| FAQs - PRO:VIEW |
Q - What size of company is this for?A - PRO:VIEW is intended for companies with more than 100 employees. There is a daughter product called PRO:VIEW Basic which is for smaller companies. Top... Q - Not everyone in my company has access to the Web, what can I do?A - We have a number of 'Mobile' devices from Laptops to PDAs which can be lent to you. Top... Q - How long does this type of review take?A - In just a few weeks you will be able to start using our results to improve your business. In the past this required about 12-18 months. Top... Q - What will it cost?A - Each installation is tailored to an individual company or organisation, taking into account your market sector, company structure and reporting needs. Consequently the size of your organisation dictates the size of the review and this has an obvious impact on the cost. Typical costs are £15-20,000 which when benchmarked against our peers is about 85-90% cheaper whilst providing a more detailed service. Top... Q - What kind of information will I receive?A - We provide 3 levels of information. 1) Raw data - This is owned by you and you may have internal staff who wish to use this data. 2) Knowledge - We provide a structured set of reports which start with the company as a whole and then break into its component parts (i.e. Departments). 3) Business Intelligence - These are the key threads between what you do internally and the results you are achieving. With this information you can pin point specific development areas internally to enable better external results (i.e. Client satisfaction). Top... Q - Will I need to commit to expensive Consultants to help me use the results?A - No, we will provide the detailed results and a one day report out session. If you want additional help after that we can provide it through the consultancy side of the Meercat Associates. Top... Q - How will it help my company in particular/How do I know it will make improvements?A - Using Business excellence modelling we know the elements that make up a successful business. Using PRO:VIEW we can measure your business. By comparing the model with your results we can work out where you are and where effort needs to be concentrated to get to where you want to be. PRO:VIEW gives you the 'You are here' arrow on the route map to business excellence. By knowing the current state of your business you will quickly and economically know where to place your efforts to improve your business.Top... Q - What is the concept?A - Every business has a common structure, a weak structure will mean failure, and a strong structure enables success. PRO:VIEW houses the structure for business success. It moves in and around an organisation and builds a 3D model of what you do and what you achieve. It then gives you an extremely detailed assessment of the effectiveness of your current structure and provides a framework for continual development of your business. Business Reviews are not new, having been carried out for the last few decades; organisations that have carried them out have gained valuable knowledge, but have found the process long and painful. PRO:VIEW removes this pain. See The Basics of PRO:VIEW for more details. Top... Q - What other companies are using PRO:VIEW?A - PRO:VIEW is a brand new product, unlike anything seen before, we are currently in discussion with a number of Public and Private organisations who are wanting to make use of PRO:VIEW! Your Organisation could join them and for a limited period receive a discount if you become one of our advertised case studies. Top... Q - What other methods are there?A - As you will see from the History section Business Modelling has been around for quite some time. A casual perusal of the Internet will reveal hundreds of thousands of hits in this area. Feel free to browse these at your leisure and notice that they involve self assessment or a team of assessors coming into your organisation. Top... Q - Why do I want to be doing this now, in the middle of a credit crunch?A - The companies that are going to survive, and possibly even thrive, during this tricky period are those that are efficient, those that know their business, their strengths and (importantly) their weaknesses. PRO:VIEW will give you an in depth three dimensional picture of your business and will form the basis of an efficiency program that will help you even after the crunch is over. Top... Q - What resources do I require?A - No additional resources are required. Your only commitment is to allow us an agreed amount of time from each member of your staff to ensure we get coverage of questions during our review. This will be typically less than 20 minutes. Q - Who has to approve this?A - Although much cheaper and less time consuming than similar methods the use of PRO:VIEW will still need to be approved by the Board or similar high level management within your organisation. We have found that take up and buy in by the staff is much better if PRO:VIEW is championed by a high level manager.Top... Q - How can I get a brochure?A - Click on the Brochure Request link and fill in your name and address. Our Sales and Marketing team will send one to you. Top... Q - Who are Meercat Associates Limited?A - Meercat Associates Limited was established by Andrew Childers a supply chain expert who trained as a business excellence assessor and undertook many manual assessments. Seeing the need to get to the point of action without the costly and time consuming journey he set about designing PRO:VIEW. His business partner Mike Doughty, an experienced software designer, made the design a reality and together along with their growing team are helping companies of all sizes develop and grow. Top... Q - I've got more questions, what do I do?A - Click on Contact and send us an email, if you want we can call you back at a convenient time, just ask us to. Top...
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