The business numbers tell a story. Do you read it?
The Business C.O.M.P.A.S.S. Blueprint
The Business Compass Blueprint is helping the business owners and the managers of professional services companies to run their business based on facts and figures. It consists of 7 skills to master through numbers.
Cash Management
The Reliable C.A.S.H. Formula
A frequent mistake managers make is underestimating the importance of cash flow. While everything seems fine when business is stable and profitable, they only realize there’s a problem when they risk missing payroll. At that point, they’re forced to take immediate and painful actions—like laying off employees—which can damage their business.
Business owners and managers who use the Reliable C.A.S.H. Formula always know their exact cash position. When they anticipate potential cash pressure, they have the tools to prevent or handle it while keeping their business secure.
Efficient Operations Management
The O.V.U.M. Efficiency Model
Operational inefficiencies are hard to detect. Many companies only become aware of these issues when profits decline or disappear. At that point, they lack both time and tools to properly identify problems, often resorting to “blind” cost-cutting instead.
Organizations that use the O.V.U.M. Efficiency Model make identifying inefficiencies part of their daily operations. By understanding these issues early, they can take action while they still have time and resources—rather than being forced to react during a crisis.
Business Growth
The G.P.S. Growth Identifier
Many business owners invest significant effort in growing their business until they reach their comfort zone — then they tend to maintain that level. This becomes problematic when competitors actively push to increase their market share. These business owners often realize too late that their business is shrinking under external pressure, leaving them with only two options: resume growth or shut down completely.
Companies that use the G.P.S. Growth Identifier can understand the easiest and quickest ways to grow their business at any given time. Through simple models, they can measure growth potential across the model’s three main growth directions.
Business Forecasting
The S.T.O.R.M. Pathway Detector
Business forecasting goes far beyond simple number guessing. While some managers avoid forecasting—believing they can’t control the future or their clients’ decisions—this approach leaves them operating blindly. Without forecasting, they remain constantly surprised by events, forced to operate in a reactive mode.
The managers who use the S.T.O.R.M. Pathway Detector employ a proven forecasting system that helps them spot potential crises and opportunities early. This enables them to prepare effectively and transform their approach from reactive to proactive management.
Business Steering
The S.A.I.L. Course Corrector
Even with the best-laid plans and most reliable forecasting, deviations from the plan are inevitable—whether small or large. Many managers facing difficult situations postpone corrective decisions, waiting for more information or hoping the problems will resolve themselves. However, the longer they wait to act, the fewer options remain available to address these deviations.
Managers who implement the S.A.I.L. Course Corrector make data-driven decisions. This enables them to react quickly and take appropriate action at the right time. Rather than performing major turnarounds, they make small steering corrections as part of their daily operations.
Data Management
The Digital P.I.L.O.T. Developer
Companies today generate vast amounts of unorganized data. They waste significant time creating reports from this chaotic information, often producing errors and inconsistencies that lead to decisions based on incorrect facts and figures.
Companies implementing the Digital P.I.L.O.T. Developer benefit from a simple, specialized structure of reports, all accessible from a central location that delivers vital information within seconds. This provides them with quick and reliable answers to their important and specific questions. It not only saves them time but also prevents them from making mistakes, ensuring they make sound decisions based on accurate data.