Pettygrove & Pine

You wouldn't venture into the wilderness without the proper gear, map, and preparation. Why would you venture into the business world without the skills you need for success? Our five step methodology will teach you everything you need to know to survive and thrive. 

STEP 1: PREPARE FOR YOUR JOURNEY: BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS

Start your journey with a great foundation. Step 1 is perfect for college graduates and anyone else who is new to the corporate wilderness.

MASTER THE MEETING

• Structure and plan a meeting
• Participate in a meeting
• Plan and run a post mortem meeting
• Follow up after the meeting

BECOME AN EFFECTIVE TEAM MEMBER

• Get along with others
• Get curious: what is happening in other groups
• Add value while "showcasing" others

Step 2: Learn to think like a management consultant

Consultants are smart and trusted advisors. They solve problems that YOU could be solving. We will teach you how to think like a consultant. Step 2 is perfect for anyone with a strong business foundation. 

Improve the business process

• Find the right information from the right people to identify the problem
• Document a current state process
• Conduct a gap analysis
• Get consensus from peers and leaders
• Create a future state process
• Implement that new process

Get people through the "rough stuff": Become a change manager

• What is change management and why it is important
• Define and create a stakeholder list and communication plan
• Create a change readiness audit
• Communicate through change
• What to expect during change and why people "lose it"
• Help your people accept and own change

Define roles and responsibilities

• Why people don't get along
• How to define specific roles
• Articulate who does what
• Document roles and responsibilities: The art of the RACI
• Create a RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed)
• Get your people to love the RACI

From Fishbone to Venn: tools to understand and communicate EVERYTHING

• Fishbone Diagram: understand cause and effect
• Venn Diagram: what overlaps
• Process diagram: How steps interrelate
• The lifecycle diagram: Step by step product management
• Spider diagram: how ideas are connected

Step 3: Brainstorm the next big idea

You get the basics of management consulting and now you want to specialize in ideas. Step 3 is perfect for product managers, idea generators, and team builders. 

Facilitation and Brainstorming techniques 

• How to create a facilitation plan
• Identify what your are solving for
• Invite the right people to your facilitation
• Organize your breakouts: create an environment where people feel free to think and share (introverts vs extroverts)
• Have fun: improv techniques, acting scripts, and exercises to get people to relax
• How to get to the bottom line: the new idea
• After the facilitation: summary and follow up

Step 4: Build a roadmap that inspires

Everyone wants to know what the future holds. Building a roadmap is tough and it takes a LOT of input and analysis. The future of your company and your organization depends on it.

Create and implement an effective strategic Roadmap

• What is a roadmap?
• How to gather information for your roadmap
• Visual display of quantitative information: How to create your roadmap
• Cross group collaboration: how and why you should "shop" your roadmap to different areas of your organization
• Finalize your roadmap: make sure you are ready to own the future
• Publish and implement your roadmap

Step 5: Hire A guide. The "Consultant in Residence" approach 

We can fix your gaps, manage your projects, build a strategic roadmap, and guide you through change. Unlike traditional consulting firms, we don't want to fix your problems forever. We want to train your team to think like a consultant and take over as an internal consultant when we leave. Our "Consultant in Residence" approach is about learning by doing. Your team member will be with us during every part of the problem solving process.