In partnership with the University of Strathclyde, Tsunami devised and set up the FP7 project, futureSME, an €8m initiative which developed a model of the characteristics of successful SMEs in the future. This project will finish at the end of 2012 and, at that time, a set of tools and a transformation methodology will have been tried and tested in companies across the 8 partner countries in Europe.

Transforming a company from what it is good at today to being good at what is needed in the future is a major challenge for organisation leaders. futureSME characterises the company of the future as having 4 pillars:

*     A foundation of strong leadership

*     developing and driving a visual and coherent strategy

*     which is delivered using excellent operational processes

*     in an adaptive and flexible environment

A successful strategy should be simple, target focused and widely communicated. It should be devolved throughout the organisation with each person knowing how he/she can contribute to it.

Tsunami can help you analyse the environment to look for opportunities; review your strengths and define the competencies of the organisation; prioritise opportunities in relation to your competencies; define the financial and other resources requirements to meet strategic targets; and put in place a planned activity programme to deliver results.

Contact Denis for more information about implementing the Transformation Process in your organisation.