Successes

Success Stories

Home Designer

Goal:
To work less hours and begin moving toward retirement while allowing his business to continue to generate revenue at or above his current level.

Project Description:
Attended our Business of Design 3-day workshop and applied many of the concept that revolved around strategic partnership and outsourcing. He established formal relationships with several key builders he had worked with over the years, and got involved in property development sharing in the future returns. He also found an apprentice to mentor as an additional resource investing in the apprentices business to show his commitment and to create another revenue source.

Results:
Within the first year:

Nearly doubled the amount of his largest contract from $18,000 to $35,000.
Increased overall revenue by $100,0000.

Long-term:

Increased revenue by $300,000 in year two.
Reduced weekly work time from 50 - 60 hours to less than 40 hours per week.

Manufacturing Company

Goal:
To improve the productivity of a self-directed work team.

Project Description:
Based on our initial findings, using our exclusive Improve PDQ Productivity Assessment, tool we pinpointed team weaknesses and developed a 90-day action plan for improvement. Using our Improve PDQ™ Coaching and Consulting Services DE, Inc. we assisted the manufacturer to develop a process that took advantage of existing "best practices" and added some standards to areas where none existed.

Results:
After 4 months here are the results:

Improve PDQ™ Productivity Index increased by nearly 20% (measures the team’s overall productivity)
Resource utilization improved by 40% (meaning 40% less resources are needed to complete work)
Cost control improved by nearly 70% (meaning they are using 70% less effort and dollars to complete the work)
Schedule control improved by over 34% (meaning work is completed in 34% less time than before to complete the work)

Other Successful Results