Efficiency Consulting

It's about people.

Do you get a sense that your organization can be more productive? Are you maximizing the use of your current technology? Are your staff clear on their roles and responsibilites? Does everyone work well together as a team? Do you need to build capacity? Do you need to downsize in a smart way? Are you facing challenges with getting work done efficiently that produces effective results?

Many organizations, at varying sizes and stages of growth, face challenges in one or more of these areas.

Jackson River offers Efficiency Consulting because we approach technology holistically - understanding that the purpose of technology is to support the work of people and processes, we often work with organizations on improving just that: People and process. We call it "efficiency consulting" because at the end of the day, the harmony of people, process and technology makes an organization more efficient.

Our Efficienty Consulting practice helps groups create and implement new strategies, clarify their priorities, establish goals and objectives, solve structural problems, imagine possibilities within their capacity, and build capacity when needed.

Some recent projects involved:

• Evaluating of department effectiveness and performance, resulting in methodologies and proceese to increase effectiveness
• Training and staff development to work effecitvely and maximize the use of technology
• Providing protocols and clairity around work processes that empower staff, creating stronger and productive people
• Re-organizing departments and reporting structures for higher effectiveness
• Managing cultural changes with growth, mergers, new initiatives
• Coaching leaders on management and leadership
• Facilitating smart downsizing and reorganizing while still maintaining high performance and critical programs