Manage long projects (> 2000 man hours)

A4044.OrganizationEvolutionBreakdown

This tool enables the definition and monitoring of the evolutionary path to organizational maturity as well as the integration of new opportunities.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Consolidating existing capabilities and responsibilities	Lack of clarity on current functions
Clearly establishing authority, roles, and responsibilities	Ineffective allocation of tasks and responsibilities
Harmonizing activities by eliminating overlaps	Unsatisfactory interactions
Integrating over 10,000 decisions into a single tool	Inadequate document management
Tracking your ten-year evolutionary roadmap and main chapters	Organizational vision limited to the current year
Increasing the accountability of executives and managers	Concentration of responsibilities at the top of the company
Planning reorganizations, successions, mergers, or acquisitions

A4038.MasterPlan

This strategic tool gathers the key phases of individual or group activities and provides a comprehensive overview that guides each action over the long term.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Articulating the overall strategic plan and priorities	Lack of a written overview of one’s professional or personal activity (at most, a mental vision)
Logically organizing your macro goals, both professional and personal	Tendency to harbor uncertainties about the path to follow
Determining the actions that will lead to the achievement of your goals	Tendency to delay what is intimidating (often crucial)
Identifying what currently hinders progress	Tendency to ruminate (difficulty calming the mind)
Stopping investing time in unproductive activities	Wasting energy on activities without added value
Strengthening confidence in your choices
Dispelling fears through the central role of your contribution

A4075.VisualActionPlan

This tool allows the graphical visualization of one's action plan and to communicate it clearly.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Visualizing your action plan graphically	Difficulty in establishing the time needed to complete activities
Establishing a visual sequence of execution	Challenges in managing work peaks
Balancing resource utilization	Failure to identify critical paths and workload peaks
Incorporating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) into an overall vision	Late planning
Coordinating activities and defining interdependencies	Absence of an overall vision
Calculating the resources required at each stage	Difficulty in monitoring work progress at a glance
Detecting inconsistencies early on

A4015.StakeholderAnalysis

This tool enables the examination of stakeholders regardless of their position or nature and to define an action plan to align values and interests.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Analyzing stakeholders	Possible opposition, often without objective reasons
Bringing out needs	Resistance to change
Determining the true influencers	Project interruptions
Mitigating the impact of opponents	Costs generated by opposition
Engaging stakeholders	Stakeholders’ tendency to maintain their positions
Benefiting from diverse perspectives	Prolonged conciliation procedures
Creating new value instead of competing for it
Stimulating the creation of alliances

A4005.TeamGoalsAndPriorities

This tool enables the team to set significant goals and outcomes, establish the right priorities, and coordinate effectively.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Setting goals and priorities and synchronizing the team	Interpretable goals
Developing a shared strategy	Arbitrary assignment of priorities (not coordinated)
Highlighting activities that generate value	Feeling of having to prioritize urgent activities
Excluding uncoordinated initiatives	Prolonged periods of stress
Dedicating time to what is essential	Tendency to procrastinate
Ensuring focus on the important rather than the urgent	Tendency to be distracted from one’s goals
	Allowing others to use our resources

A4008.ObjectivesAndKeyResults

This tool encourages the drafting of precise goals and outcomes, translating them to all hierarchical levels and fostering a harmonious execution of tasks.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Formulating persuasive goals and pursuing tangible results	Inconsistent results despite available objectives
Translating goals and results into an action plan	Fluctuating motivation among some collaborators
Guiding collaborators towards meaningful actions	Difficulty in clarifying the objective when required by the recipient
Making collaborators aware of the importance of their contribution	Need to frequently repeat instructions
Encouraging collaborators to exceed their current limits	Absence of significant results
Reducing interference
Easily recalling the agreements made

A4007.Delegation

This tool facilitates the effective delegation of activities, tasks and responsibilities, enabling the performer to take care of them independently and accurately.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Delegating tasks and responsibilities effectively	Tendency to centralize (fear of negative outcomes of delegation)
Formalizing the project charter	Too much time needed to delegate
Providing the executor with the necessary tools for autonomous work	Insufficient use of the available delegation parameters (over 30 available)
Delegating while avoiding creative interpretations	Frequent interruptions for clarifications
Quickly identifying what is needed or missing	Expectations of the principal forgotten
Agreeing on binding results	The executor’s frustration in the face of repeated changes of direction
Creating a positive work environment and encouraging collaborators to overcome challenges	Waiting for the minimum requirements necessary for execution
Keeping track of what has been delegated and monitoring its progress	Excessive use of resources in carrying out activities

