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AZTRAMADE CONSULTING LTD

COMPANY PROFILE

2015


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Executive SummaryThis company profile outlines the background to Aztramade consulting ltd including its history, mission,

vision, values and strategic objectives and areas of expertise and experience by sector.

Section one provides an introduction to Aztramade Consulting Ltd history, experience and capability. The

firm was founded to provide strategic management and development consulting services to a cross-sector

number of clients including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development organizations at all levels,

public organizations and partnership networks and consortiums aimed at delivering sustainable solutions

to enterprise and development challenges. The firm focuses its efforts on; business and organization

policies development and review, business and strategic plans development, organization and project

systems development and capacity building in these areas to realize envisioned client outcomes

Section two of the profile outlines the overarching company strategy or approach to client service

delivery. It gives an overview of how the company is structured to most effective and efficiently serve its

clients.

Section three of the profile outlines the company’s strategic management expertise and experience by

sector. Table 1 lists the details of the key completed and on-going consulting assignments by the firm.

Sections four of the profile outlines the database of the key in-house and on-call associate consultants

including their qualifications, years of experience by Aztramade’s areas of expertise.

The last section ( 5) outlines a preview of the firm’s strategic business plan performance indicators and


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Table of ContentsExecutive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 2

1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4

1.1. Background ...................................................................................................................................4

1.2. Mission ..........................................................................................................................................4

1.3. Vision ............................................................................................................................................41.4. Summary Capability Statement. ..................................................................................................4

a) Our services ..................................................................................................................................4

b) Expected Results: .........................................................................................................................5

1.5. Past Consulting Experience ..........................................................................................................6

2.

Approach to Client Service Delivery .............................................................................................. 7

2.1. Service Delivery Conceptual Framework .....................................................................................7

2.2. Work Teams ..................................................................................................................................7

2.3. Competitiveness ...........................................................................................................................8

3. Strategic Management Expertise and Sectoral Experience ....................................................... 9

Table 2: Areas of Expertise by Sector. .....................................................................................................9


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1.

Introduction1.1. Background

Aztramade Consulting Ltd (Aztramade) is a consulting firm Incorporated in January 2004 to provide

strategic governance, leadership, management and sustainable development technical solutions to a

variety of business, development and government organizations.

Our clients include; small and micro-enterprises (SMEs), private companies, socio-economic

empowerment membership associations, co-operatives, FBOs, government and public organizations andlocal, national and international NGOs in the Eastern Africa region.

Aztramade boasts nine (9) well balanced and aced consulting teams comprising of leading professional

consultants each with an average working experience of over 10 years. Together, our in-house and on-

call associate consultants have a cumulative professional experience of over 300 years. Our operations

support team (OST) ensures effective and efficient support for the consulting work teams.

1.2.

Mission

Enabling our clients overcome their critical business and organizational challenges and achieve their

strategic and operational goals through world class governance, leadership, management and sustainable

development solutions.


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Management Systems Restructuring: Aztramade provides consulting services to undertake operations

research and to restructure their business operations systems and processes (Human resources, Financial

Management, Production, Marketing, Sales & Distribution, Information communication technology), to

align with business plans and strategy so as to ensure optimum performance and return on shareholders’

investments.

Leadership Capacity & Culture Change: Aztramade support organization culture and effective practices

change working closely with individual team leaders and staff teams. We provide capacity building inleadership, management as well as executive and leadership coaching aimed at re-orienting a competitive

edge and increasing shareholders’ value.

Market Analysis and Marketing Strategy: Aztramade provides rapid market analysis for corporates that

require to determine current general and niche market needs, wants, competitive edge of competitors

or test demand for proposed new or old product relaunch. We often follow up market analysis work with

development of fully fledged marketing strategy for a client.

Project Finance: Aztramade provides finance sourcing services to our clients for the delivery of large

and complex business and social enterprise projects with a clear profitability and sustainability path for

our business clients. Such projects have included green energy (Wind and Solar) and Education ICT

projects.

