling-suppliers Used in industries like animation, gaming, architecture, manufacturing, product iteration, and industrial design, 3D models are crucial components of digital production. That’s why choosing the rig... Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:11:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/442/who-are-the-best-3d-software-modeling-suppliers https://consulthon.com/challenge/440/what-are-incoterms-and-do-you-have-to-use-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/440/what-are-incoterms-and-do-you-have-to-use-them Can you import or export without using incoterms? Do you use incoterms? Is Ex-Works the best incoterm to use? All 11 of the Incoterms rules require one of the four named places: Place of delivery ... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/440/what-are-incoterms-and-do-you-have-to-use-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/439/what-is-a-swot-analysis-and-how-do-you-use-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/439/what-is-a-swot-analysis-and-how-do-you-use-it SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Taking a deep look into your business by  [removed]  will provide you with an overview of the health of your company. Your strength... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:06:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/439/what-is-a-swot-analysis-and-how-do-you-use-it https://consulthon.com/challenge/438/how-do-you-set-up-a-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/438/how-do-you-set-up-a-warehouse If you’ve recently bought or leased a smaller warehouse, I’ll bet you have hundreds of questions running through your mind right now. How to setup a small warehouse? How to design a small warehouse... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:41:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/438/how-do-you-set-up-a-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/437/why-workplace-safety-is-important https://consulthon.com/challenge/437/why-workplace-safety-is-important What is your experience with safety in the workplace? Do you have safety education periodically? Do you have proper safety signage? Is one person responsible for overall safety in your workplace? W... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:28:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/437/why-workplace-safety-is-important https://consulthon.com/challenge/436/what-are-the-best-practices-in-a-lean-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/436/what-are-the-best-practices-in-a-lean-warehouse Many people may think the term “lean warehousing” is an oxymoron. Let’s face it, most lean purists believe that all transportation and warehousing functions are pure waste. Many organizations see l... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:09:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/436/what-are-the-best-practices-in-a-lean-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/435/why-is-culture-so-important-when-implementing-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/435/why-is-culture-so-important-when-implementing-lean Lean is a culture of continuous improvement practiced at every level of the organizationand by every team. Lean is the application of the scientific method of experimentation and study of workproc... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:00:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/435/why-is-culture-so-important-when-implementing-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/434/what-is-a-properly-executed-kaizen-event https://consulthon.com/challenge/434/what-is-a-properly-executed-kaizen-event Some changes require a more long-term and focused approach. A properly executed Kaizen event requires a significant investment in employee time. Kaizen events are focused three- to five-day breakth... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:17:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/434/what-is-a-properly-executed-kaizen-event https://consulthon.com/challenge/433/what-is-value-stream-mapping https://consulthon.com/challenge/433/what-is-value-stream-mapping Value Stream Mapping ToolThe definitive multimedia guide    Probably the longest web guide ever was written. Ready ... go!" [removed]  is a lean management principle. It is used to analyze and des... Sun, 27 Sep 2020 01:14:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/433/what-is-value-stream-mapping https://consulthon.com/challenge/431/what-are-your-business-challenges-today https://consulthon.com/challenge/431/what-are-your-business-challenges-today Can you name some of your challenges? What are you doing to solve these challenges? Here are some: Uncertainty about the future Financial Management Monitoring Performance Regulations and complianc... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:43:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/431/what-are-your-business-challenges-today https://consulthon.com/challenge/430/why-does-a-lean-implementation-fail https://consulthon.com/challenge/430/why-does-a-lean-implementation-fail What is your experience? Here are some main reasons: top 4 reasons for failure were as follows: 1.      Lack of direction and vision in running the projects 2.      Lack of time allocated for the p... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 04:51:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/430/why-does-a-lean-implementation-fail https://consulthon.com/challenge/429/what-does-lean-mean-to-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/429/what-does-lean-mean-to-you Lean is a new way of doing business. The culture of the company needs to change. The leaders need to leave their offices and go to the shop floor and help their people solve problems and create new... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 04:07:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/429/what-does-lean-mean-to-you https://consulthon.com/challenge/428/what-is-the-lights-out-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/428/what-is-the-lights-out-warehouse Is the automation of every activity going to lead to an efficient warehouse?" said John Ashodian, marketing manager for logistics automation at Sick Inc., a company that produces sensors and sensor... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:43:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/428/what-is-the-lights-out-warehouse https://consulthon.com/challenge/427/how-can-you-learn-while-working-remotely https://consulthon.com/challenge/427/how-can-you-learn-while-working-remotely What are some ways to embed continuous learning in the workplace and future-proof your workforce? What are the questions to ask to ensure that you are learning while working remotely? What is the n... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/427/how-can-you-learn-while-working-remotely https://consulthon.com/challenge/425/what-is-inventory-accuracy-and-daily-cycle-counting https://consulthon.com/challenge/425/what-is-inventory-accuracy-and-daily-cycle-counting The Warehouse is your Bank. There is MONEY in it. Not pallets, parts, items, bins or boxes, but the company's MONEY. Protect it. Care for it. It has to be secure. There has to be genuine discipline... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:08:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/425/what-is-inventory-accuracy-and-daily-cycle-counting https://consulthon.com/challenge/424/how-to-estimate-effectively-a-product-market-potential https://consulthon.com/challenge/424/how-to-estimate-effectively-a-product-market-potential I am a business owner of a tailor made clothing brand in Bulgaria. The service was launched in the end of 2018. One of the most important tasks in front of me was the assessment of the market poten... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:57:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/424/how-to-estimate-effectively-a-product-market-potential https://consulthon.com/challenge/423/why-do-you-need-an-organization-chart https://consulthon.com/challenge/423/why-do-you-need-an-organization-chart Do you consider organisational chart still relevant for the companies?  What are the key advantages of an organisational chart to be communicated and distributed among the employees? Would you say ... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 04:18:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/423/why-do-you-need-an-organization-chart https://consulthon.com/challenge/422/what-are-sops-and-why-do-you-need-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/422/what-are-sops-and-why-do-you-need-them What are SOPs? Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are the documented processes that a company has in place to ensure that services and products are delivered consistently every time. SOPs are oft... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 03:25:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/422/what-are-sops-and-why-do-you-need-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/421/what-are-the-5-lean-six-sigma-principles https://consulthon.com/challenge/421/what-are-the-5-lean-six-sigma-principles 5 Lean Six Sigma Principles Experts recommend that you keep these 5 key Lean leadership principles in mind to help ensure the success of your LSS project. Work for the customer The primary goal of ... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 01:03:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/421/what-are-the-5-lean-six-sigma-principles https://consulthon.com/challenge/420/what-is-lean-manufacturing https://consulthon.com/challenge/420/what-is-lean-manufacturing You probably have a desk in your office or maybe in your home. On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being extremely messy and 10 being spotless, how would you rate your desk? If you’re anything like me, yo... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:54:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/420/what-is-lean-manufacturing https://consulthon.com/challenge/419/how-do-you-address-product-quality-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/419/how-do-you-address-product-quality-issues  1. Be specific in addressing product quality issues:  Most importers mistakenly think that being “specific” about product quality simply means telling their supplier which defects are not acceptab... Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:24:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/419/how-do-you-address-product-quality-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/418/what-are-terms-and-conditions-and-why-do-you-need-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/418/what-are-terms-and-conditions-and-why-do-you-need-them [removed]      Reason #1: Prevent Abuses A Terms and Conditions acts as a legally binding contract between you and your users. This is the agreement that sets the rules and guidelines that users m... Thu, 24 Sep 2020 21:31:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/418/what-are-terms-and-conditions-and-why-do-you-need-them https://consulthon.com/challenge/417/how-do-you-explain-warehouse-slotting-to-an-sme https://consulthon.com/challenge/417/how-do-you-explain-warehouse-slotting-to-an-sme Warehouse slotting is the process of organizing inventory in a warehouse or distribution center. Typically, successful warehouse slotting maximizes the use of available space within a warehouse thr... Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:01:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/417/how-do-you-explain-warehouse-slotting-to-an-sme https://consulthon.com/challenge/416/what-do-you-know-about-lean-inventory-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/416/what-do-you-know-about-lean-inventory-management “Lean” refers to a systematic approach to enhancing value in a company’s inventory by identifying and eliminating waste of materials, effort, and time through continuous improvement in pursuit of p... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:55:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/416/what-do-you-know-about-lean-inventory-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/415/what-do-you-think-about-technology-replacing-humans https://consulthon.com/challenge/415/what-do-you-think-about-technology-replacing-humans You must admit that technology is everywhere and people are not mentioned. There is Artificial Intelligence, The Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Augmented reality and virtual reality, Cogniti... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:00:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/415/what-do-you-think-about-technology-replacing-humans https://consulthon.com/challenge/414/what-are-some-of-the-biggest-problems-companies-face https://consulthon.com/challenge/414/what-are-some-of-the-biggest-problems-companies-face Some are: Uncertainty about the future Financial Management Monitoring Performance Regulation and compliance Can you add other challenges? Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:48:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/414/what-are-some-of-the-biggest-problems-companies-face https://consulthon.com/challenge/413/what-is-the-best-way-to-explain-pareto-principle-to-an-sme https://consulthon.com/challenge/413/what-is-the-best-way-to-explain-pareto-principle-to-an-sme Hi,  What is the best way to explain Pareto principle to an SME and why they should apply it?  It seems like big corporations do not mind any analysis to be completed and they are happy to spend bu... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:54:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/413/what-is-the-best-way-to-explain-pareto-principle-to-an-sme https://consulthon.com/challenge/412/what-are-the-keys-to-a-successful-erp-implementation https://consulthon.com/challenge/412/what-are-the-keys-to-a-successful-erp-implementation From being a mere business management software program to being an integral part of a business, the ERP solution has come a long way not only in terms of smoothing the business process but also wit... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:43:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/412/what-are-the-keys-to-a-successful-erp-implementation https://consulthon.com/challenge/410/how-do-you-transform-a-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/410/how-do-you-transform-a-culture So you’ve got a big client or Senior Leadership position. The company that is hiring you has seen the results of your previous projects, and they want you to start a very large global project (Ente... Wed, 23 Sep 2020 03:11:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/410/how-do-you-transform-a-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/408/what-is-osha-and-how-does-osha-protect-workers https://consulthon.com/challenge/408/what-is-osha-and-how-does-osha-protect-workers OSHA is a federal agency that was founded alongside the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970. The OSH Act sought to protect the rights of workers and to offer long-term solutions for regula... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/408/what-is-osha-and-how-does-osha-protect-workers https://consulthon.com/challenge/407/what-is-inventory-records-accuracy https://consulthon.com/challenge/407/what-is-inventory-records-accuracy The Warehouse is your Bank. There is MONEY in it. Not pallets, parts, items, bins or boxes, but the company's MONEY. Protect it. Care for it. It has to be secure. There has to be genuine discipline... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/407/what-is-inventory-records-accuracy https://consulthon.com/challenge/406/how-to-work-with-startup-companies https://consulthon.com/challenge/406/how-to-work-with-startup-companies What I have learned working with startup companies and entrepreneurs: In reflecting back on over 100s of sessions and many hours of working hands-on withentrepreneurial leadership teams, I’ve obser... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:02:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/406/how-to-work-with-startup-companies https://consulthon.com/challenge/405/what-is-blockchain-including-the-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/405/what-is-blockchain-including-the-supply-chain Defining Blockchain Technology Think about traditional supply chain functions in relation to payment processing and order fulfillment. The payment is collected by a bank during a transaction. Now, ... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:53:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/405/what-is-blockchain-including-the-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/404/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla https://consulthon.com/challenge/404/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla Service Level Agreement Defined A service level agreement (SLA) is a contract between a Logistics service provider and a customer that specifies, in measurable terms, what services the Logistics pr... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/404/what-is-a-service-level-agreement-sla https://consulthon.com/challenge/403/how-to-evaluate-a-third-party-logistics-3pl-provider https://consulthon.com/challenge/403/how-to-evaluate-a-third-party-logistics-3pl-provider Evaluating a 3PL (Questions to Ask) When evaluating a 3PL, consider asking the following questions. Before you sign a contract with a 3PL, you must visit their facility which will warehouse your go... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:29:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/403/how-to-evaluate-a-third-party-logistics-3pl-provider https://consulthon.com/challenge/402/how-to-obtain-warehouse-cost-savings https://consulthon.com/challenge/402/how-to-obtain-warehouse-cost-savings 13 Other Practical Considerations in the Pursuit of Warehouse Cost Savings Communicate effectively and often; clearly communicating to workers your organizational goals, key performance indicators... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/402/how-to-obtain-warehouse-cost-savings https://consulthon.com/challenge/401/what-is-collaboration https://consulthon.com/challenge/401/what-is-collaboration Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals.  Note that collaboration is NOT cooperation, it... Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:15:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/401/what-is-collaboration https://consulthon.com/challenge/400/what-is-a-supplier-day https://consulthon.com/challenge/400/what-is-a-supplier-day What is a Supplier Day? A supplier day is a concept where you bring in your main suppliers either by commodity or critical suppliers for supply chain collaboration and continuous improvement. You a... Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:28:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/400/what-is-a-supplier-day https://consulthon.com/challenge/399/what-is-a-business-model-canvas https://consulthon.com/challenge/399/what-is-a-business-model-canvas What is a Business Model Canvas? How is it used? It should be completed before a Business Plan. The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a strategic management tool to quickly and easily define and commu... Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:18:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/399/what-is-a-business-model-canvas https://consulthon.com/challenge/398/elimination-of-waste https://consulthon.com/challenge/398/elimination-of-waste  I am a LEAN Consultant. LEAN is the elimination of all waste. LEAN is a new way of doing business. LEAN increases throughput to bring value to our customers beyond their expectations.Example:  [r... Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:51:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/398/elimination-of-waste https://consulthon.com/challenge/397/as-a-non-professional-how-can-i-contribute-to-a-business-consultancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/397/as-a-non-professional-how-can-i-contribute-to-a-business-consultancy Hello All here at Consulthon.    This is my first challenge and it is on a slightly different topic, namely: "How a non-professional consultant like me can cultivate, improve and develop skills in... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:07:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/397/as-a-non-professional-how-can-i-contribute-to-a-business-consultancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/394/need-help-with-writing-a-business-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/394/need-help-with-writing-a-business-plan Hi, I am starting adventure and have the concept mapped out and need someone with experience to write me a business plan.  Where can I find a freelancer that could help me with writing the plan? Re... Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:53:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/394/need-help-with-writing-a-business-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/391/as-a-leader-what-should-you-be-focusing-on-during-covid-19 https://consulthon.com/challenge/391/as-a-leader-what-should-you-be-focusing-on-during-covid-19 For a lot of leaders in SMEs this will be the first global economic downturn that they've experienced but also the pressure must be immense with both lives and finance at risk. 1) What actions shou... Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:13:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/391/as-a-leader-what-should-you-be-focusing-on-during-covid-19 https://consulthon.com/challenge/390/remote-ready-what-are-the-best-tools-and-any-quick-tips https://consulthon.com/challenge/390/remote-ready-what-are-the-best-tools-and-any-quick-tips Covid-19 has forced companies to start remote working overnight. I'd love to understand what is working really well from a process + tools POV. 1. Are there any project based tools such as Asana/Tr... Thu, 26 Mar 2020 04:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/390/remote-ready-what-are-the-best-tools-and-any-quick-tips https://consulthon.com/challenge/389/how-to-create-and-what-to-include-in-a-recovery-plan-post-covid19-phase https://consulthon.com/challenge/389/how-to-create-and-what-to-include-in-a-recovery-plan-post-covid19-phase Hi,  Hope all of you here are healthy and safe! I am based in London, but my company has offices in other European cities. We were not so affected by the quarantine, because our employees are able ... Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/389/how-to-create-and-what-to-include-in-a-recovery-plan-post-covid19-phase https://consulthon.com/challenge/388/when-organisations-are-ready-to-deep-dive-in-artificial-intelligence https://consulthon.com/challenge/388/when-organisations-are-ready-to-deep-dive-in-artificial-intelligence Hello Everyone, as this is my first "experience" with Consulthon, would be happy to build on your experience! For more than 14 years, being working (high executive positions) for LafargeHolcim (lea... Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/388/when-organisations-are-ready-to-deep-dive-in-artificial-intelligence https://consulthon.com/challenge/387/how-to-map-a-process-when-there-is-neither-an-existing-one-or-a-procedure https://consulthon.com/challenge/387/how-to-map-a-process-when-there-is-neither-an-existing-one-or-a-procedure Hi,  How would you establish an unified process where there is neither an existing process map, nor a procedure how to be executed? The process is done only by senior lawyers and each one of them a... Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/387/how-to-map-a-process-when-there-is-neither-an-existing-one-or-a-procedure https://consulthon.com/challenge/385/how-to-prepare-and-conduct-deep-structured-interviews-in-my-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/385/how-to-prepare-and-conduct-deep-structured-interviews-in-my-company Hi,    I have been advised to organise deep structured interviews in my team among different levels of employees. This would give me a better understanding of the processes and problems in the comp... Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/385/how-to-prepare-and-conduct-deep-structured-interviews-in-my-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/384/how-to-control-the-delivery-and-retrieval-of-documented-information-require https://consulthon.com/challenge/384/how-to-control-the-delivery-and-retrieval-of-documented-information-require DO YOU KNOW SOME WAY OF HOW TO CONTROL DOCUMENTED INFORMATION (processes, procedures, instructions, visual guides, standard operating sheets, etc)ACCORDING TO ISO9001: 2015? The distribution of the... Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:04:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/384/how-to-control-the-delivery-and-retrieval-of-documented-information-require https://consulthon.com/challenge/383/what-to-include-in-lean-sigma-sponsor-training https://consulthon.com/challenge/383/what-to-include-in-lean-sigma-sponsor-training Hi, I’m deploying Lean Sigma in a law firm and am developing an exec level sponsor training package. I’m thinking to include the following, but does anyone have any other suggestions? - origins of ... Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:55:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/383/what-to-include-in-lean-sigma-sponsor-training https://consulthon.com/challenge/382/how-does-a-digital-operating-model-look-for-a-retail-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/382/how-does-a-digital-operating-model-look-for-a-retail-bank I am after any examples or links or ideas on how digital banks are different in way of operating to traditional ones?  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:38:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/382/how-does-a-digital-operating-model-look-for-a-retail-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/381/how-to-do-efficiently-project-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/381/how-to-do-efficiently-project-management Hi,  I have recently joined the platform and I have a good challenge to test it. I would like to source high-quality advice and save time browsing online and reading researches. I am part of a mid-... Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:03:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/381/how-to-do-efficiently-project-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/380/what-are-the-main-pillars-of-digital-transformation https://consulthon.com/challenge/380/what-are-the-main-pillars-of-digital-transformation Hi, I would like to understand more what are the main areas of a Digital transformation? I am aware the topic is hot and everybody writes articles and suggestions. What I am after here is an applic... Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:05:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/380/what-are-the-main-pillars-of-digital-transformation https://consulthon.com/challenge/379/what-are-the-ways-to-improve-in-house-legal-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/379/what-are-the-ways-to-improve-in-house-legal-work Hi,  I face 2 challenges: 1. prove the value of the legal in-house team to the business; 2. make the legal team more efficient; Would you recommend how to start improving the in-house legal work an... Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:43:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/379/what-are-the-ways-to-improve-in-house-legal-work https://consulthon.com/challenge/378/how-to-start-mapping-the-customer-journey https://consulthon.com/challenge/378/how-to-start-mapping-the-customer-journey Hi,  My goal for 2020 is to map all the processes in my company that affect the customer journey. The visible problem is that clients started complaining it takes too long we to deliver the service... Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/378/how-to-start-mapping-the-customer-journey https://consulthon.com/challenge/377/what-are-the-main-challenges-for-a-traditional-retail-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/377/what-are-the-main-challenges-for-a-traditional-retail-bank Hi, The Head of Retail in a traditional bank in Eastern Europe is facing the consequences of the ever-changing environment. He understands the service of the disruptor banks and would like to initi... Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:57:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/377/what-are-the-main-challenges-for-a-traditional-retail-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/376/whats-the-difference-between-lean-six-sigma-and-traditional-quality-impro https://consulthon.com/challenge/376/whats-the-difference-between-lean-six-sigma-and-traditional-quality-impro Hey, I'd like to hear what you think is the difference between Lean Six Sigma and traditional quality improvement? Do you have any examples? Thanks! Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:01:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/376/whats-the-difference-between-lean-six-sigma-and-traditional-quality-impro https://consulthon.com/challenge/375/how-would-you-run-a-change-program-to-make-the-company-good-at-change https://consulthon.com/challenge/375/how-would-you-run-a-change-program-to-make-the-company-good-at-change Hi,  who would be able to share experience from best practice how have you run a Change Program to make the company good at change?  I am interested to understand how do you implement product, orga... Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:15:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/375/how-would-you-run-a-change-program-to-make-the-company-good-at-change https://consulthon.com/challenge/374/how-to-drive-change-in-a-small-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/374/how-to-drive-change-in-a-small-organisation Hello all, Recently i've joined a new team where I analyse the processes. The team has 15 team members, very friendly, helping each other, but the organisation of work is poorly structured. I have ... Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/374/how-to-drive-change-in-a-small-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/373/how-a-company-can-decide-on-the-most-efficient-type-of-funding https://consulthon.com/challenge/373/how-a-company-can-decide-on-the-most-efficient-type-of-funding Hello,  When you are preparing your company (SMEs) for raising additional funds, what are the things to be aware of and decide on whether debt, equity or loan is the best fit for the financial need... Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:13:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/373/how-a-company-can-decide-on-the-most-efficient-type-of-funding https://consulthon.com/challenge/372/what-software-to-use-for-creating-automated-bribery-risk-assessment-surveys https://consulthon.com/challenge/372/what-software-to-use-for-creating-automated-bribery-risk-assessment-surveys All, I would like to recommend to my company a software or a more innovative way for creating Automated Bribery Risk Assessment Surveys. It should be a user-friendly, self-directed assessment to he... Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:01:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/372/what-software-to-use-for-creating-automated-bribery-risk-assessment-surveys https://consulthon.com/challenge/370/what-is-the-best-structuremethodology-to-implement-continuous-improvement https://consulthon.com/challenge/370/what-is-the-best-structuremethodology-to-implement-continuous-improvement Hi All,  in my current projects I would really like to improve the last phase - Control ( from DMAIC) or more popular -Continuous Improvement phase. Me and my team are always focused to deliver and... Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:42:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/370/what-is-the-best-structuremethodology-to-implement-continuous-improvement https://consulthon.com/challenge/369/what-is-a-good-and-engaging-rfp-request-for-proposal https://consulthon.com/challenge/369/what-is-a-good-and-engaging-rfp-request-for-proposal Hi,  In my practice till now I have been involved in preparing or receiving and reading RFPs (Request for Proposal). I have seen that depending on what you have included, this might turn sometimes ... Mon, 08 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/369/what-is-a-good-and-engaging-rfp-request-for-proposal https://consulthon.com/challenge/368/look-for-hints-around-the-toyota-production-system-to-create-sketches https://consulthon.com/challenge/368/look-for-hints-around-the-toyota-production-system-to-create-sketches Hello everybody who might be interested, I am a lean manager and just trying to look out of a new perspective on the Toyota Production System. I would like to bring together Sketchnoting and the To... Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:54:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/368/look-for-hints-around-the-toyota-production-system-to-create-sketches https://consulthon.com/challenge/367/how-to-find-out-competitors-product-price-in-b2b-industry https://consulthon.com/challenge/367/how-to-find-out-competitors-product-price-in-b2b-industry In the B2B selling, it is difficult to find out the price of a product. In the past, I have used import and export data, information from distributors and buyer to understand a price range. Do you ... Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:59:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/367/how-to-find-out-competitors-product-price-in-b2b-industry https://consulthon.com/challenge/365/how-to-efficiently-obtain-customer-information-in-questions https://consulthon.com/challenge/365/how-to-efficiently-obtain-customer-information-in-questions Hi All,  do you have an experience with good outcomes on how to create crisp, but powerful customer questions?  What I need is to contact a sample of new customers and understand their business nee... Mon, 13 May 2019 22:18:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/365/how-to-efficiently-obtain-customer-information-in-questions https://consulthon.com/challenge/364/where-can-i-find-a-good-and-detailed-information-about-design-for-dmadv https://consulthon.com/challenge/364/where-can-i-find-a-good-and-detailed-information-about-design-for-dmadv Hi,  I would like to have a better understanding if you are establishing a completely new process, rather than improving one- why would you go for DMADV, rather than DMAIC?  Aren’t both models quit... Mon, 13 May 2019 18:07:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/364/where-can-i-find-a-good-and-detailed-information-about-design-for-dmadv https://consulthon.com/challenge/363/what-is-the-best-platformtool-for-managing-projects https://consulthon.com/challenge/363/what-is-the-best-platformtool-for-managing-projects Hi, I'm looking for an online platform that can manage my projects. Maybe even allow me to get other Freelancers signed up to and allocated to my projects, create automated time sheets (and their a... Fri, 03 May 2019 03:52:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/363/what-is-the-best-platformtool-for-managing-projects https://consulthon.com/challenge/362/have-you-encountered-an-efficient-way-to-deal-with-key-man-risk-dependency https://consulthon.com/challenge/362/have-you-encountered-an-efficient-way-to-deal-with-key-man-risk-dependency Hi All,  Another issue I am facing: How do you overcome key-man-risk dependency? Have you ever had people in your team/organisation who know too much and when they are away (holiday,sick-leave or e... Fri, 26 Apr 2019 22:02:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/362/have-you-encountered-an-efficient-way-to-deal-with-key-man-risk-dependency https://consulthon.com/challenge/361/what-tools-would-you-recommend-to-prevent-problems-or-make-contingencies https://consulthon.com/challenge/361/what-tools-would-you-recommend-to-prevent-problems-or-make-contingencies Hi All,  I would like to implement and try in my team tools for preventing problems or making contingencies.  My idea is to think of the problems beforehand, rather than firefighting afterward.   T... Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:37:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/361/what-tools-would-you-recommend-to-prevent-problems-or-make-contingencies https://consulthon.com/challenge/360/what-is-the-best-way-to-distribute-internal-costs-per-partnerassociate https://consulthon.com/challenge/360/what-is-the-best-way-to-distribute-internal-costs-per-partnerassociate Hello All,  The current model, implemented by the company I work for, to calculate internal costs per resource is not working efficiently. Until now we were using the averages per role ( for exampl... Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:13:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/360/what-is-the-best-way-to-distribute-internal-costs-per-partnerassociate https://consulthon.com/challenge/359/how-to-unlock-the-artificial-intelligences-true-potential https://consulthon.com/challenge/359/how-to-unlock-the-artificial-intelligences-true-potential Despite the fact that it is not so popular in the workplace and it is still more a buzzword, there are companies implementing AI (Artificial Intelligence). However, often the output of standalone A... Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/359/how-to-unlock-the-artificial-intelligences-true-potential https://consulthon.com/challenge/358/engaging-a-coachbusiness-psychologist-when-why-what-for https://consulthon.com/challenge/358/engaging-a-coachbusiness-psychologist-when-why-what-for I am very interested in what you think are the pain points when it comes to organizational, and team dynamics, or in other words what parts of that need help from outside. What do you think is main... Sat, 30 Mar 2019 02:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/358/engaging-a-coachbusiness-psychologist-when-why-what-for https://consulthon.com/challenge/357/how-to-get-back-to-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/357/how-to-get-back-to-business Hi All! I work in an organization where the sales team is pulled for everything (selling, market analysis, new opportunities, shipping, credit/debit notes, markdown provisions, budgets, 5Y plans, e... Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:53:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/357/how-to-get-back-to-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/356/how-to-manage-interns-successfully https://consulthon.com/challenge/356/how-to-manage-interns-successfully Hi everyone! I am the CEO of a travel startup and we are about to welcome our second trainee into the team. I am wondering about the best approach I can take when managing them. I do not approve of... Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/356/how-to-manage-interns-successfully https://consulthon.com/challenge/355/what-would-be-a-successful-strategy-to-implement-robotic-process-automation https://consulthon.com/challenge/355/what-would-be-a-successful-strategy-to-implement-robotic-process-automation Hi, all :) I have a very challenging task at hand to figure out what would be a successful strategy to go about introducing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to my shared service center. I would not... Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/355/what-would-be-a-successful-strategy-to-implement-robotic-process-automation https://consulthon.com/challenge/354/how-to-engage-and-organise-volunteers https://consulthon.com/challenge/354/how-to-engage-and-organise-volunteers Hi guys! I've been a part of a really great NGO - Zero Waste Bulgaria. We aim to promote the zero waste lifestyle here in Bulgaria, and generally raise awareness about the trash problem. The whole ... Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:59:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/354/how-to-engage-and-organise-volunteers https://consulthon.com/challenge/353/how-to-promote-direct-selling-in-europe https://consulthon.com/challenge/353/how-to-promote-direct-selling-in-europe Hello Consulthon! As Business Manager of Marista Club for Europe, a skincare company that produces products from Bulgarian Rose, I am responsible to finding channels to direct sellers where I can p... Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/353/how-to-promote-direct-selling-in-europe https://consulthon.com/challenge/352/how-can-i-get-initial-traction https://consulthon.com/challenge/352/how-can-i-get-initial-traction Hi Consulthons, I am one of the co-founders at Tribaly. We are an early stage startup who is building communities so they can find new and exciting products together. Once they find a winning produ... Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:59:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/352/how-can-i-get-initial-traction https://consulthon.com/challenge/351/is-there-a-place-for-standardizing-processes-in-art https://consulthon.com/challenge/351/is-there-a-place-for-standardizing-processes-in-art Nowadays I think everyone agrees that standardizing processes is a good thing in every industry. What about artworks? Making a masterpiece is a process too, right? Having good organizational habits... Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:51:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/351/is-there-a-place-for-standardizing-processes-in-art https://consulthon.com/challenge/347/what-is-the-effectiveness-of-a-balanced-scorecard https://consulthon.com/challenge/347/what-is-the-effectiveness-of-a-balanced-scorecard Does anyone have experience with a Balanced Scorecard? I am researching it for a project and am really curious as to how this works in practice. Based on my literary research it seems like a generi... Fri, 28 Dec 2018 05:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/347/what-is-the-effectiveness-of-a-balanced-scorecard https://consulthon.com/challenge/346/who-can-contribute-with-ideas-as-i-need-a-bit-of-help-with-a-sop https://consulthon.com/challenge/346/who-can-contribute-with-ideas-as-i-need-a-bit-of-help-with-a-sop Hello, I am requested to building a standard operating procedure for a client facing role, where the pace is very fast (teller role in a bank). I need to know if an activity network might be a bett... Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:15:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/346/who-can-contribute-with-ideas-as-i-need-a-bit-of-help-with-a-sop https://consulthon.com/challenge/345/what-is-an-efficient-way-to-structure-a-new-operating-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/345/what-is-an-efficient-way-to-structure-a-new-operating-model Hello All,  My client wants to change a whole process how a work is delivered. Out of that I have 2 main challenges:   1. When the client has a solution and wants to implement it, is the right way ... Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:14:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/345/what-is-an-efficient-way-to-structure-a-new-operating-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/344/how-to-set-a-debt-recovery-kpi-for-a-legal-director https://consulthon.com/challenge/344/how-to-set-a-debt-recovery-kpi-for-a-legal-director Hi all, My client wants to set a specific and actionable KPI for its Legal Director. This KPI is meant to drive the Legal director to focus more on the recovery of debts that are older than 1 year ... Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:44:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/344/how-to-set-a-debt-recovery-kpi-for-a-legal-director https://consulthon.com/challenge/343/what-is-the-difference-between-service-design-thinking-vs-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/343/what-is-the-difference-between-service-design-thinking-vs-lean Hi all, Can someone comment what is the difference between Service Design Thinking and Lean? Which method shows better results in your practice? I find them quite similar. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:46:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/343/what-is-the-difference-between-service-design-thinking-vs-lean https://consulthon.com/challenge/342/how-to-restructure-a-new-fast-growing-business-with-tangible-products https://consulthon.com/challenge/342/how-to-restructure-a-new-fast-growing-business-with-tangible-products Hi All,  An Investor wants to restructure a fast- growing company.  The reason is that the company is young, the growth is uncontrollable and the Investor wants to have a plan how to prevent the bu... Thu, 11 Oct 2018 18:39:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/342/how-to-restructure-a-new-fast-growing-business-with-tangible-products https://consulthon.com/challenge/341/how-to-market-a-product-listings-website https://consulthon.com/challenge/341/how-to-market-a-product-listings-website I have been asked to help market a product listings website to prospective purchasers. The website has been in existence for several years and contains a nearly global listing of all software produ... Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:58:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/341/how-to-market-a-product-listings-website https://consulthon.com/challenge/340/how-to-build-a-model-to-predict-fx-rate https://consulthon.com/challenge/340/how-to-build-a-model-to-predict-fx-rate I have two datasets for G10 currencies (USD, CAD, EUR, NOK, SEK, CHF, GBP, AUD, JPY, and NZD) relating to Total investment flows into each currency for investors, representing 80% of industry AUM (... Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:25:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/340/how-to-build-a-model-to-predict-fx-rate https://consulthon.com/challenge/338/where-to-find-interested-lean-consultants-for-romanian-market https://consulthon.com/challenge/338/where-to-find-interested-lean-consultants-for-romanian-market Hi everyone, We are looking for the best Consulting firms that can help with supporting a pilot Lean transformation and also help structure the best Lean approach for a company in the financial sec... Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:37:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/338/where-to-find-interested-lean-consultants-for-romanian-market https://consulthon.com/challenge/337/how-do-we-transition-to-a-new-collaborative-way-of-working https://consulthon.com/challenge/337/how-do-we-transition-to-a-new-collaborative-way-of-working Our team has recently decided to reduce our dependency on email and other scattered forms of communication and transition towards a collaboration software platform, where all our communications, de... Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/337/how-do-we-transition-to-a-new-collaborative-way-of-working https://consulthon.com/challenge/336/how-to-define-and-remove-outliers-in-a-data https://consulthon.com/challenge/336/how-to-define-and-remove-outliers-in-a-data Hi All,  Currently, I am analysing cases and the time spent on each one. I know what is an acceptable time, but I am experiencing a difficulty to decide what is are the outliers in the range of dat... Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/336/how-to-define-and-remove-outliers-in-a-data https://consulthon.com/challenge/334/whats-the-optimal-sample-needed-for-average-processing-time-calculation https://consulthon.com/challenge/334/whats-the-optimal-sample-needed-for-average-processing-time-calculation Hi, consulthONES, I'm currently doing shadowing in order to do measurements for a couple of activities/processes that I've mapped before this. I would like to know what's the best method to calcula... Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:52:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/334/whats-the-optimal-sample-needed-for-average-processing-time-calculation https://consulthon.com/challenge/333/how-to-convince-companies-to-dedicate-time-for-optimization-and-innovation https://consulthon.com/challenge/333/how-to-convince-companies-to-dedicate-time-for-optimization-and-innovation Hi dear consulthons, One of my favourite pictures showing the attitude and wrong approach of most of the Companies to the Optimization Process is attached here. Have you faced the same problem? 90 ... Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:05:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/333/how-to-convince-companies-to-dedicate-time-for-optimization-and-innovation https://consulthon.com/challenge/332/how-to-do-proper-kpi-setting https://consulthon.com/challenge/332/how-to-do-proper-kpi-setting Hello Everyone, Currently I'm working on project with the scope of reviewing the current performance management system and setting new KPI's. My challenge goes like this: 1) What is the balanced no... Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:37:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/332/how-to-do-proper-kpi-setting https://consulthon.com/challenge/331/how-to-convince-the-management-of-the-need-of-agile-software https://consulthon.com/challenge/331/how-to-convince-the-management-of-the-need-of-agile-software Hi, all! Before a year I've relocated in order to be part of a big, dynamic and interesting IT project. For my surprise although the project is big the planning, task, release and bug fix managemen... Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:33:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/331/how-to-convince-the-management-of-the-need-of-agile-software https://consulthon.com/challenge/329/how-to-get-a-feedback https://consulthon.com/challenge/329/how-to-get-a-feedback Hi All! I just did a presentation for my team and I would like to get some feedback. What would be the best way to do that? What format shall i use and what platform? I haved used Survey Monkey in ... Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:20:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/329/how-to-get-a-feedback https://consulthon.com/challenge/327/what-would-be-the-best-decision-matrix https://consulthon.com/challenge/327/what-would-be-the-best-decision-matrix Hi All, I am working on an improvement project involving a digital platform created two years ago to federate over 4000 users internationally and run coordinated operations across apprx 30 local ce... Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:50:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/327/what-would-be-the-best-decision-matrix https://consulthon.com/challenge/326/how-to-optimise-a-financial-website-design https://consulthon.com/challenge/326/how-to-optimise-a-financial-website-design I have been asked by a Foreign Exchange Broker to edit the content they have desigened for their website and write new bespoke content as i see fit Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:57:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/326/how-to-optimise-a-financial-website-design https://consulthon.com/challenge/325/how-to-structure-agenda-of-a-presentation-for-visual-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/325/how-to-structure-agenda-of-a-presentation-for-visual-management Hi guys, I have to make a presentation to promote visual management in an organization. So, basically there is one area in the organization that is realy developed in using visual managemnt, daily/... Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:56:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/325/how-to-structure-agenda-of-a-presentation-for-visual-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/323/how-to-build-the-crm https://consulthon.com/challenge/323/how-to-build-the-crm - What are the main objectives that CRM has to content? - What do you think that any CRM must have as the fields in order to respond successfully to the marketing, commercial and financial aspects? Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:46:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/323/how-to-build-the-crm https://consulthon.com/challenge/322/how-to-introduce-lean-a3-problem-solving-to-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/322/how-to-introduce-lean-a3-problem-solving-to-a-team Hi all I am running an Orientation Session on A3 problem solving completion with a team who are new to Lean and Operational Excellence. I would like the session to be stimulating, fun and informati... Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:53:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/322/how-to-introduce-lean-a3-problem-solving-to-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/321/how-to-optimize-mis-management-information-system-in-a-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/321/how-to-optimize-mis-management-information-system-in-a-bank Hi everyone, We are approaching a client from the banking industry in order to asses and redesign MIS (management information system) in their organization. Do you have some best practices or exper... Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:07:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/321/how-to-optimize-mis-management-information-system-in-a-bank https://consulthon.com/challenge/320/why-do-organizations-fail-to-scale-rpa-in-order-to-capture-its-full-impact https://consulthon.com/challenge/320/why-do-organizations-fail-to-scale-rpa-in-order-to-capture-its-full-impact   RPA is one of the hottest topics regarding process improvement through automation and yet, organizations fail to scale it even after a successful POC. Does any of you experienced a successful RPA... Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:52:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/320/why-do-organizations-fail-to-scale-rpa-in-order-to-capture-its-full-impact https://consulthon.com/challenge/319/how-to-choose-between-near-shoring-offshoring-outsourcing-regional-hub https://consulthon.com/challenge/319/how-to-choose-between-near-shoring-offshoring-outsourcing-regional-hub Hi All,  a client - international company wants to find a new, better and more efficient way of delivering improved service solutions for its clients. Till now the company was using a Service solut... Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:19:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/319/how-to-choose-between-near-shoring-offshoring-outsourcing-regional-hub https://consulthon.com/challenge/315/how-to-establish-a-remuneration-long-term-incentive-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/315/how-to-establish-a-remuneration-long-term-incentive-plan Hi! My client ("the Bank")  would like to implement a long term incentive plan in order to remunerate and retain certain executive managers as well as directors (Board & levels -1, -2, -3). The... Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:51:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/315/how-to-establish-a-remuneration-long-term-incentive-plan https://consulthon.com/challenge/313/how-to-create-an-incentive-system-for-it-team-not-working-in-an-agile-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/313/how-to-create-an-incentive-system-for-it-team-not-working-in-an-agile-way Hello,  I am trying to develop a meaningful incentive system for a team that is half colocated and half of the team members are working remotely from other countries.  The project they are working ... Thu, 24 May 2018 22:29:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/313/how-to-create-an-incentive-system-for-it-team-not-working-in-an-agile-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/312/how-to-redefine-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/312/how-to-redefine-customer-experience Hi All, The aim of the project I was recently involved in is to redefine the customer experience of the end client in the post-sales domain (especially call centre). The company started organising ... