Brochures: Developing Strategies  Brochures RSS Feed Business in Transition Services - Managing Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and DownsizingIn today's economy, many organizations are experiencing economic impact not seen in recent history. Our advisory services help organizations develop strategies, convert those strategies to operating plans and implement optimization projects with the speed and precision necessary to drive value when the pressure to perform is immense. Many of our clients become overwhelmed with the decisions, process and deadlines. Couple those burdens with a lack of resources, and our expertise becomes vital. Contract Diagnostic Services - Know How Your Contract Stacks UpWhen it comes to outsourcing contract performance, executives often "don't know what they don't know". Does your contract address the latest regulatory challenges? How does your service level agreement (SLA) compare to the market? Are you getting a fair price? Customer Relationship Management Advisory Services - Transform Service Centers to Manage Critical Relationships and Maximize ROIImproving relationships with your ‘clients’ and lowering service delivery costs are not mutually exclusive. Today’s organizations continue to look for ways to improve ROI and contact center processes, often the most resource-intensive element of relationship management. Many are pursuing global contact center strategies, new technologies and third-party advice in order to drive continued value with key constituents. Finance & Accounting Advisory Services - Quality, Cost-Effective Finance & Accounting is within ReachIn the new world of increased regulatory compliance, running a high-quality yet cost-effective Finance and Accounting (F&A) function is of prime importance. Your F&A department’s ability to manage internal controls, financial operating procedures and reporting capabilities can now, more than ever, affect your bottom line. Human Resources Diagnostic Services - Understand Your Cost Structure and the Path to ImprovementEquaTerra offers a Human Resources Diagnostic - a service designed to be completed within two to four weeks and helps HR practitioners determine how their organization is performing with respect to its peers, the market and outsourcing service providers. Our service turns analysis into an actionable plan for improvement. Information Technology Assessment Services - Know Your IT Operating Strategy is the Right OneThe first step to a proven, world-class IT organization is identifying and addressing the department's shortcomings and assessing its current operational strategy. As many CIOs can attest, accurately analyzing one's own IT department is difficult, and often futile, without the proper resources and inputs. Information Technology Sourcing Advisory Services - Achieve a Proven, World-Class IT OrganizationToday's CIOs and IT executives have a variety of Information Technology (IT) transformation and sourcing choices. Yet knowing which option - outsourcing, blended sourcing, insourcing or internal transformation - is best for your organization and making the right decision can be difficult. Optimize Your Real Estate and Facilities ManagementWith executives’ continued focus on gaining efficiencies and the evolution of the service provider community, sophisticated options for optimizing real estate and facilities management are now available. Procurement Sourcing Advisory Services - Improve Procurement Efficiency Cost Controls & Contract ComplianceThe demands placed on today’s procurement function are great: control administrative costs, improve process efficiency, reduce maverick purchasing, increase contract compliance – all while accelerating savings and increasing shareholder value. Accomplishing these objectives while your procurement organization is still focused on administrative tasks is not easy. Shared Services Diagnostic - Sustaining the Value of Shared ServicesShared services delivery is rapidly evolving and new, more efficient ways of operating are continually emerging. Operations that were world-class a few years ago may be out of step. And organizations focused on continuous improvement are seeing the bar ever moving. EquaTerra's Shared Services Diagnostic includes process and organizational health, financial benchmarks and a roadmap tailored to your unique situation. It goes far beyond traditional benchmarking and generic lists of best practices by providing step-by-step guidance on how to optimize your shared services performance. U.S. Public Sector Business Support Services - Transform Business Support Functions So You Can Focus on the Needs of Your ConstituentsAs public servants, government officials' principal mission is to provide needed services to citizens and taxpayers in a timely and effective manner. Unfortunately, the ongoing management of business support functions - such as human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, facilities and procurement - can consume all of one's available time and energy. Running day-to-day government operations may become a full-time job in itself, leaving insufficient time to focus on the needs of citizens. U.S. Public Sector HR Services - Achieving Higher Performance in Human Capital ManagementEquaTerra helps human resources organizations be strategic. Our expert advisors help clients understand their baseline costs, build business cases for change, align stakeholders, identify and evaluate transformation options, and implement the chosen path. As a result, our clients have reduced their costs, improved service levels, increased efficiency, and, most importantly, positioned themselves to play a greater strategic role in the organization’s business. Utility Advisory Services - Reduce Business Support Costs and Improve Service EffectivenessLow top-line growth, high commodity costs and significant regulatory challenges have today’s utility companies seeking ways to reduce their cost of service and increase productivity. According to a recent study by EquaTerra and UtiliPoint, many Utilities are evaluating the role of outsourcing in achieving these goals.