Research and Publication
- Delimiting a drawback/problem
- Glancing at scholars’ perspectives
- Deploying a methodology
- Data collection & evidence gathering
- Analysis, conclusion & recommendations
- Reporting, presentation & publication
Training facilitation, guided by 5 principles of facilitation
- Maintaining neutrality
- Standing in the Storm
- Honoring the wisdom of the group/Institution.
- Upholding the group/institutional policies.
- Being Future Focused.
Procurement & financial audit services
Procurement Audit Service
- Review on solicitation
- Evaluating bid process
- Contractors’ selection review
- Monitoring and evaluation of Contractors’ performance (management of contracts).
Financial Audit Service
This is to ascertain that financial statements are accurately presented and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that allow an institution to make strategic business decisions. This involves:
Compliance audit: This is a careful review of financial records and aims at mitigating risk within an organization to help improve processes and financial controls.
Performance audit: This aims at identifying opportunities of improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of institutional operations, management and administration.
Forensic audit: This is a technical examination and evaluation of a firm or an individual employee’s financial records for a potential financial related crime (fraud or embezzlement) that may be sorted out in a court of law.
Program/policy evaluation & analysis
Implementation: Do program’s activities or policy progress as initially intended?
Effectiveness: Does the program or policy achieve the goals and objectives it was intended to accomplish?
Efficiency: Are the program’s activities implemented with appropriate use of resources such as budget and project time frame?
Cost-Effectiveness: with the value for money (VFM) in mind and balancing the outcome with the cost of production. Does the value or benefit of achieving your program’s goals and objectives exceed the cost of producing them?
Project Proposal Writing
Creating a title that summarizes the project with its associated details (cost, lead time + project workforce).
Identifying project major milestones but always manageable ones.
Listing subtasks needed to accomplish each milestone and including breakdown of listed subtasks until the project goal is achieved.
Business development & strategic management- consultancy
Goal setting: Strategic management is about creating a roadmap to aid the process of achieving your objectives and policy. Thus, this needs to be clarified in the first place and to all the personnel involved.
Environmental scanning and analysis:
Companies and organizations must always be aware of their current status and should consider internal factors that include structure, qualifications/talent of personnel and location and external factors like level of competition and market forces. This information can act as a basis of strong strategic plan for a successful organization. This information can act as a basis of strong strategic
plan for a successful organization.
Research your competitive environment:
Bear in mind that your competitors can help you find your weak spots and learn where you stand out from the crowd and the reverse is true. Hence, endeavor to evaluate and analyze the level of your competency through your products and services in contrast with other like institutions.
Considering your available resources:
As you set your goals, have a clearer idea of your workforce and their individuals ‘competencies, financial resources
and time frame when you can surely deliver a particular project goal. Thus, be realistic and factual.
Use SWOT or PESTLE analysis:
Conduct a technical evaluation using either internal factors like your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) or external factors like political, economic, sociological, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) that may possibly influence your actions.
Procurement & Supply chain management – consultancy
Lean procurement in supply chain management: Is termed as “achieving more with less.” And the procurement plan include: Identification of needs, Specification of procurement needs, Assessing procurement options, Budgeting, funding and procurement requisition.
Procurement processes include:
Procurement planning, Developing bidding documents, Invitation of offers, Selection of Suppliers, Award of contract(s).
Performance management include:
Contractors and relationship management, Continuous monitoring of delivery of goods and services being made.
However, there are 3 potential and critical issues when executing procurement function and these include the following:
- Level of procurement funding for acquisition of goods and services.
- Agreement on the terms of contract and guarantee of payment.
- Acceptance of the quality of goods and services being delivered.
Agile and lean supply chain management:
To achieve agility, the supply chain should be virtual, aligned processes, have shared
chain responsibility and market sensitive.
On the other hand, supply chain will be lean if it is efficient enough with very minimal
waste, loss, and flexible to adapt to an unavoidable delay.
Note: Ensure to be lean and agile throughout the procurement process and equally
adopt modern technology for a transparent and accountable digital record management
Fee policies for services offered
Based on time required and the nature of service being procured, Delta Institute like any other research and consultancy firm charges some fees for services it offers. But our services are affordable and the value for money (VFM) is embedded in the delivery of all the services we offer.
Thus, our clients may consider one of the following policies:
Flat fee: clients pay upfront for a service they need.
Per a client fee: Delta Institute provides quotation for a service being requested.
Per a service fee: Delta Institute may agree to collect data and produce a report first, and the client pays after the service is completed.