The Management Audit process provides a clear concept of the quality of the management team, of their level of competence, development needs and interpersonal skills.
In addition, the method pinpoints the most characteristic personal features and make the company structure, the work-flow and inter-company communication channels more transparent.
This method can be an effective tool for M&A, restructuring, downsizing or crisis management projects.
The protocol begins with analyzing the current status of the company followed by discussing the desired behavioral pattern and competence factors. As the next step, we discuss further procedures, goals and the expected yield of the audit. The management audit protocol is done in workshops, where the employees’ duties and the behavioral influence inflicted on them by co-workers get under scrutiny. As a result of the overall outcome will then the necessary skills, aptitude and expertise factors be determined as must for the given positions.
The steps of the Management Audit
| Psychometric Test | Brief and concise personality test providing ground for future One-to-One Interviews. |
| One on One Interview | An interactive conversation conducted by the consultant to measure the knowledge, skill and value set of the applicant against the client’s expectations. |
| Assessment Center | Evaluation method of applicants at group level based on predetermined criteria. This is a joint evaluation by the client and the consultant. |
| Feedback | Interactive discussions and drawing conclusions from the candidates’ performance with the involvement of the participants of the audit. |
| Reports - suggestions | A comprehensive management report, including individual assessments and suggestions for further actions to be taken. |
| Summary | A verbal summary covering all steps of the management audit, the findings and suggestions. |