Strategic planning and governance
Knowing where you are going, and who decides what.
Operational excellence · Construction
Putting your operations back in plumb.
Aplomb Conseil supports small and mid-sized construction businesses, in the broad sense, in operational excellence, continuous improvement and change management: contractors, engineering firms, suppliers and industry partners.
Your company is already standing. We help it stand straight, and see further.
What we look at
We look at the whole company, then zoom in where it counts.
Every company breaks down into levels, from the broadest to the most precise. An issue rarely touches a single process: we follow the thread wherever it leads.
Hover over or tap a block to see the detail. At level 3, click an activity to add it to the engagement or remove it.
The starting pointWhat we hear
The problem
What we hear is often the symptom. Our job is to find the cause, even when it hides somewhere else.
Level 1The big picture, the whole company
Level 2The processes
Level 3The activities, the detail that gets stuck
The engagementWhat it could look like
Example engagement
Activities in scope:
These examples illustrate the approach. In an engagement, we first agree with you on the problem, then go down into every process it touches, without detailing what already works well.
How it works
We listen, we analyze, then we come back to you
You tell us how things really work, we prepare the analysis on our side, then we come back to present what we found.
Before we start
A clear problem statement, agreed with you
“Every engagement starts with one clear sentence that sums up your problem, agreed with you.”
We agree on five points
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The sentence that sums up your problem, and the result you are aiming for. It guides everything else in the engagement.
Example“Our invoices go out three weeks after the work is done. We want to send them within a week.” -
The processes and activities the problem touches. We also say what we leave aside, so the engagement stays focused.
ExampleBilling, tracking of extras and the handoff of timesheets. Payroll stays out of scope. -
The deliverables, named in advance. Concrete documents that your team can understand and use.
ExampleThe real path of an invoice, from the site to the payment, a prioritized action plan and a one-page summary. -
Who takes part on your side, how many meetings, when we present what we found, and how your teams will be involved and kept informed.
ExampleTwo workshops with your people, the analysis on our side, then a meeting to present the results and decide what comes next. -
A price known before we start, fixed or hourly depending on the engagement. If a funding program applies, we help you with the application.
ExampleA fixed fee for the diagnostic, or an hourly rate with a number of hours agreed in advance. No surprises on the invoice.
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Step 01
A workshop with you
You tell us about your reality, your frustrations, your tools. We listen.
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Step 02
The analysis
Our team prepares a picture of your operations and its recommendations.
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Step 03
We come back to you
We present what we found, and we decide together on next steps, with the people who will live the change.
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Step 04
What you receive
A concrete file that is easy to understand, and a plan to bring your teams on board.
Change management
A change holds when your people believe in it.
In construction, ways of working are often rooted for years, and for good reasons. We involve your people from the start, explain the why in plain words, move at your team's pace and stay around until the new habits settle in.
Your people on board
The ones who do the work take part in the workshops and in the decisions.
The why before the how
Every change is explained clearly, from the office to the job site.
Changes that last
We measure, we adjust and we make sure the new ways of working hold over time.
Our services
Five services, depending on your needs
Each service is chosen based on your problem. You can start small, then go further.
Targeted snapshot
One specific problem, handled by the hour, for just as long as it takes.
360° diagnostic
A complete picture of your company, from leadership to the job site.
Support during ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 certification
We take you from where you are: nothing written down, a system in place, or already certified.
AI, where it actually pays off
Bridges between your software and custom-built AI tools, only where they save you time.
Contact
Tell us what is getting in the way
Describe the situation in a few words. We reply within two business days with a first reading, with no commitment.
Your answers are used only to prepare the call.