Typical client Results and Benefits
The Difference
The "Difference" How I Deliver to My Clients and Will Deliver for You Too:
Private Sector clients she has helped in transforming:
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- I think not just the obvious solutions because they worked in the past, but stretch boundaries to find and implement innovative solutions that resolve a wide variety of management problems
- Once I sign up for an engagement, I will get the job done at the highest quality, most time and cost efficient manner
- I deliver measurable and value-adding results vs. reports
Prior to forming Better Change Management Consulting, I held senior-level consulting positions with both IBM Global Business Services and BearingPoint and received "Trusted Advisor" recognition with both companies for outstanding work with clients on complex consulting, systems implementation and outsourcing projects.
Below are six selected examples of client challenges and results delivered in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
Project One - WalMart SAP CoE Design
Business Challenge: Design WalMart’s SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) long-term organizational change management strategy (e.g., organizational design, recruiting, onboarding, knowledge transfer and training strategies) and short-term tactical plan.
Results:
Delivered the organizational change management strategy 2.5 months ahead of schedule, thereby accelerated the implementation of the short-term tactical plan for launching the organization by September 2009. Earned ”Trusted Advisor” recognition through written client feedback.
Client Testimonial:
“Ilona, Thank you for helping us to set a strong foundation for our team. We appreciate your contribution, and know that you worked hard to develop the road map we will use as our team grows."
Top qualities: Hard working, Expert in Organizational Change Management
MJ Peluso, former GSCS Technical Solutions Lead at WalMart
Project Two - GM Global SAP Readiness Assessment
Business Challenge: Design and perform a global Organizational Readiness and Stakeholder Assessment for a multi-phase, multi-year global SAP implementation, the largest implementation of its kind ever undertaken by GM, and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
Results: While working with deployment leads and regional stakeholders, identified and reduced project implementation risks and increased individual and organizational readiness for this major transformation initiative.
Client Testimonial:
“Ilona has been working with me on a global SAP implementation project, implying a considerable cultural change and her support and advice was highly appreciated.”
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity
Ferdinand Loeffler, former Finance Executive at General Motors
Project Three - ValeInco IT Restructuring & Outsourcing
Business Challenge: Design a comprehensive multi-phase, global IT outsourcing change management program, which includes an organizational readiness assessment, case and vision development, stakeholder analysis, leadership mobilization, workforce transition strategy design and communication planning.
Results: Due to the successful strategic realignment of the IT organization and its 85 employees, the application sourcing related activities had minimal impact on the previously stretched IT resources, which was an important goal. Earned “Trusted Advisor” recognition through written client feedback.
The change management approach and results are captured as a case study, entitled "IT Restructuring and Outsourcing". and published by Prosci during the 2010 Global Conference: Best Practices in Change Management.
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Client Testimonial:
“Ilona was quick to understand the program objectives of Vale Inco’s strategic sourcing and provided a clear Organizational Change Management approach that was followed through during the project.”
Top qualities: Very responsible and diligent. She really acts as a driver, which was important for us.
Alexandra Pereira, Head of Global IT Services at Vale Inco
Project Four - Census Reengineering Strategy Design
Business Challenge: Analyze recommendations and lessons learned from Census 2000. Identify gaps in the Census Bureau’s 2010 strategic plan and recommend solutions to streamline and reengineer the Bureau’s master address file operations and associated maps to increase cost-efficiency and data accuracy.
Results: Findings and recommendations contributed GAO-06-456T March 1, 2006 Congressional testimony and GAO-06/272 June 2006 final report: “2010 Census-Planning and Testing Activities are Making Progress"
Client Testimonial:
“Ms Pesti provided a well written and thorough comparison document of the 2000 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) operation to the proposed 2010 plan. The team used her analysis to follow up with the Bureau.”
Top qualities: Strong work ethic and focus on meeting expectations
Lisa Pearson, Assistant Director at Government Accountability Office
Project Five - CEU Process Improvement Design
Business Challenge: Assess organizational readiness of the Central European University (CEU) for accreditation. Design and coordinate institutional self-evaluation process, including 4 administrative staff retreats, to prepare the organization meeting pre-accreditation requirements. Develop and implement new administrative policies and practices to meet the accreditation criteria.
Result: The University achieved candidacy for accreditation granted by the Middle States Accreditation Agency.
Client Testimonial:
“Ilona was the Operations and Administration Officer in the Officer of the Vice-President at Central European University, managing the Middle States Accreditation project for the university, which she performed outstandingly.”
Top qualities: Very hard-working, organized person.
She gets the job done in a timely and efficient manner.
Dr. Istvan Teplan, Executive Vice-President at Central European University
Project Six - PVS Pilot Program Design & Implementation
Business Challenge: Design and manage Project Vote Smart's (PVS) Young Voters Pilot Program providing non-partisan information to young voters on candidates running for public office, thereby increase young voters participation in the election process.
Results: Through a strategic "community outreach plan", reached out to 10,000 young voters. Voter turnout was 4.4 times higher than in the May 2002 primary election and 1.2 times higher than in previous off-presidential year statewide general election (1998).
Client Testimonial:
“I worked closely with Ilona as member of the Advisory Committee. Her job as program manager was largely her’s to craft and mold, since the program was pilot and little was available to provide guidance and direction. Ilona proved to be a capable leader and important asset to define the ideal program manager. "
Top qualities: Well organized, articulate and creative. Her leadership and overall performance is impressive
Dr. William Avery, State Senator at Nebraska Legislature
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