Baseline Assessments: Aztramade provides cutting edge baseline assessment services for development

organizations or consortiums that require to determine current targeted community and specific clients’

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Our technical consulting services have led to sharp recognition of points of greatest business or

organization weakness in policy, structure, systems, strategy and processes as well as; potential, strategic

and operational opportunities and the need for widespread and effective implementation of human

resources improvements and products/service change initiatives.

Our consulting services have also resulted in; revitalized board of directors’ policies, directors’

performance plans, investment mobilization plans, resource mobilization strategies, commonly owned

organization mission, vision, values, streamlined systems, mission-based governance and management

structures and partnership frameworks, effective procedure tools and powerful SWOT information that

have revitalized our business and organization clients.

Aztramade believes in the adoption and implementation of the key enterprise development and

sustainable development protocols that form part of its overall and overarching technical approaches.

These include:

i. The medium and small micro enterprises (MSMEs) development protocol

ii. Millennium development goals (MDGs), recently reviewed to the new SDGs brand,

iii.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and

1.5. Past Consulting Experience

Examples of successful past consulting assignments and projects that Aztramade and Associates have

executed are outlined in table 2- Areas of Expertise by sector.

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2.

Approach to Client Service Delivery2.1. Service Delivery Conceptual Framework

The diagram below represents Aztramade Consulting’s ltd approach to client’s service. The central circle

indicates the beginning and central point of engagement while the surrounding linked circles represent

the various points of progression depending on the particular client’s consulting needs.

Figure 1: Aztramade Consulting Ltd Strategic Approach to client service

1. Business/StrategicPlan Review and

D l t

2. Governance &Leadership:

Policy, Systems,Procedures, Strategy,

Software, performancemanagement,Professional

development

3. HumanResources

Management:

Policy, Systems,Strategy, Software,

PerformanceManagement,Professional

Development

4. FinancialManagement:


S f A l i

8. InformatonCommunication& Technology:

9. Informaton &Learning

Management:


Software,documentation,dissemination


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2.3.

Competitiveness

Each CT assigned to deliver a client’s assignment is structured to be most effective and efficient. Itincludes: A team leader with wide and deep business or development organization management

experience and adequate experience on the assignment subject matter and an adequate number of

associate consultants with more specific expertise on the main components of the assignment to ensure

delivery of total quality to the client on the consulting assignment.

On average, CT leaders possess between 12 and 20 years of management/governance experience with

at least 8 of these in technical experience in the assignment subject area. The supporting associate

consultants possess between 7 and 15 years of professional technical work experience relating to the

main components/subject areas of the consulting assignment. Team leaders are usually Masters and

PhD holders while the associates’ hold Masters or first degree with additional professional certification

and stellar professional wide experience.


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Value, Innovation and Quality Results.

3. Strategic Management Expertise and Sectoral Experience

The table below outlines Aztramade’s areas of expertise, consulting skill sets, list of completed and on-going consulting assignments and sectors under which

these assignments fall. Aztramade is growing its expertise and reach deeply and widely and envisions reaching out to 25% of African countries in the next 5

years.

Table 2: Areas of Expertise by Sector.

Area of Expertise Consulting Skills Sets Completed

Assignments

Ong-going

Assignments

Assignment

Sector

1. Business

Planning/Strategic

Planning

Business Plan Development:

Business Market Analysis, Operations research,

Business concept/model

review/development,

Production plan review and development,

Marketing plan review/development,

Sales & Distribution Plan

review/Development,

Governance/Operations Plan

review/Development and

Financial Plan Review/Development

Completed

i. Computer for Schools Kenya (CFSK),

Kenya:- Strategic Plan 2005-2009, Project

Design and Proposal writing

Education/IT

ii. BIMAS Kenya ltd- Organization Capacity

Assessment, Strategic Planning Training -

2004

SME/Micro-finance

iii.

MAAPI, Kenya: Strategic Plan

Development, Various Project Designs and

Proposal writing – 2004-2010

Public Health

iv.