A4014.MagnaCarta

This tool allows to compile, together with staff members, a list of codes of conduct, principles to be observed, goals to be achieved, limits to be respected and values to be promoted.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Formalizing the common value heritage	Superficial knowledge of the organization’s values and principles
Making collaborators responsible and proud of their contribution	Tendency, as a leader, not to openly declare the desired behaviors and those to avoid
Demonstrating respectful and assertive leadership	Assuming the commitment, motivation, and dedication of collaborators
Listing values and referring to them daily	Tolerating inappropriate behaviors (of some collaborators)
Inviting collaborators to value generation (avoiding superfluous activities)
Instilling confidence in collaborators about their abilities and the team
Promoting a sense of belonging to the organization
Encouraging collaborators to adopt a positive approach

A4019.RiskAndWeaknessAssessment

This tool allows to detect risks and establish effective treatment. It enables the identification of new opportunities as well as accepting only sustainable residual risks.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Identifying and managing risks and vulnerabilities	Lack of a methodological approach to managing risks and opportunities
Avoiding preventable risks	Limiting to identifying risks without taking action
Addressing risks in the right order, reducing them to the maximum sustainable level	Absence of warning thresholds
Avoiding excessive caution that limits the ability to seize opportunities	Tendency to manage risks only when they arise
Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, norms, and good management practices	Neglecting the analysis of operational continuity
Monitoring risks and setting alert thresholds	Unawareness of risky processes (absence of process risk assessment)
Verifying proper application through internal audits

A4092.EnterpriseCommunicationStrategy

This essential tool for every organization balances the three levels of communication, formalizes its communication strategy, and coordinates the involved parties with a clear action plan.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Defining a high-level corporate communication strategy	Fragmented and repetitive communication
Identifying 10-15 impactful communication actions	Spread of rumors
Focusing on a few key messages	Confusion between formal and informal communication channels
Balancing the three dimensions of corporate communication	Untapped communication potential
Enhancing the positive perception of executives and the trust of collaborators	Fluctuating motivation and demotivation among collaborators
Communicating within cognitive saturation limits	Poor transmission of enthusiasm and solemnity to collaborators

A4026.CommunicationPlan

This tool facilitates the creation of a consensual communication plan, significantly improving relational effectiveness with minimal investment.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Formulating an internal and external communication plan	Uncoordinated communication
Defining objectives and inviting action	Absence of definition of channels, frequency, and responsibilities
Mapping interests, target audiences, modes and timing of communication	Fragmented and repetitive communication
Encouraging attention to content	Information overload for recipients
Establishing the action plan and evaluating the effect of communication	Poor responsiveness
Codifying common communicative norms	Lack of feedback on communication effectiveness

This tool allows mapping the organization's operational processes, making activities and responsibilities explicit, facilitating continuous development integration, and preserving the knowledge heritage.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Documenting workflows ensuring functional interfaces	Procedures subject to frequent changes
Making work procedures accessible	Inability to capitalize on best practices
Migrating know-how so it becomes company assets	Uncoordinated initiatives
Decreasing reliance on “indispensable” collaborators	Difficulty in the autonomous learning of newcomers
Avoiding isolated or compartmentalized operations	Ongoing inefficiencies, redundancies, and waste
Accelerating the onboarding of new collaborators	Erosion of profit margins
Identifying and reducing waste to decrease environmental impact and costs	Uncoordinated spread of information
Conducting regular audits

A4062.ProjectStressTest

This tool allows you to examine the robustness of a project, identify risk factors and establish corrective measures, drawing inspiration from more than 150 best practices.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Ensuring project resilience and facilitating their course	Absence of essential criteria for project advancement
Consulting over 80 good practices for project management	Frequent revisions and short-sighted planning
Defining clear criteria for project assignment	Lack of clarity on project constraints
Choosing the most effective project management tools	Ambiguity in roles and responsibilities
Evaluating the necessary skills for the project team	Undefined monitoring criteria
Documenting project execution according to binding norms	Obstacles in measuring progress
Verifying that a project is correctly dimensioned

