I have held various executive and leadership positions in my career and I have found that organisations find strategy development and strategy implementation a major challenge. It is one thing to have a strategy or a business plan but how do you translate that into daily task and activities across various roles in your company? Everybody in your company should know what the strategy is, what their role is in that and how they contribute. They should all be strategy practitioners. This should… Show more I have held various executive and leadership positions in my career and I have found that organisations find strategy development and strategy implementation a major challenge. It is one thing to have a strategy or a business plan but how do you translate that into daily task and activities across various roles in your company? Everybody in your company should know what the strategy is, what their role is in that and how they contribute. They should all be strategy practitioners. This should all be underpinned by strong governance, open communication and an environment that allows the free-flow of ideas.Johann Koster Consulting specialises in strategic alignment, project management and implementation plans related to customer, communications, media and marketing environments. Show less

Responsible for the development of a growth strategy and the repositioning of the business in the highly competitive business-process-automation environment.Operationalise the strategic plan.- Process analyses and benchmarking.- Concept new-solution design and redesign of existing software offering.- Project and software development management.- Product owner: ensuring the product build aligns business' vision, goals and objectives.Scrum master: establishing team… Show more Responsible for the development of a growth strategy and the repositioning of the business in the highly competitive business-process-automation environment.Operationalise the strategic plan.- Process analyses and benchmarking.- Concept new-solution design and redesign of existing software offering.- Project and software development management.- Product owner: ensuring the product build aligns business' vision, goals and objectives.Scrum master: establishing team processes and procedures and ensuring Agile values and principles are maintained.Implementation of improved 1st and 2nd line support functions for existing clients.Establishing a stable sales channel with clear governance, processes, procedures and KPIs for the sales team.Establishing and managing marketing initiatives with clear objectives and deliverables.Day-to-day management of all operational, financial and business management activities with regular reporting to Directors on risks, challenges, opportunities and achievements. Show less

Review of internal processes and responsibilities of the HR department.- Process analyses and benchmarking.- Workshops and facilitation with HR team members and leadership.- Recommendations and proposals on improved governance, process flow, organisational design and departmental structure, reporting, roles and responsibilities and KPIs.

Overseeing organisational repositioning, strengthening of internal policies and governance and the development of a new value proposition that will serve the marketing industry with innovative consumer insights.Organisational repositioning, business concept development, business modelling and business plan development.Financial management and funding model development.Engagement with key stakeholders including marketing divisions of Unilever, Tiger Brands, Woolworths… Show more Overseeing organisational repositioning, strengthening of internal policies and governance and the development of a new value proposition that will serve the marketing industry with innovative consumer insights.Organisational repositioning, business concept development, business modelling and business plan development.Financial management and funding model development.Engagement with key stakeholders including marketing divisions of Unilever, Tiger Brands, Woolworths, Shoprite, Vodacom, Telkom, Old Mutual, Sanlam Insurance, SABC and Multichoice. Show less

Responsible for the strategic business development of the association into a knowledge centre and representative body for the broadcasting industry including day-to-day management of operations and project, finance and business management of all NAB activities.Stakeholder and relationship management including meetings and delivering written and oral representations to Regulators, key Government departments and Parliament.