Our Project Facilitators
Engleman Associates, Inc. works with independent business consultants to deliver client services. In this capacity they are called ‘Facilitators’. In nearly 1900 projects since 1996 our company has learned how to locate the best independent consultants and provide a collaboration structure that is productive for our firm, independent consultants, and especially our clients. Today our average consultant partner has worked with us for over eight years.
Project Roles
The methods and tools provided by Engleman Associates, Inc. are very detailed and have many options for configuration to better support a particular client project. Therefore, we always have a ‘methodology expert’ involved in projects. The facilitator role is to execute most of the support work in the project plan. Facilitators can add the following value on projects:
- Provide a valuable outside perspective
- Ensure advocated procedures and tools are better utilized
- Reduce the demand and stress on personnel from the client company
- Help the project team maintain valuable momentum and consensus
Consultants from the April 2005 Facilitator Workshop
How Facilitators are Selected for Projects
For projects that Engleman Associates directly coordinates, we select one or more facilitators based on the following criteria:
- Experience in serving companies like the client firm (industry and size)
- Experience in the software under review (ERP, CRM, etc.) and related business processes
- Experience in SoftSelect tools and methods
- Proximity to the client
- Consultant availability for the projected scope and time frame of the client project