Strategic Consulting

ASCEND International Limited provides consultancy services to organizations to help them improve their performance, operating primarily by analyzing their existing organizational problems and developing plans for correction and/or improvement. Strategic Consulting, sometimes referred to as Management Consulting, is currently a stable market with a projected growth of 2.4% in the next 5 years. ASCEND International Limited provides proactive consultancy with the main aim being to find hidden weak spots and improving performance. We do this by engaging in the following issues:

• Feasibility Studies and Market Survey:

A Feasibility Study, as conducted by ASCEND, is basically the analysis and evaluation of a proposed project to determine whether the project is feasible- technically, budget-wise and profitability-wise. A Market Survey, the basic collection and analysis of market data, provides ASCEND insight about the market's effect on the organization. Both these studies are accompanied by ASCEND's specialized expertise are used to provide objective advice as a part of the aforementioned service.

• Identifying Intervention:

Business Intervention Methods target the area of weakness in the company at question. Understanding how to implement appropriate business intervention strategies can help save organizations going through a downward spiral or improve the state of moderately stable ones. There are various intervention strategies one can use, starting from marketing intervention to cross training to streamlining overheads.

• Project & Contract Management:

Project Management entails all aspects of a project to ensure that it is completed and delivered with consideration to the main project constraints - Scope, Time, Cost & Quality in accordance to the contract. Contract Management is a part of the procurement function and manages the terms and commitments that must be adhered to ensure the completion of the project.

• Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening:

Capacity Building is the process by which organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge and other resources required to further strengthen their organization as a whole. Furthermore, Institutional Strengthening refers to setting standards and best practices to develop or improve existing systems and processes.