A Business Development Process Model for Independent Consulting Firms

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Hellman ◽  
Jeanette Miller
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Consulting Firms ◽  
Independent Consulting

Five Years as a “Hired Gun”

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Community Psychologist ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Consulting Firms ◽  
New Business ◽  
Essential Skills

This chapter describes the for-profit evaluation consulting setting, including organizational structure, position responsibilities, and funding and project types. Generation of new business is the lifeblood of for-profit consulting firms, and the chapter overviews the business development process, including individual staff members’ responsibilities. Essential skills for working in this setting also are discussed. This chapter concludes with some of the benefits and challenges for a community psychologist working in this setting. Finally, the appendix contains a list of questions to ask when pursuing employment in a for-profit evaluation consulting setting.

scholarly journals Simulation and optimization of overlapped iteration process with multi-coupled activities based on value analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fupeng Yin ◽  
Qi Gao ◽  
Xue Ji
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Iteration Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Simulation And Optimization ◽  
Stamping Die ◽  
Information Update ◽  
The Relationship

The appropriate iteration process model is the basis for managing and optimizing the product development process. In this article, we attempt to introduce the concept of process effectiveness and process value. The relationship between rework probability and process effectiveness is discussed. The evolution function of process effectiveness is proposed to drive the overlapped iteration process of multi-coupled activities. The evolution process with input information update is studied, and a simulation model is presented to obtain the accurate iteration process of development. It is useful to analyze the risks during development, and has good flexibility and versatility. The calculation method of process value for overlapped iteration process is given, and an optimization model for product development process is provided. The model is used to improve the development process of the stamping die of a car roof. With the model, we can get a suitable overlapping rate of multi-coupled activities to improve development performance.

scholarly journals Impacting the B2B-Business Development Process: Social Media Usage within a Global Software Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Werner Krings
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Process Sequence ◽  
New Business ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The thesis aims to explore and explain how Social Media impacts the B2B-Business Development process in a global software environment. Mixed-methods uncover the leading media platforms applied in the Business Development process cycle. The thesis produced a model, illustrating two dimensions of Social Media Business Usage, four critical Business Development process phases, and their impact on Performance mediated by Social Capital. To extend generalizability, future research may focus on testing the model for New Business Development exclusively. Significant contributions are classifying relevant Social Media platforms, distilling the process phases with the greatest impact on performance. The creation of new indices advances the performance discussion, and the typology of Business Developers capitalises on optimising the process sequence.

scholarly journals Digital Student Handbook of the University of the Immaculate Conception for Android

10.17158/515 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Exander T. Barrios ◽  
Kristine Joy Iyo ◽  
Lyndelle Iianne Pangolibay ◽  
Irvin Tanutan
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Portable Document Format ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Cellular Phones ◽  
Software Development Process ◽  
Rapid Action ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Black Box Testing ◽  
The University

<p>The primary purpose of the study was to develop a tool that will take advantage of the fact that many students of the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) bring their cellular phones or tablets everyday, and that they prefer the student handbook be installed on their gadgets rather than be made available as a hard copy. Thus, a digital student handbook software was created for Android devices. This was developed following a Rapid Action Development (RAD) method which is a proven and tested software development process model. The analysis phase of the chosen process model involved the identification of ways in which the contents of the student handbook are presented in a more readable way, which included convenient content-searching mechanisms compared to a portable document format (PDF) file. Designs were made to follow the results of the analysis. After developing the tool, a Black Box Testing was done, and an assessment was made for 404 respondents, and 97.71% of the respondents agreed that the tool helped provide guidance for the students’ formation and encouraged them to read, understand, and appreciate the contents of the handbook, as well as adapt to the culture of the university. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Keywords: </strong>Information Technology, digital student handbook, Rapid Action Development, Android, Davao City, Philippines</p><div> </div>

scholarly journals Sustainabiility of Non-Profit Organisations; Organizational Development Process Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Suriany Che Mohd Shukree ◽  
Mohd Mursyid Arshad ◽  
Ismi Arif Ismail ◽  
Siti Noormi Alias
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Non Profit

scholarly journals FRAMEWORK OF AN AMBIDEXTROUS PROCESS OF IDEA MANAGEMENT SUPPORTING THE DOWNSTREAM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 587-596
Author(s):  
T. Herrmann ◽  
D. Roth ◽  
H. Binz
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Initial Test ◽  
Front End ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Idea Management ◽  
Radical Ideas

AbstractOne challenge within idea management of the front end of the design process is the handling of radical ideas, meaning ideas with a high degree of novelty. Companies are approaching radical and incremental ideas frequently with the same methods, although many reasoned claims exists for treating ideas differently according to the degree of novelty. The paper aims to address the fact that ambidexterity does not play any specific role in the front end. Therefore, a framework of an extended idea process model based on the idea of ambidexterity is shown and initial test results are presented.

scholarly journals Disruptive product development for online fast fashion retailers

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
Rachel Parker-Strak ◽  
Liz Barnes ◽  
Rachel Studd ◽  
Stephen Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Retailers ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Uk

PurposeThis research critically investigates product development in the context of fast fashion online retailers who are developing “own label” fashion clothing. With a focus upon inputs, outputs, planning and management in order to comprehensively map the interplay of people, processes and the procedures of the product development process adopted.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research method was employed. Face-to-face semi structured in depth interviews were conducted with key informants from market leading fast fashion online retailers in the UK.FindingsThe major findings of this research demonstrate the disruptions in the product development process in contemporary and challenging fashion retailing and a new “circular process” model more appropriate and specific to online fast fashion businesses is presented.Research limitations/implicationsThe research has implications for the emerging body of theory relating to fashion product development. The research is limited to UK online fashion retailers, although their operations are global.Practical implicationsThe findings from this study may be useful for apparel product development for retailers considering an online and fast fashion business model.Originality/valueThe emergent process model in this study may be used as a baseline for further studies to compare product development processes.

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