Skillshare International/MAAPI--Kenya &Tanzania-2008

Agribusiness/Pastoralism


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Strategic Plan Development:

Desk reviews and baseline surveys, s ituation

analysis workshops, data analysis,

strategic direction statements

review/development,

input and outcome performance indicatorsframework designs,

organization structure reviews and redesign,

M&E plan review/development,

Financing & Resource Mobilization plan

review/development,

Detailed/Summary Budget and budget notes

review/development

Project funding Proposal Review and

Development

v.

Nairobi County

vi.

Mombasa County

vii.

Kakamega County

iii.

Elgeyo-Marakwet

County

ix.

Embu County

County Health

Strategic &

Investment

Plans – 2013-

2018

Public Health

County Governments

i. Baptist Convention of Kenya Faith Based

ii.

Digital Pipeline Africa – 8 African

Countries Education/IT

iii. Technology Partners ICT

iv.

Karen PCEA Church FBO

2. Leadership &

Governance

Leadership:

Scanning the operating environments

Focusing on top priorities

Aligning & Mobilizing Interests & Resources

Inspiring Trust and Action

Development & Application of the challenge

and decision making models

Governance:

Board and organization Policy

review/development,

Strategic Planning,

Resource Mobilization strategy,

Resource Allocation Policy

Strategic Partnerships development

Stakeholders Management and accountability

Computer for Schools Kenya (CFSK)

BIMAS Kenya ltd

MAAPI

Nairobi County

Mombasa County

Kakamega County

Elgeyo-Marakwet County

Embu County

Education/ICT

SME/Micro-Finance

County Governments

Baptist Convention of Kenya

Digital Pipeline Africa

Karen PCE Church


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3. Human Resources

Management

HRM Policy Review and Development. HR

Planning, Recruitment and Orientation,

Performance Planning, Performance

Management, staff rewarding and

compensation systems, Staff professional

development, management of collectivebargaining agreements, staff exit and

separation


BIMAS Kenya ltd

MAAPI

Nairobi County

Mombasa County

Kakamega County

Elgeyo-Marakwet County

Embu County

Education/ICT

SME/Micro-Finance

Public Health

County Government



FBO

Education/ICT

4. Financial

Management

Policy review /development,

accounting system review/development, Operations and Procedures manual

review/development,

cash flow management,

petty cash management,

procurement system review/development,

Accounting & Financial management Software

selection, installation, training and

backstopping,

Internal Audit system review/Development,

Accounting & financial reporting system

review/development.

Various organizations served by our

Associate Consultants

Pathfinder International

MSH

County Governments

Faulu Kenya

Sub-grantees

MoH/County

Departments for Health –

INGOs

CSOs

5.

Production Or

Sourcing

Management

Total quality Management Policy review &

development

TQM Training

TQM operations & Procedures strategy Manual

Digital Pipeline Africa & subsidiaries-

Operations process mapping

Education/IT


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Value Chains Development

Process Improvement

6. Marketing & Sales

Management

Customer Needs & Wants and Niche Market

analysis & Selection

Product value analysis and redevelopment

Competition & Competitive edge analysis

Presence & Brand Management

Advertisement competitiveness channels

analysis & Selection


BIMAS Kenya ltd

Enkusero Sampu Conservancy

Education/ICT

SME/Micro-Finance

Conservation/Eco-

tourism

7. Product/Service

Delivery

Service provider and client needs and wants

analysis

Distribution channels and Points Analysis and

redesign.

Service quality processes mapping, testing and

redesign

Quality Customer care management hardware

& software

Service quality monitoring and evaluation and

improvement tools.

Al-Farouq - Service Quality Improvement

SIMAHO – Service Quality Improvement

MoH (NEP 12 DHMTs)- Health Facility

service quality Improvement

MoH (Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu DHMTs)-

Health Facility service quality Improvement

MoH ( NEP,Eastern & Rift Valley PHMTs)- Supervision and Quality Improvement

training

OVC

MNCH

HIV/AIDS

FP/RH

Public Health



FBO

Education/ICT

8.

