Achieve Deployment Success While Focusing On Business Goals

Even the most brilliant talent management strategies can fail during implementation. Technologies may have unexpected issues. End-users may not adopt tools or processes. Internal champions may move. How can you avoid the pitfalls of implementation and deliver on the promise of your talent management initiative? The Newman Group provides an answer.

With extensive experience supporting Fortune 100 and Global 1000 companies, The Newman Group has enabled more implementation successes than any consulting provider in the industry today.

End-to-End Management and Focused Services
We provide the strategic vision, methodology and experience to help you manage the entire lifecycle of your implementation. We also provide services to address specific implementation needs. Our expertise covers all aspects of the implementation process, including some of the most pressing business issues, such as:

Project Management
Process Analysis and Design
Communications Planning
Change Management
Reporting Design and Development
End-user Training
Other Implementation Challenges

Project Management
From strategic organization to tactical support, we cover all facets of the technology or program implementation process. Our experts have extensive experience managing the planning and implementation of large initiatives in complex organizations.

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Process Analysis and Design
Technology alone does not deliver business results, but improved processes will. Unfortunately, many technology implementations fail because they were not conceived with a focus on improving key processes. The Newman Group provides expertise to analyze your processes and create an optimal “future state” for them based on industry best practices. This future state provides the concrete objectives and guidance needed to ensure that your technology implementation focuses on delivering business value.

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Communications Planning
The Newman Group can work with you to develop a communication strategy and plan that ensures all internal and external constituencies are properly identified and prioritized based on their specific information needs. This strategy dictates the overall approach associated with the delivery of project-related communications, detailing specific tasks associated with the development and dissemination of those communications throughout the life of the project.

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Change Management
The development of a change management strategy and plan is a critical but often-overlooked component of an enterprise deployment. Effective change management begins with an understanding of the organization's receptivity to change and the ability to anticipate reactions by project participants and sponsors. The strategy will dictate the overall approach (passive or active) to effective and successful change management. The change management plan will detail expected changes, expected reactions and recommendations for implementing the change with the least amount of resistance.

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Reporting Strategy (includes measurement and metric development)
Whether or not you are engaged in implementation, a focused look at the reporting and metrics associated with your talent management operations can prove beneficial. An overall reporting strategy establishes consensus relative to performance measurement and resulting metrics. It also ensures a definitive measure of ROI associated with the application. The measurement serves as the key performance indicator (KPI), and the metric will be the reported result. A focused reporting strategy will also dictate an approach for merging data from multiple sources and for creating and distributing recruiting/staffing reports. To learn more, see Technical Services: Reporting

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End-user Training and Documentation Strategy
The Newman Group helps companies plan for end-user training through the development of a training curriculum and accompanying documentation. Our training resources emphasize fast learning and ease of use, including quick guides for critical functions and a structure that emulates the "day in the life" of a typical end-user. Training documentation includes clear and concise definitions for terminology, and it details all underlying business rules or operating procedures.

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Other Implementation Challenges
In addition to the issues covered above, The Newman Group has the expertise and the methodology to help you address all of the implementation challenges faced by your organization. From strategic organization to tactical support, we have been instrumental in the success of talent management initiatives for today's leading enterprises.

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