What do I do? Selected highlights from Blue Fractal’s work in 2024

Jan 8

Companies/Industries Served:

· Professional Engineering Services

· Healthcare Tech Startup

· Marketing Agency

· Property Management for Affordable Housing

· Design Software for the Construction Industry

A selection of work I did to help clients:

KPIs and Data

· Instrument the business to establish baseline KPIs, begin measuring, and leverage data for decision making.

· Calculate project profitability.

· Root cause analysis for poor performing projects.

· Develop and implement accountability standards for team members. Coach project leaders how to hold their teams accountable.

Business Operations

· Install a cadence for the leadership team – quarterly planning with execution details and weekly checkpoints.

· Streamline proposal writing process with standardized templates.

· Financial systems migration from QB Desktop to QB Online.

· Process improvements to streamline or automate work.

Product and Go To Market

· Opportunity sizing for metal building manufacturer software.

· Competitive landscape analysis for bringing offshore software solutions into the U.S. market.

· Written phased requirements for software development roadmap and resource planning.

· Authored business plan to inform go/no-go decision.

HR and Culture

· Facilitator for employee communications workshop.

· Change management workshop for leaders and managers.

· Extract core values from leadership; proliferate company-wide through multiple channels.

· Update and stimulate the employee review process.

· Recruit and interview candidates for skills, experience and culture fit.

· Create onboarding programs for new hires.

Marketing & Sales

· From-scratch marketing literature and website content to move into new market segments.

· Hands-on project management to create and execute marketing strategy.

· Create a sales team commission structure.

Taking Action