Business Improvement/Support
Running a business comes with a variety of challenges and often in order for it to develop and achieve sustainable long-term success changes and improvements need to be made, The systems and processes you have in place at the start of your business can become less effective over time, with effective implementable steps being needed to ensure your business is supported and growing as it should.
Value driven business support
With extensive industry experience, the Jigsaw Business Group team are experts in delivering a range of business improvement services at strategic, tactical, and operational levels to drive business growth.
Our practitioners understand the constraints facing businesses across multiple sectors and are committed to offering tailored business support services, that meet the individual needs of our clients. We bring a fresh perspective and will only recommend steps for improvement that we know will achieve turnaround and deliver results.
Our business improvement services
As part of our business transformation consultancy and support services, we work in several key areas. Our expertise can help with:
Development and deployment of value-added business systems and process
Tailored systems from our experts that work to effectively meet the needs and goals of your business.
Business excellence health check and improvement action plan mapping / delivery
We get to know your business and understand where you are currently and what improvements can be made to maximise your business excellence.
Factory and process re-design
If your factory and processes aren’t working effectively for you, we can re-design it, using our industry expertise to ensure you are best-positioned for efficiency and success.
Implementation of a project management office
Good project management is essential for any business, and we can work to make sure you have a project management office and procedures that maintains the highest possible standards and consistency across the business.
Development and deployment of value-added business systems and process
Tailored systems from our experts that work to effectively meet the needs and goals of your business.
Business excellence health check and improvement action plan mapping / delivery
We get to know your business and understand where you are currently and what improvements can be made to maximise your business excellence.
Factory and process re-design
If your factory and processes aren’t working effectively for you, we can re-design it, using our industry expertise to ensure you are best-positioned for efficiency and success.
Implementation of a project management office
Good project management is essential for any business, and we can work to make sure you have a project management office and procedures that maintains the highest possible standards and consistency across the business.
What we have achieved for our clients
Stock space optimisation
BOM cost reducation
Investment saving
Increased capacity
What obstacles can slow down business improvement?
There are several factors that can impact business growth, but with a business improvement specialist like Jigsaw on hand to support you – these challenges can be met with efficient solutions that keep you on track. Some examples of these constraints include:
Demand for innovation
There has been a lot of evolution over the years and what used to go above and beyond customer expectations is often now considered to be the standard, which can make differentiating your business from your competitors difficult.
Reduced income or budgets
This can make it feel impossible to improve your business, but with the right support from specialist industry experts, you can maintain a trajectory that will achieve your goals and objectives.
Lack of organisational structure
Your systems and processes need to be adaptable to allow for business improvement. Without clear, scalable procedures in place, you could start missing targets and not delivering the high standard of work that is expected.
Business Improvement Case Study
Project Summary
Product: Edge computing
Service: Setting up of project management framework
The Challenge
- The client faced many problems affecting their product delivery: scope management, cost creep, late deliveries and feasibility issues
- In addition, top management were only notified once things have gone wrong or escalated
The Solution
- Jigsaw embedded a senior programme manager in Eurotech to study and understand the constraints and develop a framework to be used in future projects
- Utilising a four-step approach (process mapping, project delivery, documentation, communication) our SPM worked with the client’s team to create a new Programme Management Office (PMO) framework
Why Jigsaw Business Group?
- A proven track record with a team possessing real industry experience, as such, possessing empathy to support businesses accordingly, understanding individual pain points.
- Unrivalled sector knowledge and technical expertise with an ability to look at things from a fresh perspective to deliver process driven solutions that help businesses to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and streamline business operations;
Key Achievements
- The client was left with a robust framework which included processes, documentation and reporting structure
- Following two successful pilots, the methodology was adopted and is now used company-wide:
- Visibility of issues enables top management to assess project’s health in real-time
- Transparency and granularity of issues as they arise enable quicker reaction
- Comparative visualisation of complex programmes enables better distribution of resources
- Key KPI’s can be measured against targets in real-time, allowing for flexing of resources and changes to product before finalisation of design
- The client faced many problems affecting their product delivery: scope management, cost creep, late deliveries and feasibility issues
- In addition, top management were only notified once things have gone wrong or escalated
- Jigsaw embedded a senior programme manager in Eurotech to study and understand the constraints and develop a framework to be used in future projects
- Utilising a four-step approach (process mapping, project delivery, documentation, communication) our SPM worked with the client’s team to create a new Programme Management Office (PMO) framework
- A proven track record with a team possessing real industry experience, as such, possessing empathy to support businesses accordingly, understanding individual pain points.
- Unrivalled sector knowledge and technical expertise with an ability to look at things from a fresh perspective to deliver process driven solutions that help businesses to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and streamline business operations;
- The client was left with a robust framework which included processes, documentation and reporting structure
- Following two successful pilots, the methodology was adopted and is now used company-wide:
- Visibility of issues enables top management to assess project’s health in real-time
- Transparency and granularity of issues as they arise enable quicker reaction
- Comparative visualisation of complex programmes enables better distribution of resources
- Key KPI’s can be measured against targets in real-time, allowing for flexing of resources and changes to product before finalisation of design
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