Large scale business changes are typically complex, costly and risky. Great project management increases the likelihood of success.
We have supported organisations with such challenges for over 20 years. We support the full project lifecycle from discovery, through initiation, requirements, design, delivery and closure.
In some cases, we are asked to recover problematic projects or perform post-project reviews to extract the learning.
We have run over 100 projects in a range of sectors and functional areas. There isn’t a typical project but they normally deliver significant business change and involve products, services, reorganisation, construction, process and systems.
All organisations are in a state of constant change – it’s a fact of life. Such change carries risk and absorbs money and focus from the ‘day job’. It is, therefore, imperative that change is led properly, from start to finish. We can provide that leadership.
Project Leadership
We have supported many companies with their large programmes, in partnership with programmExpress, and their programme reporting tool.
We help organisations set up the tool, train their staff and apply to their programme. We also support if required organisations with long term progrramme office support in conjunction with the use of programmExpress on-site or remotely.
Programme OfficeWe provide mentoring services by sharing our knowledge, skills and experiences to assist others in the progression of their own lives and careers. We tailor these programmes to fit the needs to the needs of the individuals
Mentoring
Setting up a project properly is vital – here is an interview with Stuart Copeland which was filmed as part of a people development exercise at Objectivity in Poland.
Our Mentoring Services
Setting up of a new grant funding process for the newly established East of England Development Agency.
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A business process review and design in advance of the roll out of an EPOS system into 620 pubs for the Laurel Pub Company.
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Providing training and implementation services for programmExpress.
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Stonac were engaged to conduct an auditing exercise for a fleet management company as part of a requirement of their contract with their customer.
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Stonac was engaged to assist VT in improving the processes in their Vehicle Maintenance Operation one year into a new contract.
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We conducted a business process review and design in advance of the implementation of a new dealer management system for this multinational automotive retail and services company.
Read MoreStonac Limited was formed in July 2000 by the husband and wife team of Stuart and Fiona Copeland. Feedback from our customers typically includes words like focused, tenacious, rigorous and organised. We’d also like to think we inject some energy and fun to the subject.
We are passionate about business improvement and that includes our own, so we keep up to date with techniques and developments relevant to our work. We are supported by a strong and experienced network of Associates who offer additional capacity and complementary skills.
We thank Simon Knocker from thebigteam for this thought provoking article. He asks whether Freelance Consultants should fear or welcome the changes to the IR35 rules in April 2021.
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Milton Keynes resident Fiona Copeland has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM). It is for her tireless work for respiratory charity Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Family Support Group.
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Businesses are now in in recovery mode but I believe that soon they will have to address the backlog of projects and what their ongoing project activity needs to be.
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