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ADAPT (TO CHANGE) = ASSESS + ANALYSE + AGREE + ADOPT

The Plator QuintA (5A) Methodology™

With our client engagements. we use a simple 5 stage process to manage the project.  At the centre of the model is Adapting to Change.  It is a relatively agile approach and you can enter or exit any stage, depending on where you are in your transformation journey. 


More importantly it is iterative, taking feedback at each stage and ensuring that the core change requirements and Adjust where necessary - the more you get into a project, the greater the clarity of the task ahead (the easy parts and the challenging parts).  


It’s a JOINT process with clients. 


The QuintA (5A) Methodology™ has been created by Plator, however it leverages experience of using a combination of industry best practice change methods, project management and design methodologies.

Your Transformational Change Journey

Adapt (to Change) by Assessing the Status Quo (the start point, the symptoms), Analysing the Situation (deeper dives into the problem areas to find true root causes), Agreeing the Options (with pros/cons) & work with your teams in Adopting the Solution

“My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions” … “I can only ask questions. The answers have to be yours”


Peter Druker (allegedly), date unknown (circa 1995?)

What We Do

PLATOR ASSESS

PLATOR ANALYSE

PLATOR ANALYSE

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In our experience “getting the basics right” from the outset is key to any successful consultancy engagement.  This valuable step prior engaging our services is totally “free of charge”.


In the Assess stage, we need to have a clear understanding your requirements. We need to ensure our skills and experience are capable of fulfilling your requirements and identify which service(s) we offer will be most suitable to meet your needs.

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PLATOR ANALYSE

PLATOR ANALYSE

PLATOR ANALYSE

We offer excellent data analysis and modelling services, especially using advanced Excel (incl. VBA) and other tools to help your business with data driven decisions.


Results gained from detailed data analysis, incorporating key trends, financial or operational performance hot spots, will enable you to drive out costs, increase efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction.

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PLATOR AGREE

PLATOR AGREE

PLATOR AGREE

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We offer a range of business and management consultancy services to offering options and strategies, to overcome challenges and solutions to help achieve your business goals.


Consultancy projects will be bespoke to your specific requirements with key artefacts being developed according to your specific business challenge being addressed, with full involvement of your key stakeholders.


You and your teams need to Agree the ultimate course of action and the relative benefits and risks these naturally incur.

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PLATOR ADOPT

PLATOR AGREE

PLATOR AGREE

We offer a range strategic early life cycle planning services for businesses considering transformation, change and programme management, as part of your business evolution.


Having a clear view of the transformation journey of your project from the “As Is” and “To Be” state are fundamental building blocks when Adopting your Solution.  Mitigate risks and manage issues (if they occur) with clear action plans.

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Why are the QuintA TM Stages useful?

ASSESS

Assess The Scope (Getting the Basics Right)

The process of adapting something starts with Assessing the Scope of change required, understanding where you aim to get to and what you aim to achieve by making the change(s).  You should be able to articulate the high-level benefits that you believe will be gained at this stage.

Typical Stage Outline: Projects may vary depending on nature

Why the Assess Stage (Benefits)?

Why the Assess Stage (Benefits)?

Why the Assess Stage (Benefits)?

  • Clients' needs & wants are identified
  • Scope is clearly defined for all
  • Jointly documented requirements agreed
  • Health check barometer for current status quo
  • A benefits case is core to undertake change
  • Conveys Assessment feedback

Attributes (Features)

Why the Assess Stage (Benefits)?

Why the Assess Stage (Benefits)?

  • Initial Consultation Discussion (FoC)
  • Scope of Works Assessment
  • High Level Requirements Document
  • Rapid Maturity Assessment
  • High Level Benefits Case
  • Assess Report Delivered

What’s Involved (Activities)?

Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

  • Video call / initial meeting (FoC)
  • Agree the Problem Statement / Scope of Change
  • Understand Goals, Aims, Aspirations etc.
  • High Level Requirements Capture
  • Outline of Timeframes to Achieve the Change
  • Identify Who are the Key Stakeholders Involved
  • Amount of Investment (time, £, etc) envisaged
  • Highlight Key Factors to Take into Consideration
  • Quantify High-Level Benefits Desired by Change
  • Production of Assess Report
  • Review and sign-off the Analyse Proposal (SoW)

Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

  • Provide General Business Coaching Guidance
  • Develop New Target Operating Models
  • Improve Product Management Maturity
  • Enhance Ideation Capture and Prioritisation
  • Build Product Roadmap and Strategy
  • Optimise Procurement Spend
  • Identify Mobile Utilization and Spend
  • Understand Telephony System Call Profiles
  • Analyse Marketing Campaign Results
  • Develop a Business Case or Pricing Strategy
  • Training Needs Analysis
  • Technology Investment Appraisal

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ANALYSE

Analyse

Analyse the Status-quo (Data Capture and Modelling)

Capture and analyse the current baseline data and understand what stakeholders are to be involved in the process. In this stage we may discover unseen gems of insight and ideally uncover hidden secrets in your data, to reduce costs, boost success and raise client satisfaction.