A4074.WorksPreparation

This tool supports the accurate preparation of activities, allowing users to draw inspiration from over 300 preparatory actions.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Having an anticipatory calendar (documenting cyclic activities)	Preventable errors
Having an action plan (shared and reusable)	Operational inefficiencies
Keeping control of costs, times, and goals	Prolonged waiting times
Documenting standardized procedures	Management unforeseen events
Minimizing environmental impact: errors, waste, defects	Lack of consideration for the environment
Increasing collaborators’ satisfaction	Unnecessary movements and waste
	Health and safety risk
	Underutilization of human capital

A4129.10MinutesBriefing

This tool, extremely useful, allows aligning collaborators before an activity, defining clear tasks and expectations.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Adequately organizing before starting an activity	Rough coordination
Guiding collaborators towards targeted and meaningful actions	Lack of clear communication of directives
Ascertaining understanding and acceptance of assigned tasks	Uncertain approach to the activity
Avoiding uncoordinated initiatives	Sudden changes during execution
Minimizing errors, misunderstandings, and accidents	Demotivation and loss of focus among collaborators
Adhering to correct management practices	Results not meeting expectations
Encouraging proactive collaborator engagement in overcoming challenges

A4133.Debriefing

This tool enables the identification of best practices, areas for improvement, and formulating a concrete action plan following an activity.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Reviewing a completed activity to extract lessons	Completing a task without drawing lessons
Highlighting difficulties and areas for improvement	Ineffectiveness
Documenting lessons learned	Learning without extensive sharing
Preventing repetition of mistakes	Tendency to underestimate debriefing time, considering it superfluous
Conferring a sense of accuracy to the work done	Limiting oneself to superficial communication exchanges
Valuing participants’ contributions	Absence of post-debriefing follow-up

A4105.FinancialPlanning

This tool enables you to plan and manage your financial flow and make informed decisions.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Plan economic and financial flows	Lack of detailed financial planning
Improve accuracy in planning and managing funds	Difficulty tracking actual expenses against the budget
Perform management control	Lack of transparency in cash flow monitoring
Make decisions based on up-to-date data	Waste of financial resources
Increase transparency and traceability of expenses and investments	Challenges in making economic forecasts
Balance income and expenses (spending review)	Absence of proven corrective actions.
Identify waste.

A4042.StepsForward

This tool enables the listing of tasks to be completed and encourages teams to work proactively.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Protocoling pending issues and resolving them in an organized manner	Uncertainty about the progress of delegated activities
Compiling a document with all tasks to be performed	Ambiguity regarding task assignments
Putting certain activities on hold (to allow them to mature or to decide whether to abandon them)	Propensity to postpone the most challenging activities
Making collaborators responsible	Tendency to react rather than anticipate
Appreciating the efforts made	Engagement in tasks of little relevance instead of critical ones
Consulting progress without needing to ask	Difficulty in coordinating harmoniously
Organizing ideas in a few moments
Limiting email exchanges

A4023.ProjectManagement

This tool integrates the most efficient techniques for organizing activities and projects, distributing responsibilities, delegating, and facilitating monitoring and audits.

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Results you can achieve with this A4ManagementTool	Solved Problems
Formulating a strategy, managing projects, and coordinating activities effectively	Absence of a coordinated action plan
Defining clear and unmistakable goals	Tendency to manage activities empirically, without consolidated methodologies
Conducting kick-off meetings to align the team	Habit of passively accepting unforeseen events
Plotting a path and taking the first steps immediately	Tendency to centralize decisions
Incorporating the responsibility assignment matrix	Presence of uncoordinated initiatives
Scheduling periodic reviews	Limited autonomy for team members and frequent interruptions
Having a reminder and knowing the status of projects at a glance, at any time	Obstacles in defining and monitoring costs, deadlines, and objectives
Mobilizing the team to overcome challenges together	Difficulty in knowing the next 2-3 phases in advance