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Our services are structured for synchronization with our client’s organizational goals and objectives. Thus, we work with our clients to develop a scope of work that establishes clearly defined and achievable targets. At the outset of all assignments, we begin with a kickoff meeting to review the deliverable(s) and the necessary action steps, along with the roles, responsibilities and timelines that the client and Comprehensive Development Strategies must undertake for successful outcomes.
Because our overall goal is cost-savings for our clients, we focus on an organization’s greatest assets --- it’s People. In the organizational development context, we do more than address leadership’s vision and the organizational culture. We also address the functional aspects of human resources to ensure that people, processes and policies are strategically integrated with leadership’s vision. Similarly, in the economic development context, we ensure that people are appropriately aligned with projects and programs. In both the organizational development and economic development contexts, our business model is designed to achieve a strategic allocation of organizational resources for optimized organizational performance. Therefore, we measure our success by the value we add as determined by cost-savings outcomes achieved by our clients. |
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We recognize that personnel costs are usually the biggest expense an organization faces. That’s why we concentrate our efforts on finding ways to get the most out of an organization’s people investment. From right-sizing the organizational structure to conducting a pay practices analysis, we look for the most reasonable and realistic opportunities to achieve cost-savings in people management matters. Further, we look for alternatives to cost-cutting through layoffs in order to ensure that top talent and high performing employees are retained. We examine job duties and the availability of essential skills among the existing employee population. Where redesigned processes can improve efficiency, we assist organizations in updating or creating job descriptions that accommodate more efficient workflows. We also develop policies and procedures that will govern work processes and ensure consistency in operations. For economic development purposes, that means less on administrative costs and more towards funding the programs and projects that create jobs, enhance business productivity and add revenues to the economic base for sustainable communities. |
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| At Comprehensive Development Strategies, we don’t just see cost-savings as an efficiency issue, we also look for cost-savings through cost-avoidance strategies. As we’re addressing leadership’s vision and the functional aspects of human resources, we give particular attention to compliance related to labor and employment law matters. Because our business model advances proactive strategies, we establish triggers that will allow for the effective interception of compliance failures to possibly avoid regulatory penalties and fines as well as to mitigate potential legal claims. Therefore, we offer double-barreled cost-savings strategies with efficiency measures plus cost-avoidance triggers. |
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As part of every deliverable, we conclude our services with implementation-ready recommendations that provide a clear roadmap to achieving the targeted cost-savings. In addition, we give thoughtful consideration to the level of resistance likely to result from the organizational changes we recommend. We also consider the level of administrative burden implementation of our recommendations will have on our clients. So throughout our scope of work, we ensure that our strategies have been clearly developed, tested and implemented to get things done in an organized, efficient and effective manner. Thus, we make every effort to ensure a smooth transition to full implementation of recommended strategies that achieve organizational objectives and the targeted of cost-savings. |
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