Our Business Consultancy skills
As per the SCL case studies page, Souter Consulting draws on the skills of Justin Souter, and a growing network of associates.
To give readers any idea of what skills SCL offers, this is an excerpt from information first posted on my personal Blog, Wellbanked, and slightly updated:
"A quick bulleted list to give readers an idea of what I have to offer:
Consultancy skills
- Business Change: deep understanding of how to combine people, process, and technology to achieve business outcomes—with the emphasis on people
- Business consultancy: Strategic and technical IT consultancy from a programme viewpoint; business / process analysis and design; report writing and presentation delivery
- Benefits management: Experience of Fujitsu’s Benefits Realisation methodology, which focuses on business outcomes, and creates network of activities to assure delivery of business benefits
- Business networking: business school Alumnus and business networker (online and face-to-face). Online at:
- Project delivery: technical architecture and design; technology selection; team-worker and leader
- Project management: project planning and basic financials; awareness of PRINCE 2 methodology.”
It’s also worth saying that delivery skills will only thrive in the context of robust and healthy customer – consultant relationships. Getting this right is key to any engagement, and this is a key focus at the pre-sales stage, as well during delivery.
We want to be on great terms with our customers and stakeholders for mutual benefit: a happy customer is our priority.
Business Understanding
A list of things Justin has consulted, or taken an interest, in:
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Technical
Justin started in technology using Microsoft Office tools, before training as a successfully – becoming a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (on Windows NT4), and picked up the following skills along the way, including:
- Windows Operating Systems
- Internet protocols and infrastructure
- Collaboration platforms and online communities
- Database Systems
- Gadgets of all kinds
Grasp of Business and Technology Marketspace
Through reading The Economist; McKinsey Quarterly, Harvard Business School newsletters; subscription to numerous Industry Sector and Technology newsletters and blogs.
What this means for you
A varied background in the technology sphere, combined with a business-minded approach to getting the most from IT help bring about insights and innovative approaches that provide value over and above core delivery skills.
Props to Hugh Macleod
