4 Steps to Self-Maintaining Management Systems

4 Steps to Self-Maintaining Management Systems

If you have not asked your competitors what they spend on Management Consultants – don’t! Especially if you have a weak heart.

Just know this, some companies have management consultants in twice a week, some have them in thrice a year – that’s about a 30x difference in cost!

How can you save thousands of dollars in fees right now? Implement a Self-Maintaining Management System.

This is how to implement your self-maintaining system:

Step 1 – Custom Build A Simple, Practical System

Have your management consultant build the system around your existing operations. Ensure that your system is not cut-and-paste.

Step 2 – Management Commitment & Leadership

Ensure that your Management Team is committed to implement and enforce the system. This can be difficult in the initial stages. The goal is for the system to be adopted universally across the company.

Step 3 – Engagement of Key Personnel

This is often the natural by-product of the above. As the rest of the staff become committed to the system it slowly becomes company culture.

Step 4 – Assign System Maintenance Role

A System Custodian needs to be appointed. This person will need to manage the tasks involved with the Management System maintenance. These tasks include Internal Audit and Management Review.

While taking these steps can save companies up to $90,000 a year on consultancy fees alone, arguably the best benefit to the company is the development and empowerment of the staff. The value of this, of course, is unquantifiable.

Will this work for any business? YES! This solution is not exclusive for certain types of industry/business and certainly applies to every company. A Self-Maintaining Management System is an ideal that all serious businesses should work towards.