We have found that where these elements don’t exist, our implementation have yielded a minimum
2 to 1 return on investment...

It works this way
every time.

We call ourselves Fact Based, and our core technology, the Seven Elements, reflects why. Our basic premise is that when organizations have facts, they make better-informed, results-oriented decisions. In the context of the political, emotional and rational elements of business, we have found that getting the facts, emphasizing the rational, is a key driver for moving any organization in a positive direction.

The Seven Elements are the basis for a permanent change in how work is managed in an organization, relying more on facts than before. They transform a reactive work environment into a planned, stable, predictable environment. The Seven Elements are a prerequisite for improvement initiatives, describing how work moves through and is managed in an organization. At each step in the process, from work receipt through completion, the Seven Elements gather and organize the facts.

Customer needs are clarified and structured into decision tools for prioritizing all work. This supports stronger decision-making, providing facts where only opinions, politics and emotion existed before. The organization’s ability to meet customer requirements increases in performance and consistency.

Workloads and backlogs are clearly quantified. Facts assist managers and employees in optimizing resource utilization in fluctuating workloads. Manpower requirements are no longer guesswork or based on past practice. Zero-based budgeting becomes routine at the line level.

Longstanding operating problems are typically described by opinion, perception and judgment. With the Seven Elements, they are described by frequencies and impacts. Problem solving becomes focused (fact based) and reaches new levels of effectiveness.

The organization has timely information of how the work processes are performing. Are they meeting our customers’ requirements? Are we meeting schedule promises? How’s our resource utilization and cost?

All this adds up to tangible, financial benefits when it’s implemented in organizations that don’t enjoy the balance provided by the Seven Elements. We have found that where these elements don’t exist, our implementation have yielded a minimum 2 to 1 return on investment, comparing our clients’ first years savings to our fee. It works this way every time. We can say this since we conduct a business analysis before we take a project. We do not take projects if we don’t feel our methods will achieve the results, supporting our reputation.