Information,

Communication &

Technology

Management Information System policy,

procedures review/development

Internet presence and branding review and

development Pre software installation systems analysis,

testing and restructuring

ICT equipment installation, testing and

commissioning

E-Learning Platforms

Various clients In Partnership with Technology

Partners

E-learning Solutions for Schools, Colleges &

Universities: Satellite delivered Educationcontent

ICT Infrastructure: Basic education laptops

and labs, College/University Laptop Program

ICT Integration Training; course creation,

web-based E-learning platforms, lecture

Education sector

SME sector

County Governments


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ICT Integration Training capture and webcast, learning cloud,

learning video cloud.

ICT Consulting- Strategy review, Vendor

Selection,

9.

Research, M&E &Learning

Communication system review andrestructuring

M&E Plan review/redesign

Data Architecture structure review/redesign

Internal Learning culture review and

restructuring

NIRAS Co. Programme for Agriculture andLivelihood in Western Communities

(PALWECO) - Busia County- Lead Consultant

and Facilitator for Research, Monitoring and

Evaluation. August 2014 – Feb 2015

Danya International Ltd – ADAM Project-

Lead Trainer (Facilitator) M & E training for

National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS)

Health Care Workers in Kenya. May 2013

International Aid Services (IAS) – Integrated

Water Resource Management- Consultant,

Final Evaluation of WASH Program inNorthern Bahz El Ghazel State, South

Sudan - December 2012 -January 2013

Intrahealth International – FUNZOKenya

Program - HMPT Data Analyst and

Supervisor for Health Professionals

Management Tool (HPMT) Assessment for

Public and Private Health Institution in

Kenya - September 2012

AMREF Kenya – Maanisha Programme -

Field Research/Data Analyst Consultant -

Western region KPC Mid Term Evaluation

Survey for CSOs on HIV/AIDS Prevention,

Care and Support. February 2007

ENGENDERHEALTH (APHIA II Nyanza Project)

- Data Analysts for Health Facility Baseline

Assessment survey. Nov 2006

County Governments,INGOs, CSOs, NGOs

Public Health

HIV/AIDS prevention and

Control

OVC programming

Youth and Women

Livelihoods

Pastoralists Livelihoods

M&E

Baseline Surveys

Data Entry and Analysis


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AMREF Kenya – Maanisha Programme

(Kisumu) as a Data Entry/Analysis consultant

during Phase II Western Region KPC Baseline

Survey on HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and

Support for (Adults & Youths) in Western

and Nyanza Province covering 12 districtsi.e. 5 and 7 Districts in Western and Nyanza.

Respectively. February – March 2006

Skillshare International, Kenya and Tanzania,

Consulting Team- undertook a 3 months

cross-border livelihoods needs assessment

among the indigenous Maasai pastoralist of

Kenya and Tanzania and designed a 6 years,

$ 8,000,000 Pastoralists livelihood

programme based on the findings. June-

December 2005.

AMREF Kenya - Maanisha Programme - DataEntry /Analysis consultant- Phase I

Knowledge, Practice and Coverage (KPC)

Baseline Survey on Child Survival and

HIV/AIDS Prevention Care and Support for

(Adults & Youths) in Western Region i.e. 3

districts in Western and 6 districts in Nyanza

Province. November – December 2005

Plan International Inc. Kenya (Bondo

Development Area) - Data Entry Facilitator -

KPC Child Survival Project Baseline

Evaluation Survey in Bondo District. October31st – November 21st 2005


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4. Consultants Profiles DatabaseThe table below outlines Aztramade’s consulting areas of expertise and key consultant

qualifications and years of experience

Table 3: Consultants Database

Department/Area of Expertise Associte Consultants, Qualification & Experiene

1.

Business Planning/ Strategic Planning Philip Koitelel MSc, BBA, 20

Sam Nyingi, PhD (Cand),MA, BA, 25

Dr Jeremiah Koshal, PhD, MBA, BSc, 15

Sammy Oleku; MBA, MA, BA, 18

Tumpeyo Baari ( Resource Moblization)

Anthony Gitau MBA(Cand), BA, 25

Anthony Murathi, MA, BA, 20

Elizabeth Mutura, MSc,BBA, 18

2.

