Organising
I have an organised (some, like my wife, say over-organised) way of doing things. I wouldn't say I offer an Organising service - we're not talking "Clutter Busters 'R Us" here - but whatever I do for you will be done in a generally organized fashion.
Organising is one of the things that a good manager does naturally, whether it's organising the staff and what they do, organising the furniture, the filing cabinets, or the data structure, or icons on a desktop computer.
If you don't know where to start on a project, or a mess, or a problem, I can help you sort it out. If it's something you will be doing over and over, I can document it and produce task lists, checklists and photos so that next time everyone knows what to do.
There was a time when each time a branch office moved to a different location, it was a whole new project. Sometimes people got involved who had done it before, and it went fairly well, sometimes it was a mess. As IT Manager, I often had to clean up part of the mess. ("We moved to a new office yesterday, why don't our computers work today?" was my least favourite question.) I put together a guide that included things like notifying the telecom company six weeks before the move, and transferring the insurance. I made sure the guide was easy to access, and at the first hint of an impending move, I made sure the branch manager had seen the guide. Each time we did a move, the guide was updated and became more useful.
So where do you need some organisation in your business?
If you have any questions about how I might be able to help you, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.
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| Software Tools | Visio, Word, Outlook, Excel - whatever makes most sense! |
| Technologies used | database, lists, flow charts, decision tables, charting, sorting, prioritising, scheduling |
| Specialties | Breaking an impossible mess down to do-able tasks |
| Locality | Typically, I communicate via email, and occasionally phone. Organising is probably better done with face to face contact, and for that, you'd need to be in Oakville or possibly Burlington or Milton. I tried commuting once, and didn't like it. |
| Ideas | Lists, Filing, Planning, Organize, Scheduling, Facilitation, Presentations, Common Sense, Communications, Documentation, Whiteboard, Diagrams, Projects, Visio, Plan, problem solving, business plan review |