Iris Bennett Consulting: Training & Development, Business Transformation, and International Management
A network-based consultancy service.
Training & Development
INVESTMENT PROMOTION MASTERCLASS
The Investment Promotion Masterclass by Iris Bennett Consulting is a high-value learning experience. It offers an intensive and comprehensive course designed to equip participants from government agencies with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the field of investment promotion.
This course is targeted at professionals working in investment promotion agencies who desire to attract substantial foreign direct investment (FDI) to their location. The masterclass delves into the strategies, tools, and best practices required to effectively attract investments, foster economic growth, and create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive.
Business Transformation
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Business Analysis is crucial to any project and it involves bringing aligning the business and technical aspects of a project. Our unique Business Analysis consultancy which is delivered as a Service (BA-aaS) includes: Business Case Development, Requirements Elicitation & Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Management, Business Process Improvement, and Business Solution Governance & Readiness.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Our project management services range from managing product development, services or regulatory projects. Through our experienced, seasoned and hands-on project managers, we seamlessly and efficiently manage all aspect of your project management life cycle through from project initiation, planning execution, monitoring, control and close. This frees up your organisation and resources to focus on other important business and operational tasks. Our implementation framework is flexible enough to accommodate waterfall and agile project management approaches.
International Management
International management considers how firms strategically choose and manage their international markets and operations.
International Site Selection
Country, customer and market grouping methods; Qualitative site selection techniques; Quantitative site selection techniques; On site exploratory visits and evaluations.
Foreign Market Entry Consultancy
Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Greenfield & Brownfield Ventures, Strategic Licensing, On site start-up operations & implementation.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Consultancy
International business cases, International project management, Outward FDI development, Inward FDI marketing & promotion, Internationalisation strategy development.
Global Strategic Management
Subsidiary control and management, International resourcing (human & technological), International competitive advantage development, Institutional partnering & collaborations, International network management & cultural assimilation.
Dr David Oludotun Fasanya
Ph.D ( Lancaster University), MIBF – Distinction (Leicester Business School)
Dr Fasanya is the Chief strategist at Iris Bennett and author of the Junglepreneur book on strategic adaptation. He brings unique and valuable perspectives to the overlaps of business theory and practice and has to date, consulted on large scale projects for Morgan Stanley, Astra Zeneca, JP Morgan Chase, NHS Trust, Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) UK, PFP Energy, Silent Talker AI and OPCC-West Yorkshire in developed economies. He has also implemented solutions for Zenith Bank, TCC Ogere, Cyberspace NG and Union Bank and facilitated for May and Baker Plc, Pfizer Pharma, DHL, Poise Finishing School, UAC Foods & Cool FM in developing economies. Click here for more news, media and wins.
Dr Alex Chi Chung Pun
Ph.D ( Lancaster University), MBA (University of London), MSc –Distinction (PolyU, Hong Kong), BBA -1st Class Honour (CityU, Hong Kong)
Dr. Alex Chi Chung Pun is Consulting Partner at Iris Bennett and has 15-year sales and marketing experience for Fortune 100 multinational firms in China and Asia Pacific. His major focus is on the market development and business transformation having gained immense managerial experience in the business environment of contemporary China and Asia during his stay in Hong Kong SAR, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Foshan. Moreover, he has numerous practical case studies ranging from intercultural norms to business practice, from his past experience in business to business marketing and export business development in the Middle East, India, S.E. Asia and Australia.
Board of Advisers
Kayode Oladipo, BEng, MBA (Bristol)
Kayode has over 20 years’ experience working as a thought leader and management consultant, and as part of the leadership team with one of the big 4 global consultancies in the UK. He specialises in solution architecture involving the design, build, test, support and operations of enterprise IT Infrastructure. He delivers IT strategy roadmaps for migrating organisational IT infrastructure to the Cloud while also managing technology Ecosystems partnership/Alliances. He has cross industry experience working with global Financial services, Health, Telecoms providers, Retail, Aviation, Education and Manufacturing sectors.
Fola Osibogun MBA (Leicester), ISEB, CBAP, SAFe PSPO
With over 20 years of cross industry experience, Fola is a Senior Business Analyst and Product Owner Consultant with extensive expertise in driving business transformation projects. She is highly proficient in deploying software, digital solutions and process improvements. Deploying analytical expertise, Fola competently navigates high-pressure environments to deliver on complex business and technology enabled projects. With a positive and flexible approach, she brings value based delivery to product management, SDLC Implementation, Agile Practices, Compliance and Change Management. Fola’s career has spanned private companies and organisations like the NHS, HMRC and UK Central Government among others. She is also an active business coach and mentor.
Akin Thompson, PMP, MBA (Liverpool)
Akin has over 20 years of strategic leadership experience across major telecommunications organizations, including MTN, Ericsson and Suburban Telecoms. He leads the Business Consulting Group, Elemental Limited, which provides Business Strategy solutions, Process Optimization and Leadership training. His group also pioneers the STEPS© system for projects and business operations which has produced significant operational performance improvements for clients such as Infra Credit, IHS Towers (Africa), Confiance Limited (Tanzania) and Anchor Telecoms (West Africa). Others include the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTAD), the German Development Agency, KfW, and Ernst & Young.
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