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 03:33:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/312/how-to-redefine-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/311/how-to-build-an-acquisition-strategy-for-attracting-international-staff https://consulthon.com/challenge/311/how-to-build-an-acquisition-strategy-for-attracting-international-staff Hi All, A company wants to develop an innovative acquisition strategy to promote the ambitious growth plans with an international staff recruitment. The main strategic goal for talent acquisition i... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:37:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/311/how-to-build-an-acquisition-strategy-for-attracting-international-staff https://consulthon.com/challenge/310/how-do-you-implement-a-cultural-change-transformation https://consulthon.com/challenge/310/how-do-you-implement-a-cultural-change-transformation Hi All,  A company wants to initiate the implementation of a cultural change transformation. How do you build and run such a project in order to implement sustainable values and convictions? Thanks... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:36:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/310/how-do-you-implement-a-cultural-change-transformation https://consulthon.com/challenge/309/how-do-you-execute-a-good-commercial-due-diligence https://consulthon.com/challenge/309/how-do-you-execute-a-good-commercial-due-diligence Hi Consultants, A company requires support for a Commercial Due Diligence. Strategic, technical and market-related issues need to be addressed as quantitatively as possible and based on facts in or... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:35:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/309/how-do-you-execute-a-good-commercial-due-diligence https://consulthon.com/challenge/308/how-to-lead-an-effective-sales-training https://consulthon.com/challenge/308/how-to-lead-an-effective-sales-training Hi consultants,  A company is looking for an innovative, counselling-oriented sales training. The aim of the training is to enable the sales department to identify customer needs in conversations, ... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:34:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/308/how-to-lead-an-effective-sales-training https://consulthon.com/challenge/307/how-to-define-digital-processes https://consulthon.com/challenge/307/how-to-define-digital-processes Hi Professionals,  A company is trying to define its digital processes. How would you advise on starting and doing the whole analysis? How do you at best identify and quantify the relevant process ... Sat, 28 Apr 2018 02:33:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/307/how-to-define-digital-processes https://consulthon.com/challenge/306/how-to-implement-app-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/306/how-to-implement-app-strategy Hi All,  an online platform needs strategic planning for an app. The company will use follow the flow: idea, planning and development model, but they are not sure how to organise the central contro... Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:49:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/306/how-to-implement-app-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/305/how-do-you-best-re-structure-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/305/how-do-you-best-re-structure-a-team Hi All,  a company wants to reorganise the sales team. How do you best gather and analyse the ideas that will be gathered from all the stakeholders?  How do you communicate in a most effective way ... Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:42:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/305/how-do-you-best-re-structure-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/304/how-to-conduct-a-customer-journey-analysis https://consulthon.com/challenge/304/how-to-conduct-a-customer-journey-analysis Hi All,  a company will pilot a project to conduct a deeper customer journey analysis. How do you structure a good customer journey analysis? Thanks,    Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:39:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/304/how-to-conduct-a-customer-journey-analysis https://consulthon.com/challenge/302/what-is-the-best-plan-when-launching-a-new-product https://consulthon.com/challenge/302/what-is-the-best-plan-when-launching-a-new-product Hi All, a company is planning to launch a new product. The project manager is required to provide a forecast models, key account planning and integration of findings. Do you have a consistent appro... Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:29:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/302/what-is-the-best-plan-when-launching-a-new-product https://consulthon.com/challenge/301/how-to-build-a-green-field-consultancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/301/how-to-build-a-green-field-consultancy Hello Professionals,  I am interested to understand more what are the good practices when starting to build a consultancy from scratch? 1. What are the initial steps to think of?  2. How do you mak... Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:08:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/301/how-to-build-a-green-field-consultancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/339/how-a-woman-can-thrive-in-a-male-dominated-workplace https://consulthon.com/challenge/339/how-a-woman-can-thrive-in-a-male-dominated-workplace I'm working in male-dominated workplace where I'm the only woman. Sorry to say it but being the only one I'm totally excluded by my colleagues as a team member. Sometimes I feel underestimation, ir... Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:30:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/339/how-a-woman-can-thrive-in-a-male-dominated-workplace https://consulthon.com/challenge/299/why-workflow-analysis-is-so-important https://consulthon.com/challenge/299/why-workflow-analysis-is-so-important Hello All,  My client is a company that has never done before process improvement transformations. How do you explain to stakeholders who have never experienced Lean 6 sigma, Operational Excellence... Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:11:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/299/why-workflow-analysis-is-so-important https://consulthon.com/challenge/295/how-to-best-implement-lean-with-external-consultants-or-trained-employees https://consulthon.com/challenge/295/how-to-best-implement-lean-with-external-consultants-or-trained-employees When starting LEAN implementation in an organization, from your experience, what is the best approach in terms of using external support? Do the first wave (s) with consultants on-site or train an ... Mon, 02 Apr 2018 02:48:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/295/how-to-best-implement-lean-with-external-consultants-or-trained-employees https://consulthon.com/challenge/294/what-are-good-lean-movies-suggestions-for-a-presentation https://consulthon.com/challenge/294/what-are-good-lean-movies-suggestions-for-a-presentation I need to do a presentation about the LEAN concept and think that 1 or 2 short movies that would explain in a fun and engaging way, would help. Do you have any suggestions? What have you used? In t... Mon, 02 Apr 2018 02:44:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/294/what-are-good-lean-movies-suggestions-for-a-presentation https://consulthon.com/challenge/292/what-is-a-management-consultant-and-how-can-i-use-himher https://consulthon.com/challenge/292/what-is-a-management-consultant-and-how-can-i-use-himher To All,  I am curious what is a management consultant and how could one help me manage my family business in real estates. The business mainly involves maintaining flats and shops, communicating wi... Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:04:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/292/what-is-a-management-consultant-and-how-can-i-use-himher https://consulthon.com/challenge/291/what-are-good-process-mapping-tools-to-be-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/291/what-are-good-process-mapping-tools-to-be-used Hello Professionals,  I am interested to know what are good process mapping tools that you have used and you are using in your practice? I am mainly interested when you have really long maps what ... Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:51:00 +0300 https://consulthon.com/challenge/291/what-are-good-process-mapping-tools-to-be-used https://consulthon.com/challenge/290/what-is-a-good-intra-day-liquidity-management-tool https://consulthon.com/challenge/290/what-is-a-good-intra-day-liquidity-management-tool Hello Consulthon members, Does anyone have experience working with/ implementing an intra-day liquidity tool or an interactive solution for monitoring intra-day transactions? The tool/ solution sho... Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/290/what-is-a-good-intra-day-liquidity-management-tool https://consulthon.com/challenge/289/how-to-motivate-and-keep-good-employees-in-the-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/289/how-to-motivate-and-keep-good-employees-in-the-company Hi All! I would like to ask how would you motivate employees to develop and grow in a very flat organizational structure? If there is only a certain level up to which you can grow what would you do... Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:49:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/289/how-to-motivate-and-keep-good-employees-in-the-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/288/how-to-cooperate-with-fintechsstart-ups-to-improve-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/288/how-to-cooperate-with-fintechsstart-ups-to-improve-customer-experience Hi Guys,   I would be interested, if (and how) your company is working together with Fintechs/ Startups in order to find innovative, new solutions that can improve customer experience, make more ef... Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/288/how-to-cooperate-with-fintechsstart-ups-to-improve-customer-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/287/how-to-change-an-organization-from-silo-thinking-to-being-agile https://consulthon.com/challenge/287/how-to-change-an-organization-from-silo-thinking-to-being-agile Anybody here has experience with changing an organization from silo (department like) thinking to agile / adaptive organization. It seems cool to have a multi functional team with people working to... Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:20:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/287/how-to-change-an-organization-from-silo-thinking-to-being-agile https://consulthon.com/challenge/286/how-to-execute-zero-paper-policy-for-a-global-integration https://consulthon.com/challenge/286/how-to-execute-zero-paper-policy-for-a-global-integration Companies would like to avoid the use of paper and to keep everything on-line. It has their advantages such as efficiency, you do not spend hours to look for a particular document from client, vend... Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:07:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/286/how-to-execute-zero-paper-policy-for-a-global-integration https://consulthon.com/challenge/285/how-to-integrate-different-types-of-systems-cross-border https://consulthon.com/challenge/285/how-to-integrate-different-types-of-systems-cross-border Nowadays making business abroad is really common. Companies do it because of the lower cost, distribution process, expansion and so on. But when it comes to verify the financial reports on the fore... Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:03:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/285/how-to-integrate-different-types-of-systems-cross-border https://consulthon.com/challenge/284/what-are-good-ideas-for-a-lean-roll-out-handbook https://consulthon.com/challenge/284/what-are-good-ideas-for-a-lean-roll-out-handbook Hi everybody! Does anyone have experience in writing an implementation Lean roll-out handbook in a multi-cultural environement? The aim of the initiative is to have a central documentation of our b... Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/284/what-are-good-ideas-for-a-lean-roll-out-handbook https://consulthon.com/challenge/283/how-to-choose-a-data-analytics-software https://consulthon.com/challenge/283/how-to-choose-a-data-analytics-software Hi everyone! the FSI Analytics team, that offers support for Audit, works with advanced elaborations and interactive dashboards that help show trends and insights from huge datasets of banks and in... Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/283/how-to-choose-a-data-analytics-software https://consulthon.com/challenge/282/how-to-choose-an-operating-model-for-cross-over-departments https://consulthon.com/challenge/282/how-to-choose-an-operating-model-for-cross-over-departments Hello All,  Currently, my Client will need to establish a process to select the best operating model for its month-end process. What is the best plan/matrix to create in order to choose the Operati... Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:07:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/282/how-to-choose-an-operating-model-for-cross-over-departments https://consulthon.com/challenge/280/how-to-increase-efficiency-of-a-distributed-team-using-jirakanban https://consulthon.com/challenge/280/how-to-increase-efficiency-of-a-distributed-team-using-jirakanban Motto: You don't need to be great to start, but you need to start to be great. How can the efficiency be increased when managing over ten prodigy headcounts, within UAV/Aerospace industry activity,... Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:56:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/280/how-to-increase-efficiency-of-a-distributed-team-using-jirakanban https://consulthon.com/challenge/279/how-to-find-and-hire-great-employees https://consulthon.com/challenge/279/how-to-find-and-hire-great-employees The challenge is to find the best possible employee for your business.  In todays busy world and economy, finding and hiring the best possible people is critical for every business. In the past 6 m... Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:04:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/279/how-to-find-and-hire-great-employees https://consulthon.com/challenge/278/how-to-decide-on-costing-models-for-my-client https://consulthon.com/challenge/278/how-to-decide-on-costing-models-for-my-client My client is a second-hand clothes retailer. The business consists of selling clothes, which the Company purchases from suppliers, who are recycling factories in Europe. These recycling factories c... Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:14:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/278/how-to-decide-on-costing-models-for-my-client https://consulthon.com/challenge/277/how-to-improve-a-monthly-manual-repetitive-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/277/how-to-improve-a-monthly-manual-repetitive-process Hello All,  My recent client has a process where data (information in tables) needs to be extracted from different external sources (some of them are Government official statistics, others are from... Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:36:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/277/how-to-improve-a-monthly-manual-repetitive-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/276/how-to-improve-marketing-mix https://consulthon.com/challenge/276/how-to-improve-marketing-mix What to do when faced with stagnant growth? How to improve a company's marketing mix in order to drive higher conversion or to discover new segments. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/276/how-to-improve-marketing-mix https://consulthon.com/challenge/275/how-to-achieve-goals-in-a-joint-venture-company-where-each-shareholder-has https://consulthon.com/challenge/275/how-to-achieve-goals-in-a-joint-venture-company-where-each-shareholder-has If someone works in a Joint Venture as a secondee of one the shareholder. One of the shareholder wants first to study the area, analyze the prospective clients, do market research, before make the ... Sat, 17 Feb 2018 23:43:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/275/how-to-achieve-goals-in-a-joint-venture-company-where-each-shareholder-has https://consulthon.com/challenge/273/how-to-use-the-invisible-gorilla-experiment-in-the-goals-setting-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/273/how-to-use-the-invisible-gorilla-experiment-in-the-goals-setting-process How the amazing results from the Invisible Gorilla experiment have led me to some conclusions about the targets setting process and how to achieve the desired results. What are your views on that? ... Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:26:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/273/how-to-use-the-invisible-gorilla-experiment-in-the-goals-setting-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/272/how-to-choose-an-indirect-tax-vat-systems-analysis-and-cost https://consulthon.com/challenge/272/how-to-choose-an-indirect-tax-vat-systems-analysis-and-cost Dear All, We are a small-size company opereating in multiple geographic locations and under varous indirect tax regimes.We provide services and sell goods in the US, Canada,Europe,India,Australia a... Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/272/how-to-choose-an-indirect-tax-vat-systems-analysis-and-cost https://consulthon.com/challenge/271/how-to-build-properly-the-pricing-for-volume https://consulthon.com/challenge/271/how-to-build-properly-the-pricing-for-volume We are sensitive to price and its reflection of quality. How should we think about pricing for volume discounts of physical goods to retail/wholesale accounts? Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/271/how-to-build-properly-the-pricing-for-volume https://consulthon.com/challenge/270/how-to-create-a-digital-roadmap https://consulthon.com/challenge/270/how-to-create-a-digital-roadmap We are in search for an efficient way to assess the strong points and inefficiencies of the digital landscape of a retail focused bank located in Central-Eastern Europe. The scope would be to: Und... Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:44:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/270/how-to-create-a-digital-roadmap https://consulthon.com/challenge/268/how-to-implement-change-in-a-10000-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/268/how-to-implement-change-in-a-10000-organisation Implementing change can be difficult even for small organisations with no cross-country/continent offices. But what do you do for those organisations that have 10.000+ employees and operate in mult... Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/268/how-to-implement-change-in-a-10000-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/267/how-do-you-push-for-a-strategic-decision-taking-on-mb-level https://consulthon.com/challenge/267/how-do-you-push-for-a-strategic-decision-taking-on-mb-level Whenever a strategic decision needs to be taken by board members and you have provided all information needed, with all data and CBA analysis, how do you push for decision making? Not for a specifi... Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/267/how-do-you-push-for-a-strategic-decision-taking-on-mb-level https://consulthon.com/challenge/266/how-to-successfully-implement-daily-huddles https://consulthon.com/challenge/266/how-to-successfully-implement-daily-huddles Hi, all :) I am reaching out to you because I have a team currently where I think it will be very benefitial to implement daily huddles, you know - 10-20 minutes in the morning where we sit with th... Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:05:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/266/how-to-successfully-implement-daily-huddles https://consulthon.com/challenge/264/how-to-set-proper-kpis https://consulthon.com/challenge/264/how-to-set-proper-kpis I would like to introduce new KPIs and re-engineer the existing ones that are not understandable by the majority of my team. Please share your experience in setting KPIs in your company. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/264/how-to-set-proper-kpis https://consulthon.com/challenge/263/what-server-to-choose-for-my-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/263/what-server-to-choose-for-my-company Do small companies (5 to 10 users) with cloud platforms and high-speed Internet connections require a physical server to save documents and perform network management? Why? Storage - I think they c... Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/263/what-server-to-choose-for-my-company https://consulthon.com/challenge/230/what-is-lean-methodology-and-how-can-you-implement-a-lean-project https://consulthon.com/challenge/230/what-is-lean-methodology-and-how-can-you-implement-a-lean-project Hi, I'm working with a team that want to improve by using the "Lean" methodology. I would be curious to see what methodologies do you know about and how can you apply "Lean" principles in a real tr... Mon, 18 Dec 2017 01:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/230/what-is-lean-methodology-and-how-can-you-implement-a-lean-project https://consulthon.com/challenge/221/how-to-streamline-processes https://consulthon.com/challenge/221/how-to-streamline-processes Recently I have joined a new company, where I am a manager.  My company is a global leader for creating authoritative maps, including topographic and administrative maps. My initial observation is ... Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:51:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/221/how-to-streamline-processes https://consulthon.com/challenge/215/how-to-efficiently-execute-a-new-product-development https://consulthon.com/challenge/215/how-to-efficiently-execute-a-new-product-development I am a manager in a financial services company. The company I am managing for 3 years is planning to develop a new product. My team has started working on the new product. The sales and marketing t... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/215/how-to-efficiently-execute-a-new-product-development https://consulthon.com/challenge/214/what-are-good-metrics https://consulthon.com/challenge/214/what-are-good-metrics Hello Consulthons, I will highly appreciate your ideas! I am a Sales Manager for an organisation. The company is still growing, but as I was not part of it establishing, no I can see some gaps wher... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:14:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/214/what-are-good-metrics https://consulthon.com/challenge/213/how-to-minimise-the-variability-in-work-within-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/213/how-to-minimise-the-variability-in-work-within-my-team Hello, I am a Sales Manager for a company and I have a team of 16 people.  I have issues when my team goes on a holiday or book sick leaves as there are some really good professionals and others wh... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/213/how-to-minimise-the-variability-in-work-within-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/212/how-to-make-my-organisation-function-as-a-machine-engine https://consulthon.com/challenge/212/how-to-make-my-organisation-function-as-a-machine-engine  I see more and more silo mentality and unawareness of the consequences of a given output in my team.   I feel the work is not understood and the end result is not clear. My team definitely does no... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:06:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/212/how-to-make-my-organisation-function-as-a-machine-engine https://consulthon.com/challenge/211/how-to-establish-the-practice-of-contracts-within-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/211/how-to-establish-the-practice-of-contracts-within-the-team I see a lot of ping-pong effect and procrastination in my team. I want people who request things and those who are required to provide things to easily stay on top of them. People in my team and th... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:04:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/211/how-to-establish-the-practice-of-contracts-within-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/210/how-to-efficiently-gather-daily-updates https://consulthon.com/challenge/210/how-to-efficiently-gather-daily-updates I have established my company and my employees learnt to be independent and do their responsibilities. I want to track and record morale, workloads, specific issues, responsibilities etc. I get the... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:01:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/210/how-to-efficiently-gather-daily-updates https://consulthon.com/challenge/209/how-to-mitigate-the-pain-that-affects-work-in-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/209/how-to-mitigate-the-pain-that-affects-work-in-the-team I believe pain is a good reflector and when employees are emotional it affects their work. I want to achieve a status where the pain is mitigated in the future. Something like a self-psychology too... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:59:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/209/how-to-mitigate-the-pain-that-affects-work-in-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/207/what-is-a-good-practice-to-work-on-the-employee-strengths-and-weaknesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/207/what-is-a-good-practice-to-work-on-the-employee-strengths-and-weaknesses Hello Consulthons,    I have recently got a job as a Head of Customer Service and there are 4 teams to be managed, each with individual Manager. Overall there are 45 people under me. I would like t... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:49:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/207/what-is-a-good-practice-to-work-on-the-employee-strengths-and-weaknesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/206/how-to-resolve-issue-at-hand-in-the-best-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/206/how-to-resolve-issue-at-hand-in-the-best-way   Currently my team is involved in a lot of diplomacy and political speaking. I am being confused where are our emergencies and root causes of our work.   I would not like to investigate and search... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/206/how-to-resolve-issue-at-hand-in-the-best-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/205/what-is-a-useful-error-logissue-log https://consulthon.com/challenge/205/what-is-a-useful-error-logissue-log My team is not learning from previous mistakes and we repeat the same mistakes, rather than learn and change what is needed. Unfortunately, since I am on that team I can see that there is a churnin... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:55:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/205/what-is-a-useful-error-logissue-log https://consulthon.com/challenge/204/how-to-work-on-and-change-the-thinking-of-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/204/how-to-work-on-and-change-the-thinking-of-the-team   I am a new team lead and I can observe the fear of mistakes mentality.   Recently I wanted an explanation how do we know why something is done correctly. The lady started crying and she said I am... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/204/how-to-work-on-and-change-the-thinking-of-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/203/how-to-efficiently-tackle-disputes-and-turn-them-into-a-productive-outcome https://consulthon.com/challenge/203/how-to-efficiently-tackle-disputes-and-turn-them-into-a-productive-outcome   My team cannot debate and prove a solution internally.   Usually what I see till now- the team agrees with the opinion of the highest level employee. How to solve disputes in my team? How to cre... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/203/how-to-efficiently-tackle-disputes-and-turn-them-into-a-productive-outcome https://consulthon.com/challenge/202/what-are-good-tools-that-track-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/202/what-are-good-tools-that-track-experience   I would like to  introduce any tool that tracks experience within my team. I am aware of the level of my people , but my doubts are that in between themselves they do not know who can know and do... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:02:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/202/what-are-good-tools-that-track-experience https://consulthon.com/challenge/201/how-to-build-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/201/how-to-build-a-team   I was internally promoted as a manager for my current team.  Previously I was not working in the same team , but in the team - supplier of data in my current team. Is somebody aware of a proper a... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:57:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/201/how-to-build-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/200/what-is-the-way-to-decide-on-the-right-systems https://consulthon.com/challenge/200/what-is-the-way-to-decide-on-the-right-systems Our business is growing and we need to find the right systems to established management standards by introducing best practice.   The team is spread all over and people are working in silos. I see ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/200/what-is-the-way-to-decide-on-the-right-systems https://consulthon.com/challenge/199/how-to-keeping-up-with-the-marketinnovations-and-changes https://consulthon.com/challenge/199/how-to-keeping-up-with-the-marketinnovations-and-changes Hello Consulthons,  My company is developing well, but I still feel we are not doing enough. I would say we are in the middle towards the less developed when compared to our competitors. How to be ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:51:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/199/how-to-keeping-up-with-the-marketinnovations-and-changes https://consulthon.com/challenge/198/how-to-structure-the-planning-ahead https://consulthon.com/challenge/198/how-to-structure-the-planning-ahead Hi All,  I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. In my opinion, the job we are delivering is high quality and I would say we are the leaders... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:50:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/198/how-to-structure-the-planning-ahead https://consulthon.com/challenge/194/how-to-solve-partnership-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/194/how-to-solve-partnership-issues Our company have a supply chain that involves many different businesses to make our product. We partner with other companies to bring our service to market. Partnerships create opportunities, but t... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/194/how-to-solve-partnership-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/193/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-work-on-market-awareness https://consulthon.com/challenge/193/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-work-on-market-awareness I am working in a newly established business in the online education.  Our company is struggling to make itself known to customers. We are really careful with spending money in the social media as ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/193/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-work-on-market-awareness https://consulthon.com/challenge/192/what-are-the-tools-to-use-to-regulate-the-customer-mix-imbalance https://consulthon.com/challenge/192/what-are-the-tools-to-use-to-regulate-the-customer-mix-imbalance "Sometimes the customers you want aren’t the ones you’ve got." In the business I am in, the customer mix imbalance is impacting the viability of the company overall as well as our ability to attrac... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/192/what-are-the-tools-to-use-to-regulate-the-customer-mix-imbalance https://consulthon.com/challenge/191/how-to-tackle-a-strategic-instability https://consulthon.com/challenge/191/how-to-tackle-a-strategic-instability I need to revamp the core strategy of my company. I feel that the employees don’t know which way to go, and I see it creates internal friction that shows up all over the place: muddled advertising,... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/191/how-to-tackle-a-strategic-instability https://consulthon.com/challenge/189/how-to-measure-and-analyse-product-maturity https://consulthon.com/challenge/189/how-to-measure-and-analyse-product-maturity Hello, I would like to initiate a project for my company where the answers to the following questions and the action steps to be fulfiled:  How to make a reality check how wide is the gap between ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:22:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/189/how-to-measure-and-analyse-product-maturity https://consulthon.com/challenge/188/how-to-define-a-good-product-market-fit https://consulthon.com/challenge/188/how-to-define-a-good-product-market-fit  At startups and young companies, product-market fit is constantly being iterated upon. How to ensure myself and my team: Do we have the right offering for our target customers? Are salespeople st... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:19:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/188/how-to-define-a-good-product-market-fit https://consulthon.com/challenge/186/what-is-the-recipe-for-creating-an-engaging-content https://consulthon.com/challenge/186/what-is-the-recipe-for-creating-an-engaging-content I am aware prospects are looking for varied types of content, such as videos, spec sheets, calculators, and testimonials. Providing a range of valuable content will allow us to catch prospects’ att... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/186/what-is-the-recipe-for-creating-an-engaging-content https://consulthon.com/challenge/185/how-to-overcome-working-with-too-small-budget https://consulthon.com/challenge/185/how-to-overcome-working-with-too-small-budget Hi All, When marketing funds are limited, it’s crucial to ensure that the money spent produces high-quality results. What is your advise on that? Have you ever been involved in a project, where the... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:16:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/185/how-to-overcome-working-with-too-small-budget https://consulthon.com/challenge/183/how-to-motivate-your-marketing-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/183/how-to-motivate-your-marketing-team I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. Are the likes of Google and Instagram important for motivating our marketing team? Does the environm... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/183/how-to-motivate-your-marketing-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/182/what-strategy-to-implement-in-order-to-get-more-from-our-website https://consulthon.com/challenge/182/what-strategy-to-implement-in-order-to-get-more-from-our-website I need to check and consult with a professional how our website to be managed in a way that really serves our visitors’ needs. Does our website highlight our product features or does it offer solu... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/182/what-strategy-to-implement-in-order-to-get-more-from-our-website https://consulthon.com/challenge/181/what-is-a-good-way-to-secure-more-leads https://consulthon.com/challenge/181/what-is-a-good-way-to-secure-more-leads I am aware that marketing automation platforms and CRM databases help businesses trace relevant lead information back to its original source. I need to implement a platform, but I still struggle wi... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/181/what-is-a-good-way-to-secure-more-leads https://consulthon.com/challenge/178/what-is-a-good-strategy-and-the-steps-for-scaling https://consulthon.com/challenge/178/what-is-a-good-strategy-and-the-steps-for-scaling I need to be sure that the business model of my company is able to scale up with the business, or I’ll be in real trouble when those stressed-out, overworked people holding things together start qu... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/178/what-is-a-good-strategy-and-the-steps-for-scaling https://consulthon.com/challenge/177/what-are-good-tools-to-be-used-to-establish-the-brand-strength https://consulthon.com/challenge/177/what-are-good-tools-to-be-used-to-establish-the-brand-strength   How to be sure and check that my company’s brand is as strong as the company generally thinks it is, or perhaps as strong as it used to be?     Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/177/what-are-good-tools-to-be-used-to-establish-the-brand-strength https://consulthon.com/challenge/176/how-to-work-on-people-and-morale https://consulthon.com/challenge/176/how-to-work-on-people-and-morale People issues come in many forms, but since I accepted a position I started looking around and asking myself if people are excited to come to work at my office.   I need to better understand are t... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:04:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/176/how-to-work-on-people-and-morale https://consulthon.com/challenge/175/what-is-a-good-tool-for-problem-solving https://consulthon.com/challenge/175/what-is-a-good-tool-for-problem-solving   I need to apply in my organisation a disciplined approach to management focuses on leading employees, developing your management team and building your business strategy. Instead of treating each... