WHY ACCESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Consultants at Access have the rare privilege of:

Serving multiple clients in the same sector (eg, General Engineering, Metal, Plywood, IT, Govt etc)

Serving multiple clients facing similar problems across different sectors (eg, Capacity building, skill development, Infrastructure gap assessment, environment issues etc)

This enables them to recognize common attributes of effective solutions, applying lessons learned in applicable situations. This knowledge is partially institutionalized at each consulting firm (in the form of white papers, databases, post-project reviews, etc); however, much of the information exists in the collective heads of partners and to a lesser extent, senior consultants.

A former McKinsey partner put it best when he called business consultants “masters at reinventing the wheel.”

Companies often need a fresh set of eyes – Access Consultancy Services can add substantial value based on the most mundane observations and insights. Critics contend that this is an example of consultants selling “glorified common sense,” but for front-line client employees, it can be easy to fall into daily routines without a critical eye towards measurement, analysis, and improvement.

It can be hard for companies to do what’s right  particularly when it comes to job layoffs, salary and benefit changes/reduction, and major operational and strategic shifts. Hiring consultants can be a way to reach the desired conclusions with sufficient political cover in case certain parties are unhappy 

We’d argue that every consulting project – particularly ones with heavy client interaction – incorporates client training as a major ingredient. The best recommendations are worthless if clients can’t implement and maintain suggested changes. Thus, a large part of what consultants do is educating client employees on necessary knowledge, skills, and mindsets.