In this program you will learn how to:

• Be successful at demonstrating your expertise with excellent communication skills
• Present a high quality image to your internal customers
• Act as Internal Consultant
• Marketing your services in the right place, at the right time and at the right price
• Manage relationships with other departments

• This program will have broad appeal and should therefore give participants the chance to share and discuss their challenges
• It is designed for anyone in an advisory, internal consultancy or service role, where success depends on interacting well with other departments
• The program will be of great benefit to people new to the role, as well as more experienced officers seeking to refine their client management skills

Competencies emphasized

• Planning
• Problem solving
• Internal consultancy
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Decision making
• Influencing
• Assertiveness
• Negotiation skills
• Internal Marketing

In this program you will learn how to:

• Be successful at demonstrating your expertise with excellent communication skills
• Present a high quality image to your internal customers
• Act as Internal Consultant
• Marketing your services in the right place, at the right time and at the right price
• Manage relationships with other departments

• This program will have broad appeal and should therefore give participants the chance to share and discuss their challenges
• It is designed for anyone in an advisory, internal consultancy or service role, where success depends on interacting well with other departments
• The program will be of great benefit to people new to the role, as well as more experienced officers seeking to refine their client management skills

Competencies emphasized

• Planning
• Problem solving
• Internal consultancy
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Decision making
• Influencing
• Assertiveness
• Negotiation skills
• Internal Marketing

• Employees in any department
• Managers/supervisors/team members
• Small business owners
• Customer service professionals
• HR professionals
• Public relations professionals

This program will be highly participative and your programme leader will present, guide and facilitate the learning, using a range of methods including discussions, training videos, case studies and exercises. Where appropriate, these will include real issues brought to the program by delegates.

DAY 1 - The Changing Nature of Internal Service Departments

• A vision for the organisation of the future
• Expectations of service departments
• Changing the perception of the role of service departments
• The Real Requirements of Internal Customers
• How to understand the needs of the internal customer
• Understanding your strengths and weaknesses as perceived by internal customers
• Conducting a SWOT analysis
• Understanding Your Customers
• Getting close to the customer
• Understanding customer needs and expectations
• Identifying and segmenting internal customer needs
• How to conduct customer research
• Meeting Customer Needs and Expectations
• Measuring customer satisfaction
• How well do you do?
• Talking to customers
• Identifying the important gaps in delivery and expectation
• Tools and Techniques for Gathering Customer Information
• Surveys
• Customer panels and focus groups
• Stimulating customer response
  
  

DAY 2 - The Consultancy Process

• The role of the internal consultant
• Building personal and professional credibility
• Steps in the consulting cycle
• Overcoming common problems in the process
• Critical success factors
• Agreeing goals and objectives
• Preparation and planning
• Establishing Winning Relationships
• ‘Gaining entry’ with key decision-makers
• Networking for mutual benefit
• Building rapport and trust
• Understanding real needs
• Influencing and managing issues
• The Internal Client Meeting
• Planning and running an effective meeting
• Getting the right information
• Questioning and listening for best results
• Reaching consensus on issues
• Agreeing what can be done and when
• Gaining commitment to joint responsibilities
• Solving Internal Customer Problems
• Analyzing information collected
• Problem-solving techniques
• Brainstorming methods
• Effective decision-making
• Agreeing Effective Solutions
• Understanding the user’s point of view
• Defining the scope of each project
• Negotiating strategies and tactics
• Selling benefits
• Gaining commitment

DAY 3 - Managing Client Relationships

• Establishing Service Level Agreements
• Ensuring delivery matches expectations
• Gaining feedback on implementation
• Evaluating effectiveness, ensuring satisfaction
• Marketing the Service Function
• Why should you market internally?
• Raising the profile
• Getting the message across
• Aligning the objectives and activities
• Maximizing the value of your Department’s contribution

DAY 4 - Ensuring Your Department Strategy Matches The Organisation’s

• Building a strategic and tactical plan
• Using a strategic model to ensure alignment
• Getting agreement from stakeholders
• Gaining your team’s commitment and energy
• Case Studies and Exercises
• Working on a number of case studies
• A chance to build skills as well as awareness
• Delegates will be able to raise their own issues and concerns
• Tools and Techniques for Effective Internal Marketing
• Developing a distinctive department brand
• Clarifying and communicating the vision and values for your team
• Managing perceptions and expectations
• Establishing the customer promise

DAY 5 - Developing a Marketing Plan

• Establishing the key messages
• Planning for communication that works
• What are the most effective channels for Communication
• Making sure you get feedback
• Getting Your Plan of Action Together
• Working in small groups with tutor guidance, participants will start to prepare the broad outlines of a plan for developing internal relationships and marketing their department within their own organisation

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.

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