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:56:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/175/what-is-a-good-tool-for-problem-solving https://consulthon.com/challenge/174/what-is-a-good-approach-for-legal-constrain-for-enterprise-social-network https://consulthon.com/challenge/174/what-is-a-good-approach-for-legal-constrain-for-enterprise-social-network   Data security, privacy policies and working time are topics many companies have often considered that this was a problem in using ESN. What’s happened if my employees are connected during the Wee... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:50:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/174/what-is-a-good-approach-for-legal-constrain-for-enterprise-social-network https://consulthon.com/challenge/172/what-tools-and-strategy-to-establish-for-inspiring-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/172/what-tools-and-strategy-to-establish-for-inspiring-the-team  Hello All,  I am a Manager of a team, where the salary and the education are in the lower range. I am missing the teamwork and a qualitative output of some team members. Have some of you worked on... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:44:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/172/what-tools-and-strategy-to-establish-for-inspiring-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/170/what-is-the-way-to-establish-and-develop-managerial-effectiveness https://consulthon.com/challenge/170/what-is-the-way-to-establish-and-develop-managerial-effectiveness   I am challenged and I need to work on developing my skills in time-management, prioritization, strategic thinking, decision-making, and getting up to speed with the job. Thus, I will  be more eff... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/170/what-is-the-way-to-establish-and-develop-managerial-effectiveness https://consulthon.com/challenge/169/keeping-up-with-technology-for-knowledge-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/169/keeping-up-with-technology-for-knowledge-management Determining how knowledge should be dispensed and transferring it quickly and effectively is a huge challenge for my department now. Constantly changing structures and teams mean learning how to b... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/169/keeping-up-with-technology-for-knowledge-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/168/what-is-the-waypracticeplan-to-get-people-motivated https://consulthon.com/challenge/168/what-is-the-waypracticeplan-to-get-people-motivated I am new manager in the department and I face low motivation and enthusiasm in idea generation and improvement. I want to start overcoming organizational culture challenges and developing a culture... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:36:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/168/what-is-the-waypracticeplan-to-get-people-motivated https://consulthon.com/challenge/167/how-to-build-an-information-security https://consulthon.com/challenge/167/how-to-build-an-information-security My new role is Data Protection Manager. I would like to follow the regulations, but in the meantime I do not want people to suffer from any lack of information to do their jobs properly. How to pro... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:34:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/167/how-to-build-an-information-security https://consulthon.com/challenge/166/how-to-manage-internal-stakeholders-and-politics https://consulthon.com/challenge/166/how-to-manage-internal-stakeholders-and-politics   Managing Internal Stakeholders and Politics is the challenge of managing relationships, politics, and image. This challenge includes gaining managerial support and managing up and getting buy-in ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:32:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/166/how-to-manage-internal-stakeholders-and-politics https://consulthon.com/challenge/165/how-to-create-a-tool-for-knowledge-measuring https://consulthon.com/challenge/165/how-to-create-a-tool-for-knowledge-measuring   Knowledge is not something that can be easily quantified, and is far more complex because it is derived out of human relationships and experience. The focus should be on shared purpose rather tha... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/165/how-to-create-a-tool-for-knowledge-measuring https://consulthon.com/challenge/163/how-to-keep-data-accurate https://consulthon.com/challenge/163/how-to-keep-data-accurate   Valuable data generated by a group within an organization may need to be validated before being harvested and distributed. Keeping information current by eliminating wrong or old ideas is a const... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/163/how-to-keep-data-accurate https://consulthon.com/challenge/162/how-to-manage-and-organise-information-relevancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/162/how-to-manage-and-organise-information-relevancy I believe data must support and truly answer questions being asked by the user, and requires the appropriate meta-data to be able to find and reference. Data relevancy means avoiding overloading us... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/162/how-to-manage-and-organise-information-relevancy https://consulthon.com/challenge/161/how-to-reward-users https://consulthon.com/challenge/161/how-to-reward-users Hello Consulthon,  I am the owner of a an online business. My site is achieving good results and I am really happy with my clients. I do not want to lose any pace and that is why my challenge that ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:23:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/161/how-to-reward-users https://consulthon.com/challenge/160/how-to-apply-robotics-in-financial-services https://consulthon.com/challenge/160/how-to-apply-robotics-in-financial-services My company is in the financial services. The team I am responsible for has a lot of repetitive processes and I would love we to build a faster and more efficient process around their everyday tasks... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:22:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/160/how-to-apply-robotics-in-financial-services https://consulthon.com/challenge/159/how-to-tackle-the-declining-sales https://consulthon.com/challenge/159/how-to-tackle-the-declining-sales Hi All,  We are a mature business with flat, declining sales for 3 consequtive years. Any consultants who has recenlty coped with such a challenge? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:21:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/159/how-to-tackle-the-declining-sales https://consulthon.com/challenge/157/what-is-a-good-decision-model-for-hiring https://consulthon.com/challenge/157/what-is-a-good-decision-model-for-hiring Hi All, My company is newly-formed (5 years) and we still has no clear decision model for timing nor procedures for hiring new employees. Are there any innovative practices that will be easily unde... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:18:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/157/what-is-a-good-decision-model-for-hiring https://consulthon.com/challenge/156/what-is-a-good-capex-practice https://consulthon.com/challenge/156/what-is-a-good-capex-practice Hello Consulthons,  I will need your ideas again. As I have already introduced myself before - I am a Sales Manager and my team consists of 16 professionals. In my department we have  no clear deci... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/156/what-is-a-good-capex-practice https://consulthon.com/challenge/155/what-are-good-it-solutions-for-customer-service https://consulthon.com/challenge/155/what-are-good-it-solutions-for-customer-service Hi All, In my department - Customer Service - IT solutions are slowing productivity instead of hastening it. How can we solve that issue? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:16:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/155/what-are-good-it-solutions-for-customer-service https://consulthon.com/challenge/154/how-to-improve-the-software-cycle https://consulthon.com/challenge/154/how-to-improve-the-software-cycle Hi All, The Software development cycle in my company is too long with little management control, despite the fact that I am trying hard to put an order. How can I fix and improve that situation? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:15:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/154/how-to-improve-the-software-cycle https://consulthon.com/challenge/153/map-educational-content-to-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/153/map-educational-content-to-strategy My company's strategy is mainly focused how much sales we want to achieve. I feel a disconnection between the company's strategy and the company's stakeholders. I see the lack of connecting educati... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:13:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/153/map-educational-content-to-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/152/how-to-build-a-marketing-strategy-from-scratch https://consulthon.com/challenge/152/how-to-build-a-marketing-strategy-from-scratch Hi All, I am a finance educated professional and I have recently established my own company. I am not aware what is a good marketing plan and I would need your tips and tricks if you have experienc... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:11:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/152/how-to-build-a-marketing-strategy-from-scratch https://consulthon.com/challenge/151/what-is-a-the-process-to-find-the-unique-positioning https://consulthon.com/challenge/151/what-is-a-the-process-to-find-the-unique-positioning   Hello, I have recently read that part of a good Marketing Strategy is to find your Unique Selling Positioning (USP). How do you find a business Unique Selling Positioning (USP)? Are there any exp... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/151/what-is-a-the-process-to-find-the-unique-positioning https://consulthon.com/challenge/150/what-is-a-good-customer-journey-framework https://consulthon.com/challenge/150/what-is-a-good-customer-journey-framework I have a challenge where my team cannot enter into the shoes of the client but only think about their targets and KPIs.  Moreover, the quality sample during the last 3 months is getting worse and w... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:09:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/150/what-is-a-good-customer-journey-framework https://consulthon.com/challenge/148/how-to-organise-predicting-and-planning-for-the-challenges-ahead https://consulthon.com/challenge/148/how-to-organise-predicting-and-planning-for-the-challenges-ahead Hi All, The risk is a 24-hour issue for businesses and not something that can be switched off. Cloud service providers already have a core focus on providing no-lapse services at any time of the da... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:05:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/148/how-to-organise-predicting-and-planning-for-the-challenges-ahead https://consulthon.com/challenge/147/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-grow-talent https://consulthon.com/challenge/147/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-grow-talent Hello Consultants,  I am highly experienced professional and I am managing a team of 32 people. Unfortunately, I am not good at coaching and training and that probably results in the outflow of rea... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:02:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/147/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-grow-talent https://consulthon.com/challenge/146/what-retail-training-is-efficient-nowadays https://consulthon.com/challenge/146/what-retail-training-is-efficient-nowadays Hi All, I have been working the whole of my life in sales training.  Recently I have understood that I need a new model of training - something that aligns with the innovation and the big amount of... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/146/what-retail-training-is-efficient-nowadays https://consulthon.com/challenge/145/how-to-cope-with-ever-changing-demands https://consulthon.com/challenge/145/how-to-cope-with-ever-changing-demands Hi All, I am managing the area for business development of a company in the food industry. I am really challenged: HOW DO YOU KEEP UP WITH THE EVER-CHANGING DEMANDS OF YOUR CUSTOMERS? If somebody h... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/145/how-to-cope-with-ever-changing-demands https://consulthon.com/challenge/143/how-to-best-use-seasonal-workforce https://consulthon.com/challenge/143/how-to-best-use-seasonal-workforce Hi All, Being the season of internships and training, I would like to open the precedent of using University and High-school students in my organisation.  Now I am writing a case study in order to ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:54:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/143/how-to-best-use-seasonal-workforce https://consulthon.com/challenge/141/what-is-a-well-functioning-kanban-board https://consulthon.com/challenge/141/what-is-a-well-functioning-kanban-board Hi All, Recently in my team, we have started using a kanban board. I still see that people is not fully into it and I would like to change their negative perspective. Would you say it is a matter o... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/141/what-is-a-well-functioning-kanban-board https://consulthon.com/challenge/142/how-do-you-nurture-creativity-in-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/142/how-do-you-nurture-creativity-in-the-team Hi All, How do you nurture creativity in a team, hence organisation?  Do you have any good trainings and exercises to be organised for a team? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/142/how-do-you-nurture-creativity-in-the-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/140/what-is-the-next-thing-for-the-retail-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/140/what-is-the-next-thing-for-the-retail-business Hi All, MY RETAIL CHALLENGE IS HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE? I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT AUTOMATION, BETTER CONSUMER EXPERIENCE , PERSONALISATION , TAILORED TRAINING EXPERIENCE FOR MY EMPLOYEES. ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:46:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/140/what-is-the-next-thing-for-the-retail-business https://consulthon.com/challenge/139/what-is-a-good-process-for-finding-prospective-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/139/what-is-a-good-process-for-finding-prospective-customers   I am launching my new business in 3 months and I want to start it really smart plan of finding my prospective customers. Any tips and tricks on that? Any experts in that task? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:43:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/139/what-is-a-good-process-for-finding-prospective-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/137/what-is-a-good-health-check-to-be-done-before-choosing-what-to-sell https://consulthon.com/challenge/137/what-is-a-good-health-check-to-be-done-before-choosing-what-to-sell Hi All, One of the biggest reasons for the failure of new entrepreneurs is a selection of the wrong niche. How to be sure that I am launching my start-up in the right niche and I will not pivot it? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/137/what-is-a-good-health-check-to-be-done-before-choosing-what-to-sell https://consulthon.com/challenge/136/how-to-best-execute-the-integrations-of-technologies https://consulthon.com/challenge/136/how-to-best-execute-the-integrations-of-technologies Hello Consulthons,  I am a Process Manager for a financial services company. The company has used and introduced different software and systems depending on the business issues they had. Currently,... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:38:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/136/how-to-best-execute-the-integrations-of-technologies https://consulthon.com/challenge/135/how-to-mitigate-hardware-and-software-risks https://consulthon.com/challenge/135/how-to-mitigate-hardware-and-software-risks The “end of life” issue for hardware and software can introduce a series of costs, compliance and security risks to an organization. How to mitigate that risk in my company? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/135/how-to-mitigate-hardware-and-software-risks https://consulthon.com/challenge/134/how-to-work-with-low-budgets-but-increasing-workload https://consulthon.com/challenge/134/how-to-work-with-low-budgets-but-increasing-workload Hi All, In my company, the IT budgets and staffing levels aren’t increasing, but the workload is. How to solve that challenge? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/134/how-to-work-with-low-budgets-but-increasing-workload https://consulthon.com/challenge/132/what-are-good-mobile-applications-for-small-businesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/132/what-are-good-mobile-applications-for-small-businesses Hi, For small businesses, being away from the office makes it difficult to share data and be available to customers. How to overcome that? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/132/what-are-good-mobile-applications-for-small-businesses https://consulthon.com/challenge/129/how-to-introduce-and-take-the-most-out-of-web-teleconferencing https://consulthon.com/challenge/129/how-to-introduce-and-take-the-most-out-of-web-teleconferencing Hello, The communicationn with far-flung employees, clients and vendors can be expensive for many small businesses. What is the best to be used and applied? Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/129/how-to-introduce-and-take-the-most-out-of-web-teleconferencing https://consulthon.com/challenge/128/what-is-a-good-mobile-security-policy https://consulthon.com/challenge/128/what-is-a-good-mobile-security-policy Hello Consultants, I am a Manager of a small family business. With small businesses depending heavily on smartphones, lost and stolen devices are a top mobile security concern.  The company I am ma... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/128/what-is-a-good-mobile-security-policy https://consulthon.com/challenge/127/what-is-a-the-way-for-welcoming-change https://consulthon.com/challenge/127/what-is-a-the-way-for-welcoming-change Hi All,  As the business grows, consistent quality and reliability are more important than simply getting the cheapest offer. How do you act on the changing to suppliers who can grow with you and m... