Our CVA Consultants became involved
in Customer Value Analysis when it was initially developed, and
they continue to work on advancements aimed at making the methodology
more powerful, and easier to implement. When we work with you
to align your ongoing survey program with your process-improvement
programs, three things happen. Your survey results get the attention
of senior managers because they reveal your company’s competitive
position, and identify was to improve it. Your company better
focuses its limited resources for process improvement and innovation.
Improvements that matter most to customers translate over time
into increased market share.
How Do We Do It?
Typically, companies already have customer-satisfaction and
Six Sigma programs in place, but they are not aligned. The survey
program typically samples only the company’s customers,
and language of the survey items (or attributes) often makes it
difficult to align survey results with process metrics. In addition,
is rarely the case that the company’s current survey program
is capable of revealing the company’s competitive position,
or shedding light on its future financial results. Process (e.g.,
Critical To Quality) metrics might be defined in technically convenient
ways, and they might not include measures of performance that
matter most to customers.
The full CVA consulting process consists of 11 steps:
Discuss goals, current situation, and competition
Review current surveys, process metrics, and quality
management system
Design focus group guides
Identify the critical attributes
Help align survey items with process metrics
Design sampling plans
Specify requirements for survey instruments and data collection
Assist with survey-vendor selection
Analyze survey results
Help select improvement and innovation projects
Build predictive models
We typically begin with an assessment project that includes
the first two steps. The aim is to improve and build upon what
your company is doing to the extent possible. We then propose
a project that spans from the design or redesign of your
survey program through the first analysis of survey
results, steps 3 through 9. Our proposal might include our Voice
of the Customer consulting services if your survey items or process
metrics are in need of major redesign. After your CVA program
is up and running, we can provide ongoing analytical and consultative
support, steps 9 through 11.
Summary
If your company is looking to increase market share, Customer
Value Analysis is the methodology of choice, and STAT-A-MATRIX
is the firm to engage. We can help you know your competitive position,
and identify was to improve it. Our Process Management consulting
services will help you to realize, sustain, and enhance the improvements
needed for profitable growth. Contact us to begin a conversation
about your goals, and how we can help you achieve them.