Strategy Development & Implementation

In general, businesses that have clarity with respect to its strategy is able to make better, faster, decisions, and with more certainty that it will be implemented successfully. This happens with streaming all efforts, and at different levels, toward one united mission and related sub-objectives. But having a strategy requires clarity with respect to our clients' business destinations, or visions. ABK-CPA believes that the organizations that succeed in a world of high velocity change are focused upon the achievement of their ultimate vision, which is a compelling description of how the success story of the business will turn out, and have the right tools to stay on course, or at least can develop them rapidly. Once our client has a clear Vision, the strategy then describes the means of achieving it.Our process for Strategy Development is proven, and is a powerful mechanism for creating buy-in to the outcomes at all levels of the organization via culture creation and Performance Measurement Tools (e.g. Balance Score Cards and KPIs). Through a structured process, our client's team will emerge with real clarity of purpose and a clear strategy and plan to deliver results by the use of specific milestones and necessary tools.

Business Development Services

Business Process Design, Business Process Engineering, and/or Business Process Improvement are almost similar terms. They are used to define a focused effort using structured techniques and tools to help an organization optimize its business processes to achieve the most efficient results. ABK-CPA is able to help its clients achieve process optimization whether they are attempting to:

• Develop and implement a process driven organization where today there exists a more traditional departmental approach to business causing duplication, delay, and may be loss of quality,
• Focus on new key business opportunities (e.g. Product Development),
• Focus on maximizing operational efficiency and cost reduction,
• Focus on integration and automation,
• Focus on changing management approach (e.g. Management By Objective).
• At ABK-CPA we help our clients in reaching results in timely, effective, and efficient manner.

Startup (Greenfield) Services

Our clients face difficulties in initiating the first few steps in establishing new business or concept, especially, foreign investors. The challenges of kicking off regulatory, infrastructure, marketing, operational, and recruitment activities and monitoring all such activities all at once can be cumbersome. Moreover, for foreign investors, the aforementioned challenges increase due to cultural and regulatory purposes. ABK-CPA can help at different levels all at once or at a time. Our advisors are multitask professionals and are eager to add value and make sure the client can start his normal operations as soon as possible. Our services include the following:

• General Business Advisory
• Business Plan Development & Implementation
• Project Management (PMO)
• Business Case Development
• Product Development
• Concept & Brand Development
• Human Resource Support Services

Structure and Organization Services

Different organizations have different needs to succeed and those needs evolve and change as organizations grow and mature. Organizational Structures, Layout, and Infrastructure (OSLI)(e.g. policies and procedures) are one of the many needs required for organizations to flourish and perform. The type of SLI needed at citrine stage of an organization's lifetime varies from one stage to another. Having the wrong OSLI on ground could result in inefficiency, slow response time, lack of flexibility, and loss of profits.ABK-CPA help its clients to assess its OSLI needs and provides recommendations that can optimize productivity and performance. Our services, at ABK-CPA, with regard to OSLI are comprehensive from the first diagnosis till the detailed work flow testing needed to ensure reduction of key process critical path duration and probability of error according to client selected tolerance level. Our services include, but not limited to:

• Organizational Development & Restructuring
• Policies and Procedures Review and/or Development
• Functions and Job Description Development
• Information and Work Flow Design & Development

Business Process Development Services

Change in the business environment and technology is inevitable and adapting to change while keeping the essence of the business sense and quality is key to success and preservation. Not only technology affects businesses’ process, but many other factors such as new developing management practices, for an example. ABK-CPA can help its clients to adapt by developing, improving, or assessing their business processes to enhance overall performance and reduce costly complexities. Our approach starts from the business sense and underlying reason for every activity or task, keeping in mind related implications such as regulatory or internal control needs. We understand that the cost and benefit criteria is not always a sound base for judgment. ABK-CPA expertise and experience in this area are well suited to bring in results to our clients from the beginning. Our services include:

• Process Engineering and Reengineering
• Process Testing and Enhancement
• Process Automation
• Workflow development
• Focus on maximizing operational efficiency and cost reduction
• Focus on integration
• Focus on changing management approach (e.g. Management By Objective)

usiness Continuity & Disaster Recovery Services

Usually, with size and complexity comes lost resilience as a risk. Our clients are cautious and would like to have alternatives for unexpected events, especially if key resources and business commitments are at stake. At ABK-CPA, we have our own comprehensive approach to develop Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Action Plan (DRAP) that are tailored to each particular client. We start at the business essence and work our way through business work flows and related risks, external risks, HR Key Person Analysis, key technology bottlenecks, and etc. ABK-CPA helps its clients through the whole process till the point where implementation for plan \”B\”, BCP or DRAP, then ABK-CPA can aid in the implementation, audit, and testing. Our services include, but not limited to:

• Risk Assessment & Diagnoses
• BCP Development
• Critical Path Assessment
• DRAP Development
• Risk Mitigation Solutions Implementation

Change Management

Without change management, there is a major risk of failure in implementing a new business or transformation strategy. Change involves adopting new mindsets, processes and technologies, and change management helps people make the transition successfully.ABK-CPA work with executives on a range of strategic and transformational challenges:

• Organization/target operating models
• Complex technology transformation and adoption programs/multiyear ERP engagements/regulatory reforms/SMAC
• Outsourcing planning and transitions (ITO/BPO)
• Post-merger integration
• Restructuring

Our Change Management Services offers, but not limited to:

• Organization Readiness Assessment
• Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement
• Communication Strategy, Planning and Execution
• Change Impact Assessment and Analysis
• Organization Design
• Skill Gap Assessment and Training Needs Analysis

Knowledge Management

ABK-CPA's Knowledge Management (KM) consulting practice takes a personal approach to solving your KM challenges, providing solutions tailored to your specific requirements. By considering a comprehensive set of factors impacting how you make decisions, you get the most appropriate answer – one uniquely suited to your situation. With our approach, you avoid the generic \”out-of-the-box\” solution that doesn't deliver and only ends up costing you additional time and money. We skillfully combine your people with proven processes and technology, and deliver solutions uniquely suited to achieving success.Our industry-leading knowledge management solutions and services help you bring order to data and information chaos, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and sharpen your business decision-making processes. We automate your data, information, and knowledge lifecycle using world-class, state-of-the-art, commercial off-the-shelf and custom-developed technology, business processes, and consulting services. Our Big Data analytic capabilities enhance your understanding of any given situation.Our services and solutions capture, transform, organize, create, and make available information that delivers critical key benefits, including, but not limited to:

• Faster decision cycles
• Improved innovation and learning
• Managing intellectual capital
• Faster delivery of products or services
• Improved performance
• Locating and leveraging expertise
• Improved customer service

Program Management Office

Program Management Office plays a key role in organizations where initiatives are bound to reach a level of complexity and size wherein it becomes a challenge to make the right investment, objective and speed-to-market decisions that could take your company to the next level. ABK-CPA offers Program Management Office (PMO) consulting services that help your business, small or global, cohesively manage various facets including governance processes, optimizing resource utilization and improving project performance. PMO can maximize value of projects for Independent Software Vendor (ISV), Packaged Solutions, Managed Services, Operational or Technology companies alike.Our PMO consulting service offerings includes, but not limited to:

• Assessment
• Strategic PMO
• Set up and implementation

ABK-CPA PMO framework enables you to implement well defined processes at the PMO, program and project level with clearly defined organizational structure, governance, reporting, roles and responsibilities and metrics.

This results in perfect alignment of program vision and objectives with the business expectations by , but not limited to:

• Standardizing cross-departmental project management processes
• Ensuring consistent access to decision-makers and resources
• Providing continual education, communication and mentorship
• Improving business integration
• Aligning IT and business objectives
• Improving cross-departmental lines of communication
• Centralizing program and project oversight and reduce disarray