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/127/what-is-a-the-way-for-welcoming-change https://consulthon.com/challenge/126/how-do-you-manage-uncertainty https://consulthon.com/challenge/126/how-do-you-manage-uncertainty All human beings, but it seems business leaders in particular, find great discomfort in uncertainty. Uncertainty in the global economy, uncertainty in the credit markets, uncertainty in how new reg... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/126/how-do-you-manage-uncertainty https://consulthon.com/challenge/125/how-to-mitigate-the-risks-and-gain-out-of-the-globalisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/125/how-to-mitigate-the-risks-and-gain-out-of-the-globalisation Hi, Understanding foreign cultures is essential to everything from the ability to penetrate new markets with existing products and services, to designing new products and services for new customers... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/125/how-to-mitigate-the-risks-and-gain-out-of-the-globalisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/124/how-to-bring-innovation-on-board-not-only-on-the-corporate-agendas https://consulthon.com/challenge/124/how-to-bring-innovation-on-board-not-only-on-the-corporate-agendas Hi All, There are not so many companies that are looking to create more innovative cultures. At least not the big companies (Global 1000) anyway, though that changes some as companies get smaller. ... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/124/how-to-bring-innovation-on-board-not-only-on-the-corporate-agendas https://consulthon.com/challenge/123/how-to-create-long-term-technology-strategy-while-still-being-flexible https://consulthon.com/challenge/123/how-to-create-long-term-technology-strategy-while-still-being-flexible The pace of technological improvement is running at an exponentially increasing rate. While this has been true for several decades, the pace today makes capital investment in technology as much an ... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 04:03:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/123/how-to-create-long-term-technology-strategy-while-still-being-flexible https://consulthon.com/challenge/122/what-is-a-good-model-for-strategic-thinking-problem-solving https://consulthon.com/challenge/122/what-is-a-good-model-for-strategic-thinking-problem-solving Hi All, The lack of sophisticated approaches to information acquisition, analysis and the development of unique insight leaves many companies at a disadvantage; they lack a long-term strategic impe... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:55:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/122/what-is-a-good-model-for-strategic-thinking-problem-solving https://consulthon.com/challenge/121/what-is-a-good-process-plan-for-overcoming-cultural-barriers https://consulthon.com/challenge/121/what-is-a-good-process-plan-for-overcoming-cultural-barriers Hi All, Organisations today must motivate a large enough proportion of community members to get involved more (means finding how to apply social principles to the employee’s work). Companies must i... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/121/what-is-a-good-process-plan-for-overcoming-cultural-barriers https://consulthon.com/challenge/120/how-to-mitigate-and-eliminate-poor-data-quality https://consulthon.com/challenge/120/how-to-mitigate-and-eliminate-poor-data-quality Hi All, While software and solutions exist to help monitor and improve the quality of structured (formatted) data, the real solution is a significant, organization-wide commitment to treating data ... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/120/how-to-mitigate-and-eliminate-poor-data-quality https://consulthon.com/challenge/119/how-to-nurture-creativity-and-manage-in-a-less-structured-environment https://consulthon.com/challenge/119/how-to-nurture-creativity-and-manage-in-a-less-structured-environment Hi All, The ways of working are changing very rapidly in my company. My organization is not yet really prepared to use a digital working environment and practices associated with it, and instead fo... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:45:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/119/how-to-nurture-creativity-and-manage-in-a-less-structured-environment https://consulthon.com/challenge/118/how-to-begin-to-tame-the-data-for-my-use-as-a-manager https://consulthon.com/challenge/118/how-to-begin-to-tame-the-data-for-my-use-as-a-manager Hi All, Recently I read an article where one wise data scientist intoned, "At the end of the most complicated and exhaustive analysis of data, a human being still has to draw an inference and make ... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/118/how-to-begin-to-tame-the-data-for-my-use-as-a-manager https://consulthon.com/challenge/117/how-to-prevent-the-drowning-in-data https://consulthon.com/challenge/117/how-to-prevent-the-drowning-in-data Much like the ocean-going sailor stranded in a lifeboat after his ship sunk, there's water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. I have the same phenomenon in our businesses. Data is everywhere, and... Tue, 28 Nov 2017 03:12:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/117/how-to-prevent-the-drowning-in-data https://consulthon.com/challenge/115/how-to-effectively-manage-information-overload https://consulthon.com/challenge/115/how-to-effectively-manage-information-overload Hi All, It is said that the only true constant changes, and in today’s world nothing is changing more, or growing faster than information. The ability of companies, much fewer individuals, to consu... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:07:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/115/how-to-effectively-manage-information-overload https://consulthon.com/challenge/112/where-does-knowledge-management-sit-in-an-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/112/where-does-knowledge-management-sit-in-an-organisation   I need to determine where in the organization Knowledge management should reside in my company? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/112/where-does-knowledge-management-sit-in-an-organisation https://consulthon.com/challenge/111/how-to-manage-a-strapped-budget https://consulthon.com/challenge/111/how-to-manage-a-strapped-budget Hi All, Even if our company has a good level of cash flow, it looks like we have a strapped budget to fully reach the customers with our products/services. I have never believed that we will reach ... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:10:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/111/how-to-manage-a-strapped-budget https://consulthon.com/challenge/109/choosing-what-to-sell https://consulthon.com/challenge/109/choosing-what-to-sell One of the biggest reasons for the failure of new entrepreneurs is selection of the wrong niche. How can I validate for my new business idea that I am targeting the right customers Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:06:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/109/choosing-what-to-sell https://consulthon.com/challenge/107/how-to-effectively-and-efficiently-delegating-tasks https://consulthon.com/challenge/107/how-to-effectively-and-efficiently-delegating-tasks Hi, Probably due to my inexperience, being a new entrepreneur I often get things messed up when it comes to delegating tasks and I have to redo it all over again. How to give clear instructions in ... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:01:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/107/how-to-effectively-and-efficiently-delegating-tasks https://consulthon.com/challenge/106/what-is-a-good-applicable-method-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/106/what-is-a-good-applicable-method-for-time-management Hello, Time management is probably my biggest problem, especially as an entrepreneur,who is expected to do anything and everything. In my own business, I have to take care of everything, unlike a r... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:59:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/106/what-is-a-good-applicable-method-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/105/how-to-find-my-way-through-too-much-tech https://consulthon.com/challenge/105/how-to-find-my-way-through-too-much-tech Hi All, Everyone is using different programs, devices and apps creating a technology cluster without any glue to bind everyone together.  What is a good approach to start linking together all the p... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/105/how-to-find-my-way-through-too-much-tech https://consulthon.com/challenge/103/how-to-tackle-email-overload-in-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/103/how-to-tackle-email-overload-in-my-team My employees are wasting tons of time each day on email. Worse yet, because of the email overload, important messages are being missed. How can I improve that?   Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:55:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/103/how-to-tackle-email-overload-in-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/101/how-to-improve-ineffective-meetings https://consulthon.com/challenge/101/how-to-improve-ineffective-meetings Hi All, The meetings at my company are eating up critical work time without ever accomplishing anything. What are good rules, practices and tricks to apply in order to change an ineffective meeting... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:52:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/101/how-to-improve-ineffective-meetings https://consulthon.com/challenge/100/how-to-tackle-remote-team-and-avoid-isolation https://consulthon.com/challenge/100/how-to-tackle-remote-team-and-avoid-isolation  I am working in a team that is spread in 4 countries. My feeling is that our remote teams are disconnected from the company and in-office workers, resulting in lower productivity. Did you experien... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:51:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/100/how-to-tackle-remote-team-and-avoid-isolation https://consulthon.com/challenge/98/how-to-solve-client-contacts-confusion https://consulthon.com/challenge/98/how-to-solve-client-contacts-confusion Hi All, Client, customer or prospect communications are not being adequately tracked, resulting in overlap and reduced efficiency. How can I implement a proper Clients' contact business management? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/98/how-to-solve-client-contacts-confusion https://consulthon.com/challenge/97/how-to-avoid-missing-messages https://consulthon.com/challenge/97/how-to-avoid-missing-messages Hi, I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. Employees are not accessing voicemails and/or emails in a timely manner and important informatio... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:46:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/97/how-to-avoid-missing-messages https://consulthon.com/challenge/96/how-to-prevent-from-project-disorganization https://consulthon.com/challenge/96/how-to-prevent-from-project-disorganization Hi, I am a PM and recently I was assigned for a big international project. Multiple people are working on the same project and it’s hard to keep track of what each person is doing. Do you know some... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:45:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/96/how-to-prevent-from-project-disorganization https://consulthon.com/challenge/95/how-to-establish-an-effective-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/95/how-to-establish-an-effective-engagement Hi,  I am part of consulting team that have recently started a new project . What we are experiencing as a difficulty is engaging effectively with the Board of Directors. Are you able  to advise me... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/95/how-to-establish-an-effective-engagement https://consulthon.com/challenge/94/what-is-a-good-tool-to-track-market-trends https://consulthon.com/challenge/94/what-is-a-good-tool-to-track-market-trends Hi All, I would like to focus my efforts this year on the Marketing policy of my company. How can I get in front of market trends and shape the wants and needs of my customers? Do you know some goo... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/94/what-is-a-good-tool-to-track-market-trends https://consulthon.com/challenge/91/what-is-a-tool-to-use-for-an-everyday-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/91/what-is-a-tool-to-use-for-an-everyday-strategy My company's strategy is updated every year and the sales team are following it. My only concern is that the back office, the HR and some other teams that are not directly affected by the sales, do... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/91/what-is-a-tool-to-use-for-an-everyday-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/92/how-to-establish-a-healthy-team-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/92/how-to-establish-a-healthy-team-culture   How can I leverage our culture and people to make our firm powerful, unique and distinctive relative to our competitors? Did some of your work in building a strong team culture? If yes- I would l... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/92/how-to-establish-a-healthy-team-culture https://consulthon.com/challenge/90/how-to-establish-a-value-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/90/how-to-establish-a-value-chain I need to find a consultant/consultants with experience in the previous projects for improving and re-engineering a good supply chain. What is the basis of a value chain? Do all elements or departm... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/90/how-to-establish-a-value-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/88/what-is-a-good-strategy-for-bespoke-services-and-products https://consulthon.com/challenge/88/what-is-a-good-strategy-for-bespoke-services-and-products I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. I need a reality check how well prepared is my business to deliver on increased personalization of a... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/88/what-is-a-good-strategy-for-bespoke-services-and-products https://consulthon.com/challenge/86/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-cut-overheads https://consulthon.com/challenge/86/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-cut-overheads Hi,  A small consulting company needs to find a way to reduce costs. My challenge here is how to cut back my overheads without affecting the company brand and employee satisfaction? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:19:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/86/what-is-a-good-strategy-to-cut-overheads https://consulthon.com/challenge/85/how-to-measure-employee-satisfaction https://consulthon.com/challenge/85/how-to-measure-employee-satisfaction Hi All, How to work hard to create employee satisfaction? I feel that the motivation in my team is decreasing by every day. Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:18:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/85/how-to-measure-employee-satisfaction https://consulthon.com/challenge/84/what-is-a-good-tool-for-targeting-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/84/what-is-a-good-tool-for-targeting-customers Hi All, I am experiencing a problem and I think the root cause is that I am not targeting the right customers for my product. How to target my most profitable customers to maximise returns? I would... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:17:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/84/what-is-a-good-tool-for-targeting-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/83/how-to-delegate-time https://consulthon.com/challenge/83/how-to-delegate-time Hi all, I am an owner of a financial services company and for 7 years my company has grew from 4 employees to 20 employees. Now I am facing with the challenge how to delegate, automate, and set asi... Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:15:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/83/how-to-delegate-time https://consulthon.com/challenge/81/what-is-a-good-tool-for-1-2-1-and-coaching https://consulthon.com/challenge/81/what-is-a-good-tool-for-1-2-1-and-coaching Hi, Why should I establish 121 and coaching sessions and what is the best way to introduce them? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/81/what-is-a-good-tool-for-1-2-1-and-coaching https://consulthon.com/challenge/80/how-to-establish-data-governance https://consulthon.com/challenge/80/how-to-establish-data-governance What are the controls I need to have as a must in my business process? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/80/how-to-establish-data-governance https://consulthon.com/challenge/79/what-is-a-good-risk-management-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/79/what-is-a-good-risk-management-process Hi All, I need to work on identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, including human and financial capital, in addition to the macro economy. What is the best way to start the project? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/79/what-is-a-good-risk-management-process https://consulthon.com/challenge/78/how-to-structure-a-problem-solving-session https://consulthon.com/challenge/78/how-to-structure-a-problem-solving-session Hi, Can you share with me Problem solving techniques to know how to best mitigate risks? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:38:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/78/how-to-structure-a-problem-solving-session https://consulthon.com/challenge/76/how-do-you-establish-and-create-integrity https://consulthon.com/challenge/76/how-do-you-establish-and-create-integrity Hi All, How to improve/create integrity within my company and each team? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/76/how-do-you-establish-and-create-integrity https://consulthon.com/challenge/75/how-to-manage-cashflows https://consulthon.com/challenge/75/how-to-manage-cashflows Hi, How to manage better my cash flows (to achieve better budgeting and invoicing)? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:36:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/75/how-to-manage-cashflows https://consulthon.com/challenge/70/what-is-a-good-tool-technique-for-conflict-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/70/what-is-a-good-tool-technique-for-conflict-management What is the best way to handle a conflict within a team without affecting the performance? Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/70/what-is-a-good-tool-technique-for-conflict-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/69/how-to-successfully-implement-and-use-lead-ratio https://consulthon.com/challenge/69/how-to-successfully-implement-and-use-lead-ratio Hello All,  Recently I moved from a corporate job to a small up and running company. Now I need to be engaged in Sales and relationship management as well. Do you have any tips and tricks on how to... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:08:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/69/how-to-successfully-implement-and-use-lead-ratio https://consulthon.com/challenge/67/what-is-the-way-to-improve-the-values-and-ethos https://consulthon.com/challenge/67/what-is-the-way-to-improve-the-values-and-ethos The desirable culture and ethos that I want to see in my company are not present. How can I work on the values and attitudes expected? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:02:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/67/what-is-the-way-to-improve-the-values-and-ethos https://consulthon.com/challenge/68/what-are-good-tools-to-manage-leads https://consulthon.com/challenge/68/what-are-good-tools-to-manage-leads Hello Consultants, I am a Manager of a small family business. I have recently joined the team and I see we are experiencing difficulties with the sales. In my opinion- sales are not targeted. Do yo... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:02:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/68/what-are-good-tools-to-manage-leads https://consulthon.com/challenge/66/what-is-a-good-technique-for-the-human-resource-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/66/what-is-a-good-technique-for-the-human-resource-management Hi, My company is experiencing problems with recruiting and training. Are there any things I can start fixing this? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:00:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/66/what-is-a-good-technique-for-the-human-resource-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/65/how-to-establish-and-efficient-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/65/how-to-establish-and-efficient-supply-chain Hi All, Because of uncertainty in demand and the need to stay lean, companies are carrying smaller inventories than ever. At the same time, uncertainty in supply, driven by wildly changing commodit... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:58:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/65/how-to-establish-and-efficient-supply-chain https://consulthon.com/challenge/64/how-to-create-efficient-organisational-structures https://consulthon.com/challenge/64/how-to-create-efficient-organisational-structures Hi  All, How the company organises its structure? How to validate that I have enough hierarchy and not too many layers? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:57:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/64/how-to-create-efficient-organisational-structures https://consulthon.com/challenge/63/how-to-effectively-speak-about-results-and-being-understood https://consulthon.com/challenge/63/how-to-effectively-speak-about-results-and-being-understood I need to effectively communicate the key targets and performance outcomes to my employees. How to do that? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:56:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/63/how-to-effectively-speak-about-results-and-being-understood https://consulthon.com/challenge/62/what-is-a-good-model-to-be-used-when-building-an-initial-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/62/what-is-a-good-model-to-be-used-when-building-an-initial-strategy Hi All, What is to be done and how when you establish a new company and you need to work on the strategy? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:55:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/62/what-is-a-good-model-to-be-used-when-building-an-initial-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/61/what-typer-of-strategic-options-and-option-evaluation-i-can-apply https://consulthon.com/challenge/61/what-typer-of-strategic-options-and-option-evaluation-i-can-apply Hi All, What is possible and what is realistic in business goals? How can I start working on it? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:53:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/61/what-typer-of-strategic-options-and-option-evaluation-i-can-apply https://consulthon.com/challenge/58/what-is-the-tool-to-understand-my-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/58/what-is-the-tool-to-understand-my-customers Hi, I need to validate that I target the right customers for my company? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:50:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/58/what-is-the-tool-to-understand-my-customers https://consulthon.com/challenge/57/how-to-build-good-incentives https://consulthon.com/challenge/57/how-to-build-good-incentives Hi, I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. I can see that my Creative department is not aware of the Company goals. How to validate that th... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:49:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/57/how-to-build-good-incentives https://consulthon.com/challenge/55/how-to-efficiently-outsource https://consulthon.com/challenge/55/how-to-efficiently-outsource Hi, How to validate that I am outsourcing the right tasks in my business processes? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:48:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/55/how-to-efficiently-outsource https://consulthon.com/challenge/54/how-to-define-the-good-business-metrics https://consulthon.com/challenge/54/how-to-define-the-good-business-metrics Hi, How to validate that  I am measuring the right metrics in my business? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:47:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/54/how-to-define-the-good-business-metrics https://consulthon.com/challenge/53/what-are-good-tools-for-a-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/53/what-are-good-tools-for-a-business-model Hi All, How can I validate my business model?  How to check that my product/service the real thing to solve the needs of my customers? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:45:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/53/what-are-good-tools-for-a-business-model https://consulthon.com/challenge/52/how-to-effectively-communicate-the-value-proposition https://consulthon.com/challenge/52/how-to-effectively-communicate-the-value-proposition Hi All, I have doubts am I clearly communicating my business value proposition because I am experiencing a decrease in sales? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:42:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/52/how-to-effectively-communicate-the-value-proposition https://consulthon.com/challenge/50/what-is-a-good-model-to-set-for-planning-and-goals https://consulthon.com/challenge/50/what-is-a-good-model-to-set-for-planning-and-goals   I fail to set aside non-working hours to plan and set goals for the future.  Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:41:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/50/what-is-a-good-model-to-set-for-planning-and-goals https://consulthon.com/challenge/49/what-is-a-tool-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/49/what-is-a-tool-for-time-management Hi, I fail to to delegate; I am the owner and do too much, failing to leverage my time and delegate to my employees. Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:40:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/49/what-is-a-tool-for-time-management https://consulthon.com/challenge/48/what-is-the-trick-of-hiring-smart https://consulthon.com/challenge/48/what-is-the-trick-of-hiring-smart Hi All, I am a Team Leader in a company producing toys.  My company fails to hire the right type of person for the job. Are you aware of a good template or a mindset and behavour test to be used du... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:39:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/48/what-is-the-trick-of-hiring-smart https://consulthon.com/challenge/47/what-is-a-good-tool-metric-for-profitable-growth https://consulthon.com/challenge/47/what-is-a-good-tool-metric-for-profitable-growth Hello Consulthons,  I am a Process Manager for a financial services company.  My company and management fails to understand the need to constantly execute marketing and sales plans for NEW customer... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:38:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/47/what-is-a-good-tool-metric-for-profitable-growth https://consulthon.com/challenge/45/how-to-structure-and-establish-effective-day-to-day-analysis https://consulthon.com/challenge/45/how-to-structure-and-establish-effective-day-to-day-analysis Hello Consultants,  Did somebody of you work on a project where part of the improvements where to replace excel files with something more powerful and effective? How can I replace excel files for t... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/45/how-to-structure-and-establish-effective-day-to-day-analysis https://consulthon.com/challenge/46/what-is-a-good-plan-to-work-on-over-thinking-in-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/46/what-is-a-good-plan-to-work-on-over-thinking-in-my-team Hello Consultants, In my team we are waiting too long to fix a problem (Over-thinking or avoiding instead of doing). How can I improve that situation? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:37:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/46/what-is-a-good-plan-to-work-on-over-thinking-in-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/44/what-is-a-useful-measure-for-productivity https://consulthon.com/challenge/44/what-is-a-useful-measure-for-productivity Hello All,  I am referring my challenge to all digital marketing consultants: What is the best way to measure the productivity of my business- digital marketing?   Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:36:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/44/what-is-a-useful-measure-for-productivity https://consulthon.com/challenge/42/how-to-attract-new-clients-in-an-innovative-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/42/how-to-attract-new-clients-in-an-innovative-way Hello All,  Attracting and developing new clients is something that becomes more difficult in my area. Any ideas for quick fixes and quick wins? I would appreciate your ideas and I will be happy to... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/42/how-to-attract-new-clients-in-an-innovative-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/43/what-is-a-smart-model-to-use-to-form-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/43/what-is-a-smart-model-to-use-to-form-a-team Hello consultants, My company is small but growing now in 2 more countries, where I will be in charge of forming teams for those new offices. For those of you with team formation experience I would... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:35:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/43/what-is-a-smart-model-to-use-to-form-a-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/41/how-to-take-the-most-out-of-the-competition https://consulthon.com/challenge/41/how-to-take-the-most-out-of-the-competition Hello Consultants,  Did some of you have experienced or recently completed a project around marketplace? My challenge is: Dealing with a difficult economy/competitive marketplace and I would like t... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:34:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/41/how-to-take-the-most-out-of-the-competition https://consulthon.com/challenge/39/how-provoke-innovationnew-ideas https://consulthon.com/challenge/39/how-provoke-innovationnew-ideas Hello consultants,  Have some of you involved in Idea generation platforms, Ideas management etc? I would like to read your ideas and implement them with your help. I would need to understand how t... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:33:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/39/how-provoke-innovationnew-ideas https://consulthon.com/challenge/37/how-to-promote-change-management-in-an-understandable-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/37/how-to-promote-change-management-in-an-understandable-way Hello All,  I have already started sharing my ideas with the team and I have faced a new challenge: How to make my team want and understand the change?   Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:32:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/37/how-to-promote-change-management-in-an-understandable-way https://consulthon.com/challenge/38/how-to-mitigate-strategyplanning-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/38/how-to-mitigate-strategyplanning-issues Hello All,  The urgent need to develop new clients, find and keep quality people, and continuously innovate, it’s not surprising that coordinating all of these activities is something I do not know... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:32:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/38/how-to-mitigate-strategyplanning-issues https://consulthon.com/challenge/34/what-is-the-tool-to-measure-efficiency https://consulthon.com/challenge/34/what-is-the-tool-to-measure-efficiency Hello Consultants,  Have some of you been involved in a project focused on improving efficiency? I would like to know your ideas and practices how to improve efficiency? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/34/what-is-the-tool-to-measure-efficiency https://consulthon.com/challenge/36/how-to-eliminate-the-silos-in-my-big-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/36/how-to-eliminate-the-silos-in-my-big-team Hello Consultants, My team is working in silos and I can definitely say that we do not have the team spirit and the unity. Partially, I can say that is my fault as I was more focused on delivering ... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:31:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/36/how-to-eliminate-the-silos-in-my-big-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/33/how-to-implement-lean-in-my-office https://consulthon.com/challenge/33/how-to-implement-lean-in-my-office Hello All,  I would like to organise better my office space. I have complaints from my team members that the environment is not productive.  If some of you have experience in : How to make my offic... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:30:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/33/how-to-implement-lean-in-my-office https://consulthon.com/challenge/31/how-to-do-coaching-for-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/31/how-to-do-coaching-for-my-team Hello Consultants,  I am a manager in a small hedge fund. I am aware that our industry is more nerdy and techy and that is the reason why I would like to establish more focus on the soft skills. I ... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:29:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/31/how-to-do-coaching-for-my-team https://consulthon.com/challenge/30/what-technique-to-use-when-planning-and-building-a-new-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/30/what-technique-to-use-when-planning-and-building-a-new-strategy Hello Consultants,  I am new in my company and I would like to implement some new things. One of them is to revise the way the company is writing its strategy. What is the best way to refresh /redo... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:28:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/30/what-technique-to-use-when-planning-and-building-a-new-strategy https://consulthon.com/challenge/29/rigidity https://consulthon.com/challenge/29/rigidity Hello Consultants,  I am receiving complaints from clients, but I am not sure if that is based on a lower quality or some rigidity with my employees. How can I check are my employees rigid? If that... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:27:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/29/rigidity https://consulthon.com/challenge/28/process https://consulthon.com/challenge/28/process Hello Consultants,  I am an owner of an IT company. We have multiple projects and variety of clients, where we need to create bespoke products from scratch. How can I identify how useful and clean ... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:26:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/28/process https://consulthon.com/challenge/26/what-is-a-typical-lean-impact https://consulthon.com/challenge/26/what-is-a-typical-lean-impact Hello Consultants,  If I decide to implement Lean what is the typical lean impact I would expect? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/26/what-is-a-typical-lean-impact https://consulthon.com/challenge/27/productivity https://consulthon.com/challenge/27/productivity Hello,  I am part of a small financial services company. My employees have a different rate of productivity how can I implement a fast solution?  Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:25:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/27/productivity https://consulthon.com/challenge/24/communication https://consulthon.com/challenge/24/communication Hello Consultants,  Have you been involved in a project where team communication of your client was  poor and how did you tackle it? How should I make the communication and information seen and und... Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:24:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/24/communication https://consulthon.com/challenge/25/productivity-and-costs https://consulthon.com/challenge/25/productivity-and-costs Hello All, If some of you have been implementing a project around productivity and costs, I would highly appreciate your ideas and solutions on : How can a increase productivity and save costs? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:24:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/25/productivity-and-costs https://consulthon.com/challenge/22/how-to-improve-team-communication https://consulthon.com/challenge/22/how-to-improve-team-communication Hello Consultants,  I feel the communication in my team is poor. How should I improve it and make the team share and speak? Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:22:00 +0200 https://consulthon.com/challenge/22/how-to-improve-team-communication