Leadership & Governance

Philip Koitelel,

Jack Buong, MA, BA, 12

K’Odero Edmond, MSc (Cand), BA, 10

Edah Kanini MSc,MA, BSc, 12

Anthony Gitau

Dr Jeremiah Koshal,

3.

Human Resources Management Dr Stephen Nyambegera, PhD, MSc, BSc, 30

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9. Research, M&E and Learning

Fredrick Olwal, BSc, MSc, 14

Edah Kanini MSc,MA, BSc, 12

Esianoi Pashile MSc, BSc 5

Esther Wabuge, MA, BA 12

Sectoral Team Leaders

1. Health Systems Strengthening & Public

Health

Philip Koitelel,

Jack Buong

2.

Micro-Finance/SME/Co-operative

Development

Anthony Gitau,

Elizabeth Mutura

3. Accounting & Finance Amos Nkaiwatei, Steve Sahado

4. Agri-Business/Pastoralism Chris Webo,

5.

Education Development Esther Muyieria,

Esther Wabuge

6. Natural Resources Management &

Conservation Sammy Oleku

7. Faith Based Organizations Management Peter Olonapa

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Leonard Oloo,

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5. Strategic Business Plan Performance Indicators & Targets.The following table outlines Aztramade Consulting Ltd Strategic business plan objectives and key performance indicators for the period 2016-2020. Table

1: Strategic Objectives and Performance Indicators

Strategic Objectives/

Performance Indicators

Baseline Strategic Business Plan Period SBP

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total

1. Strengthen Aztramade Consulting Capacity and increase new strategic partnerships by 200 within the East Africa Region

1.1. Number of additional in-house Associate consultants 9 2 2 3 4 5 15

1.2. Number of new strategic partner consulting firms doing complementary business with Aztramade Consulting Ltd. 2 2 3 3 3 3 13

1.3. Number of additional on-call Associate consultants 30 9 14 19 28 43 112

1.4. Number of active concurrent Consulting Assignments 5 8 11 17 25 38 99

2. Increase by at least 50 the number of new business accounts and business income from governance, leadership & Management and Sustainable development assignments

2.1. Number of Governance policies and systems restructured & Strengthened 2 3 5 7 10 15 40

2.2. Number of strategic business plans developed/reviewed 2 3 5 7 10 15 40

2.3. Number of development strategic plans developed/reviewed 4 6 9 14 20 30 79

2.4. Number of Project/Program Proposals developed/reviewed 3 5 7 10 15 23 59

3. Increase annual management systems consulting market share by 50 .

3.1. Number of HRM systems restructured and improved 6 9 14 20 30 46 119

3.2. Number of Financial systems restructured and improved 6 9 14 20 30 46 119

3.3. Production systems restructured and improved 2 3 5 7 10 15 40

3.4. Marketing systems restructured and reviewed 2 3 5 7 10 15 40

3.5. Products/Service Distribution & delivery systems restructured and improved 4 6 9 14 20 30 79

3.6. Number of Management Information Systems restructured and strengthened 4 6 9 14 20 30 79

3.7. Number of research, M&E and Learning systems restructured and strengthened 6 9 14 20 30 46 119

4. Establish a Governance, Leadership and Management(GLM) Institute to take on the capacity building business generated by the company and through referrals

4.1. GLM Institute feasibility study completed and report approved 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

4.2. GLM Curriculum developed and received required approvals 0 0 1 1 1 0 3

4.3. GLM 1 month certificate courses pilot and rollout graduates 0 0 0 60 120 240 420

4.4. GLM 3 months Certificate courses pilot and rollout class graduates 0 0 0 60 120 240 420

4.5. GLM

6 months Diploma course pilot graduates 0 0 0 0 60 120 1804.6. GLM 9 months Diploma course pilot graduates 0 0 0 0 0 60 60

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