Strategic and operational support for Telecoms, Government & ICT
Throughout an organisation’s lifetime there are numerous times when it may seek external professional advice, support or expert input. Although the scope of these services is numerous, the key objectives are generally the same: to assist organisational development, improve effectiveness, address an expertise/capacity shortfall, and ultimately to increase value.
The time at which an organisation uses consultancy services will vary: at the concept stage whilst developing strategy, whilst planning the business or during implementation. However, the benefits of using temporarily external expertise are generally constant in allowing the organisation to maintain flexibility, reduce cost and gain independent specialist support.
“Strategy: This is a place to start, it is not an end in itself”
We bring a wealth of experience to support our clients in building strategies that bring clarity to their business goals. Our commitment is always to create a strategy that can be executed, measured and adapted, to achieve great outcomes. To be truly successful an organisation must define its future, direction and longer term goals (typically three to five years).
Without a clearly developed and defined strategy a business is like a ship with neither a chart or a compass, and the organisation will be heading in the wrong direction and sent off course by the winds of it’s operating environment and the storms of its competitors.
Using various analysis and thought techniques strategic planning is the process that achieves this by answering the questions: “what do we do and where are we now”, “where do we want to be” and “how do we ensure success”.
Clear strategic commercial thinking is CUBE’s basic core strength.
“Bringing a strategy to life requires an organisation to have the capacity to execute it, be it financial or human capital”
No organisation will successfully meet its strategic objectives or take a concept to fruition without realistic commercial business planning and effective, implementable operational planning… unless the numbers stack up, maybe it is not a good idea.
Our commitment is to build an integrated business plan from your strategic intent, that can be validated by internal and external stakeholders and be executed within the timeframe required.
To successfully execute a strategy requires detailed planning, against a specific timeline, with clear metrics… you cannot control what you cannot measure and without details it is impossible to measure your journey to success.
Our commitment is to provide not only a pragmatic focussed plan (with specific timeline and clear metrics) but also to support all areas of the business in owning their part of the plan and revealing all the interdependencies involved, so that execution takes place through a committed and enthusiastic implementation team.
Business and operational planning is one of CUBE’s core strengths.
Programme Planning
• Programme definition (operationalising strategic intent)
• Stakeholder engagement
• Launch and Go-To-Market planning (including ‘100 day’ plans)
• Programme set up
Procurement / tender management
• Tender strategy, planning and documentation
• ITT & RFP management (buy side and sell side tender response)
• Supplier selection (inc. commercial negotiation)
Commercial and technical due diligence (M&A)
• Business plan audit
• Commercial business model and operational audit
• Technology audit
• Operational business reviews (inc. process reviews)
• Operational integration planning
After all of the concepts and planning comes the critical phase of operational delivery. Regardless of the genius of the idea or the extent and quality of planning, success hinges on real-time delivery management based on integrated operational thinking and experience.
Our commitmen is to ensure the successful execution of part or the whole of an implementation plan through hands-on responsibility… we do not believe in simply telling you where you are going wrong and avoiding getting into real delivery.
Operational delivery must include experienced strong leadership; the ability to identify, communicate and resolve issues & risk; and the capability to maintain control. Experience counts for a lot in the way CUBE works and we can call upon a world class team of execution managers.
As well as our values, CUBE’s people have one thing in common – proven successful hands-on experience.
New business start-up
• Pre-launch implementation management
• Launch management
• Operational / Business Readiness Testing (ORT / BRT)
Regulatory support
• Commercial & technical strategy / response
• Regulatory programme management
• License applications