Focus Consultants exists to increase business capacity and capability in teams through the services below:

 

Business Process Design

Business process design is devising cost-effective approaches for the various tasks to be performed in a business.

The need to design or redesign processes occurs for many reasons, examples include changes in business regulations, audit requirements, new teams and/or improvements in technology. Building capacity to respond to these changes is where Focus Consultants can help.

Having intimate knowledge of current business operations is valuable to the design process, therefore we start with co-analysis and discovery to better understand what you do.

From this initial discovery phase, we work to procedurally define how new (and existing) business processes will be executed from start to finish, and by whom.

We can work with your team to design a process from scratch or redesign and improve on existing processes.

 

SHARED sERVICES Transitions

In the sport and NFP sectors, where resources are limited, moving to a model of shared business operations, or shared services, is becoming increasingly important in resourcing allocation discussions.

Through discussions with leaders in the sport and NFP sectors we have seen a genuine desire for shared services at many levels. Stakeholders are demanding greater efficiencies and a return on investment and see the value in clubs and organisations sharing data, systems and procedures to advantage long-term goals.

Shared Services benefits for organisations:

  • Enhancing the quality and provision of internal business operations through economies of scale, simplification, standardisation, transparency in delivery and the use of technology to increase efficiency.

  • Delivered correctly, it can become a valued strategic support service to drive the organisation to the next level by binding together a wide and diverse network.

  • Provide a competitive advantage by supporting the administration and governance agenda

  • It can also help the bottom line in more ways than one, producing not only reduced overhead costs, but providing a platform for a happier, more productive workforce, and freeing up employees to spend more time on their core jobs.

 

Strategic Planning and Facilitation

Working with your teams we can guide you through complex conversations and themes to make the process of creating your strategic plan easier.

Your strategic plan needs to create focus, alignment and buy-in so that your entire team works together to implement it successfully. Does using a facilitator save you money in the long run? We have found so, as a good strategic plan dictates the desired actions of ALL your employees

When Focus Consulting works with you and your team on a strategic plan everyone, including you, is able to participate in the process. Allow us to:

  • lead the strategic planning process

  • navigate the team through the complex conversations

  • provide follow up notes

  • deliver an implementation plan

 

Virtual CFO

What is a virtual CFO?  The virtual CFO model is a way that small organisations can access CFO support that they wouldn’t have previously been able to afford.

A virtual CFO is ideal for you if you:

  • Require the expertise but don’t believe you can afford it

  • Have a big project coming up and need a short-term increase to lead the capacity of your finance team

  • Are starting a new organisation and want to establish a solid finance foundation

  • Are experiencing rapid growth

  • Would rather spend more time delivering core services than on finance

The professional services we provide as a virtual CFO include:

  • Financial strategy

  • Analysis through financial reports and interpretation of these

  • Oversight of the finance function

  • Mentoring

  • Budgeting and forecasting

  • Performance management support

  • Risk management

We can provide short-term assistance to increase capacity of your finance team or provide services on an ongoing basis.

 

Interim CEO

When you need a steady hand to steer the ship during times of transition or because of a sudden departure, we can provide CEO support until the Board appoints someone permanently to the role.

An interim CEO represents a temporary and low-risk solution to ensure the organisation delivers on the strategic plan during the gap and while the Board finds and appoints a successor.

During her career Kerry Harris, Director Focus Consulting has stepped into many CEO roles at short to take care of an organisation and keep the business running smoothly.