MD Consultancy has a substantial track record of executing major consulting assignments. Our core methodology has been proven in a range of countries, business sectors and in multicultural environments. For each assignment we adapt the methodology to deliver the outcome in the context of the local requirements.

To ensure leading edge, our core model is based on the continuous improvement of our suite of basic project management models. We never accept that we have achieved the optimum approach. We recognise the need to build in the learning outcomes from previous work, reflect cultural nuances and cater for the impact of latest management thinking and advancing technology.

A key feature of our methodology is to use our extensive database of consultants to the best experience to match the client's needs. This may be a single consultant, a team of single or multi-discipline consultants working to a pre-determined plan. We carefully select and blend the skill profile to exactly achieve the outcome required.

In all cases the methodology for the assignment is clearly presented in our proposal. We prefer to openly discuss this with the client, and share ideas - we are always willing to adapt our approach in the light of insights not available in the tendering process.

Strategic Studies - Back - Top

MD Consultancy is proud of the quality of the many studies conducted in a diverse range of countries and sectors. In undertaking such studies we aim to give:

• Clarity through simplification of complicated issues and jargon, bringing these into terms which can be readily assimilated by the non specialist
  
• Ranking and prioritising the issues
  
• Practicality in the recommendations to create results - by our clients, and as appropriate, with or without our support

We make extensive use of graphics to convey principles and add to the ease of understanding.

We have undertaken work at national level, corporate level and within organisations.

Facilitation & Mentoring - Back - Top

MD Consultancy uses Facilitation and Mentoring to both accelerate solution development and gain ownership through participation in its development. These activities are explicitly built into our assignment methodologies, especially as part of the early conceptual development where consensus is a prerequisite for success.

In many of our consulting activities, especially implementation, facilitation and mentoring are skilfully interchanged to assist our clients with the evolution of the solution. We see this as inherently good consulting practice and expect our consultants to adapt their stance, as deemed necessary, to advance the evolutionary process.

Some features of our approach are as follows:

Mentoring {team or executive coaching} ~ may be undertaken as an explicit activity at an enterprise wide level, department/ section/ team level of for individuals.

In its widest context, organisational mentoring may be a "change management" tool, acting as a major element of an overall change management process. This is usually through participation in meetings, and may be blended with one to one mentoring, where development of the individual is necessary.

Some Other Approaches - Back - Top

Consultancy activities can be realised in a variety of ways; some of the other techniques we use largely for bespoke solutions include:

• Key Staff Provision - often clients require specific expertise on a full time or a part time basis. With our extensive database of consultants we are in a position to provide a very wide range of specialists - the specialists may be managed by ourselves or the client. We sometimes use this approach for executive coaching and mentoring

• Project Management - we are in a position to project manage activities on behalf of clients, this is typically strategic aspects of implementation

• Campaign Management - often a part of our assignment implementation work, this activity is a combination of achieving exceptional results whilst creating sustaining changes in behaviour
  

• Scenario Management - used to create situations where the actions can be observed and feedback given e.g. emergency response exercises