Past clients and think tanks alike have put their stamp of approval on the Core Practice Partners methodology and results. To highlight the achievements of the company, Ethan Franklin shared some differentiators. “There are other companies that consult on scheduling, but we are truly different. We are comprised of real experts with degrees in law, business, and engineering. Some of our people have degrees in all three areas. There is a difference in being able to draw some interesting schedules and understanding the entire industry. We have the comprehensive skills and experience to get the job done properly.”
Bill Cowell of Core Practice Partners outlined the key points. “Schedule design is the easy part of developing a new schedule. The key to developing the right schedule is to understand the unique aspects of each facility: the operations and labor strategy required to make the business successful, inputs from employees to gain their buy-in, as well as the safety and health aspects. A comprehensive implementation strategy must be developed to ensure that the cost saving benefits are achieved and any potential negative effects of change are eliminated or minimized.”
To highlight expertise and allow customers to look before they leap, Core Practice Partners has recently begun offering their famous Labor Strategy Workshop for free (unless travel is required and then that is the only cost). Educating the potential client before they go after various opportunities provides a level of comfort they appreciate.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Core Practice Partners Employee Scheduling Retreat Uncovers Why Excel Spreadsheets Aren’t the Answer
For immediate release: February 20, 2008
Core Practice Partners, based in New York and Chicago, recently held a two day scheduling retreat for labor management experts from around the world. A hot topic for the retreat was the current trend to use Excel spreadsheets to manage employee schedules. Management teams have long been looking for the silver bullet to make scheduling more effective, and this is the most recent novelty.
John Frehse, Chief Strategist for Core Practice Partners, spent time during his lecture discussing root problems with labor strategy and how the Excel spreadsheet revolution has done more harm than good. “Instead of focusing on core issues like idle time, overtime, employee morale, and general effectiveness management teams are looking at tools to more easily manage a bad system. Correcting the bad schedules needs to be the focus.”
The increased web presence of companies offering free tools for scheduling is creating momentum for things that move managers further away from the real issues. “Understanding the key cost saving and profit making opportunities is the first step,” according to Ethan Franklin, also of Core Practice Partners. “Discovering the schedules that make your employees want to come to work and be productive is step two.” Ethan Franklin has over 10 years experience in the scheduling field and spent over an hour with retreat participants drawing a wide variety of different schedule models. “Many people have forgotten about steps one and two and are busy trying to manage the current inefficient process. We need them to take a step back and do it right,” said Mr. Franklin. “Excel tools are gimmicks that distract us from solving the real problems.”
Core Practice Partners offers a powerful labor strategy workshop that uncovers hidden cost issues and shares best practices. In these workshops, management teams learn real skills to improve scheduling and learn to think differently about these challenges. As retreat participants signed their local management teams up for the workshop, it looked like at least they had gotten the message.
Core Practice Partners, based in New York and Chicago, recently held a two day scheduling retreat for labor management experts from around the world. A hot topic for the retreat was the current trend to use Excel spreadsheets to manage employee schedules. Management teams have long been looking for the silver bullet to make scheduling more effective, and this is the most recent novelty.
John Frehse, Chief Strategist for Core Practice Partners, spent time during his lecture discussing root problems with labor strategy and how the Excel spreadsheet revolution has done more harm than good. “Instead of focusing on core issues like idle time, overtime, employee morale, and general effectiveness management teams are looking at tools to more easily manage a bad system. Correcting the bad schedules needs to be the focus.”
The increased web presence of companies offering free tools for scheduling is creating momentum for things that move managers further away from the real issues. “Understanding the key cost saving and profit making opportunities is the first step,” according to Ethan Franklin, also of Core Practice Partners. “Discovering the schedules that make your employees want to come to work and be productive is step two.” Ethan Franklin has over 10 years experience in the scheduling field and spent over an hour with retreat participants drawing a wide variety of different schedule models. “Many people have forgotten about steps one and two and are busy trying to manage the current inefficient process. We need them to take a step back and do it right,” said Mr. Franklin. “Excel tools are gimmicks that distract us from solving the real problems.”
Core Practice Partners offers a powerful labor strategy workshop that uncovers hidden cost issues and shares best practices. In these workshops, management teams learn real skills to improve scheduling and learn to think differently about these challenges. As retreat participants signed their local management teams up for the workshop, it looked like at least they had gotten the message.
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