TYPICAL STAGE OUTLINE: PROJECTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON NATURE

Why the Analyse Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Analyse Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Analyse Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • Ensure prior stage outputs are still current & relevant
  • Common agreement on challenges
  • Data is the foundation for analysis
  • Early feedback steers deeper dives
  • Factual information presented back
  • Enhances evolving understanding 
  • Deeper insight (devil in the detail)
  • Conveys expected outcomes of Analysis


Attributes (Features)

Why the Analyse Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Analyse Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • Analytical (Excel) Models generated 
  • Trends Identified
  • Pattern Correlation
  • Visual presentation of data
  • Key questions as to "why" produced
  • Suggest explanations offered
  • Additional Insights ideally uncovered 
  • Analyse Report Produced

What’s Involved (Activities) ?

What’s Involved (Activities) ?

What’s Involved (Activities) ?

  • Workshop to scope the Analytics project
  • Identify the Key Sources of Data
  • Identify Stakeholder Requirements
  • Undertake Degrees of Analysis
  • Build Models & Share Initial Findings
  • Revise Models and Test Hypothesis
  • Deep Dive into Hotspots Identified
  • Prepare and Deliver Analyse Report  


Project Engagements (Examples)

What’s Involved (Activities) ?

What’s Involved (Activities) ?

  • Cost/Spend Analysis
  • Commercial Modelling
  • Procurement Spend Profiling
  • Mobile Utilisation and Spend
  • Telephony System Call Usage
  • Marketing Campaign Lead Analysis
  • Advanced Excel Data Model Building
  • Requirements Capture

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AGREE

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Agree the Way Forward (Consider the Options Available)

Developing a view of how you are going to Adapt you business, products, services etc. should have a clear strategy.  Deeper insight and new ways of thinking challenging the norm, based on the gathering of information, harnessing of ideas and assimilation of feelings.

TYPICAL STAGE OUTLINE: PROJECTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON NATURE

Why the Agree Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Agree Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Agree Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • A common approach to solicit general agreement
  • A conduit for stakeholder discussion
  • Pros / cons and possible implications understood
  • Possible scenario outcomes articulated
  • Scale of change and investment highlighted
  • Choices provided for joint agreement
  • Buy-in levels of different functional teams spotlighted
  • Conveys expected outcomes of Agreed option


Attributes (Features)

Why the Agree Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Agree Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • Options Appraisals Generated for Discussion
  • Pros/Cons and/or SWOT produced
  • Scenarios and possible outcomes developed
  • Business and/or Benefits cases produced
  • Heatmap of stakeholder buy-in generated
  • Workshops to solicit different or aligned views
  • Suggestions on how to reduce or close any gaps
  • Agree Report Produced

What’s Involved (Activities)?

What’s Involved (Activities)?

What’s Involved (Activities)?

  • Confirm the Scope of Assignment
  • Identify Key Stakeholders Involved
  • Capture and Prioritize Requirements
  • Generate and Review Options
  • Business and/or Benefits case
  • SWOT and Risk Analysis
  • Scenario planning and possible outcome predictions
  • Prepare and Deliver Agree Report


Project Engagements (Examples)

What’s Involved (Activities)?

What’s Involved (Activities)?

  • Business Case Development
  • Product Strategy Generation
  • Project Definition / Specification
  • Go to Market Planning 
  • Pricing Strategies
  • White Paper Development
  • Technology Appraisals
  • Supply Chain & Contract Negotiations
  • Product Function Restructure

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ADOPT

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Adopt the Solution (Change for the Future)

Helping organisations make the right decisions. Changing from the "As Is” to a “To Be” state needs vision, planning, stakeholder engagement and project management to deliver effective transformation when Adopting the Solution envisaged.

TYPICAL STAGE OUTLINE: PROJECTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON NATURE

Why the Adopt Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Adopt Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Adopt Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • Agreed option turned into an executable change plan 
  • Business change stakeholder driving internal adoption
  • Jointly interlocked project management plans
  • Support during the transformational project
  • Checks and balances on progress against plan
  • Business ownership health check monitored
  • Up-skilling of internal teams (if required)
  • Conveys expected outcomes of Adopted option


Attributes (Features)

Why the Adopt Stage? (Benefits)

Why the Adopt Stage? (Benefits)

  

  • Transformational Roadmap Documented
  • Project Initiation Document Generated
  • MS Project Plans Produced
  • Risk, Assumption, Issue and Dependency (RAID) Logs
  • Project Management Reports Established
  • Business change readiness heat maps Composed 
  • Training and up-skilling identified
  • Handover planning for Business Adoption Provided

What’s Involved (Activities)?

Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

  • Understand Ultimate Goal
  • Determine Current State
  • Articulate Expected Outcomes
  • Agree Scope of Deliverables
  • Appoint a business change stakeholder
  • Develop a Plan and Start the Project
  • Facilitate Workshops as Required
  • Generate Strawman Artefacts
  • Prepare and Deliver Adopt Report


Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

Project Engagements (Examples)

  • Target Operation Model Restructures
  • Transformation Roadmap Creation
  • Project Initiation and Programme Planning
  • Inspirational Ways of Working Workshops
  • Technology Migration and Deployment
  • Training / Coaching Sessions
  • New analytical models & improved MI
  • Critical Best Friend Support

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