Proudfoot Consulting

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Proudfoot Consulting
Image:Proudfoot_logo.jpg
Type dba name of Management Consulting Group PLC
Founded Chicago, USA, 1946
Headquarters 16 offices globally
Key people Kevin Parry, Chairman
Luiz Carvalho, CEO
Industry Management consulting services
Revenue £84.6 million (2005)[1]
Employees about 480
Slogan People. Profitability. Productivity.
Website www.proudfootconsulting.com

Proudfoot Consulting is the operations management consulting division of Management Consulting Group PLC.

[edit] Practice Areas

The main practice areas are[citation needed]:

Proudfoot brands its consulting approach as Co-venture®[citation needed]. Using Co-venture®, Proudfoot combines clients’ knowledge of their business with the company’s own proven specialist skills in improving business performance. They accelerate and enhance benefits, and train and apply task forces from the organisation to achieve goals at many different levels.

Proudfoot’s goal is to assist clients in reaching their full business potential by providing the implementation support they need to achieve measurable and sustainable performance improvement, relying on a blend of the following competencies:

  • Bridging from strategic intent to practical application
  • Aligning and mobilising all levels in the organisation, from the boardroom to the workplace
  • Designing and implementing performance-measurement systems that stretch the organisation and provide operational control
  • Re-framing the behavioural context to ensure performance improvements are embedded and create an environment that supports cultural change

[edit] Customers

Proudfoot provides services to the following industries:[citation needed]

  • Automotive
  • Chems & Pharm
  • Construction
  • Distribution & transportation
  • Electronics
  • Financial services
  • Food & beverage
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance & banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining & metals
  • Oil & gas
  • Paper & natural resources
  • Retail
  • Services
  • Telecommunicatiosn & high tech
  • Utilities