Careful planning and execution are the baseline for successful business
opportunities. As companies plan to increase assets and market share, they
must view every new venture from an objective and accurate standpoint. RD
Consulting Services can help clients devise plans to reduce the risk and
make informed and profitable business decisions.
Who can use this service?
Computer
technology companies focused on software / internet / intranet solutions at:
Inception stage
Start
Up Mode
Recently
or soon-to-be funded
Early
stage, VC funded companies - troubled/rebuild situations
What are the services?
Self-Examination:
Internal
Due Diligence – Re-examining a company’s health and viability from a
technical, sales and marketing, financial, and human resources perspective
Marketing
and Corporate Communications
Checklists
of what is required for a successful marketing effort
Development
of marketing plans
Creating
brand identity
Developing
collateral and advertising campaigns
Trade
Shows
Business
Relationship Assistance
Checklist
of what is required for a successful sales and business development teams
Finding
key personnel
Identifying
potential clients and partners,
Recommending
training for sales and biz dev personnel.
Business
Plan creation, advice / review
Technical
Due Diligence / Development Assistance / Support Program Assistance
Checklist
of what is required for a successful development team
Assessment
of existing technology
Standards
and Procedures development
Quality
Assurance
Technical
Support
Technical
Writing and Documentation / Training
Traditional
“print” manuals for end users, developers, and other technical users
/
Working
with WinHelp
/ WebHelp (HTML Help).
Technical
and Creative (collateral) writing and project Management
Technical
Copy Writing Assistance
Training
with traditional “print” materials for classroom training and
self-guided interactive training using software.
Establishment
of a training program – directed at company (incoming employees) and users
Financial
and Administrative
Accounting
systems, financial reporting, budgets and forecasts, cash flow analysis and
control
Financial
assistance to establish costs, reporting, and revenue goals and expectations
Human
Resources: Salary administration programs, recruiting processes and controls
Facilities
and office management processes
Assist
in recruiting the right people to establish a startup
Financial
Planning Assistance
Our Mission
To provide superior, value-added, management and evaluation consulting services to early stage,
technology intensive companies through time tested, quantifiable techniques that
will ensure repeated success
Leadership Experience
Financial
CFO-level
skills in all financial functions and processes (i.e., accounting systems
and controls, budgets, financial analysis and reporting, cash flow control
and analysis. Coordination of Risk Management, Tax and Audit services.
Executive
level Human Resources skills in Salary and Incentive Administration
programs, Stock Option Plan Administration, Recruitment strategies, tactics
and processes.
Marketing
Communications
More
than a decade of professional experience working with technology companies,
both software and services-oriented, that have interest in solving real
world problems including VP level positions in Marketing / Communications
Expertise
in successfully
launching marketing and communication programs that included the likes of
Internet and Intranet sites, media kits, public relations and analyst
activities, trade show programs (that included booth design and development,
schedules, giveaways, press relations, etc.), and competitive research.
Technical
Writing / Training
Over
12 years experience as a technical communicator in the software industry in
positions ranging from straight-up technical writer to manager of technical
publications departments.
Extensive
expertise in usability research and document generation.
Tenure
at Cheyenne Software, AutoDesk, Symantec and Cardiff Software.
Portfolio including designing and writing end-user documentation, to designing and
producing online help of various flavors, to usability testing, and to
managing documentation projects – both large and small.
Technology
More than 17 years experience in the commercial software development
arena.
Expertise in all facets of the product creation process – from
requirements through code development, quality assurance, localization, delivery and
product review coordination.
VP level experience with Cheyenne Software, Computer Associates
Technical Due Diligence with leading venture capital companies
