Dale Pudney

Contact details

Email address:

Cell: 083 564 2375

Land line: 011 466 0596

Fax: 086 604 2375

Member information

TMA-SA membership status

Regular member.

Background and experience

Professional business consultant and a model specialist focusing on structuring and developing business models that are appropriate for particular opportunities and market needs.

This includes designing (start-up and expansion) and restructuring (turnarounds) businesses to ensure that the strategy, market and operations as well as all the facets of the business are aligned for optimum efficiency and effectiveness.

Electrical power quality specialist consultant for large industrial and mining projects.
Sales and marketing of technical projects for global electrical equipment supplier.
Business process reengineering, demand forecasting and network planning & designing pricing strategies in electricity utility.

Qualifications

B.Sc (Elec Eng) 1st class hons (University of Cape Town).
MBA (strategy and entrepreneurship) (University of Cape Town).
MBA exchange programme (ebusiness and consumer marketing) (University of Washington).

Turnaround professional discipline(s) represented

Business transformation consultant.
Corporate renewal consultant.
Executive search.
Interim manager.
Management consultant.
Private equity/venture capital investor.
Turnaround consultant.
Turnaround practitioner.

Why I joined TMA-SA

Networking.
Access to body of knowledge.
Training and development.

Services offered

Business venturing:

Acquisitions.
Due diligences.
Business planning.
Feasibility Studies.
Balanced scorecard.
Entrepreneurial strategy.
Business process engineering.
Commercialisation projects.
Alignment to market needs.

Corporate renewal and turnaround:

Business diagnostics.
Turnaround strategy.
Turnaround plans.
Crisis management.
Implementation projects.
Portfolio performance support.

Business leadership

Networking.
Strategic workshops.
Interim management.
Entrepreneur mentorship.
Executive decision support.
Implementation projects.
Executive placements.

Our focus areas are based on our core competencies of:

Business Model Innovation – Business model innovation is at the core of every project that we embark on. We use state of the art analytical and strategic planning methodologies to innovate our clients' business models and improve their organisational effectiveness.
Multi-industry experience – We have conducted more than 80 projects in more than 65 industries and can effectively use this experience to bring new ideas and objectiveness into established businesses to guard against complacency.
Network of expertise – We provide clients access to a wide range of expertise using a network of specific functional and industry experts.

Firm: Dale Pudney & Associates

Web site: Dale Pudney and Associates

Dale Pudney & Associates focus on assisting clients on PROFITABLY MANAGING GROWTH through a range of targeted interventions built on a foundation of business model optimisation.

\our strategy focussed business venturing, corporate renewal and business improvement solutions will help you regain control of your business performance and profitability.

The result is that we are able to help our clients achieve profitable growth, with more efficiency and effectiveness while minimising the risk of set-backs.

If you are interested in finding out more about our products and services, we recommend one of these initial interventions, where-after we can craft a customised solution that will be best solution for you:

Free initial discussion about your opportunities, problems, risks or concerns (Gauteng only)
Business diagnostic – Our diagnostic is an internationally proven comprehensive business model due diligence. It includes an analysis of detailed business processes, from sales and marketing through operational detail and financial information; that benchmarks the internal business processes for similar industries and analyses the gaps between the internal competencies and the market needs, industry standards and other opportunities. Solutions to weak areas are work shopped to generate a set of recommendations prioritised according to feasibility and impact. (3 days) .
Strategic workshops – We facilitate strategic workshops with your executives using state of the art strategic assessment and development tools to identify problems and risk areas; and consider strategic options and scenarios. (normally 2 to 3 days).

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