Business assessment - a business intelligence and productivity tool used for business review and strategic business planning. Our business information resource will help to identify solutions, gain competitive advantage and increase sales.  

Solving problems when they are little is much easier than solving them when they get big. That is why Doctors perform regular check-ups and that is why a business needs an Assessment.

As the marketplace and the business itself changes and evolves, it is becoming increasingly critical that there be an holistic audit or analysis to determine if the company is capable and on track to effectively meet it’s objectives. Trying to do this internally is extremely difficult as everyone already has a job, there are turf issues and there are political issues. As trite as it sounds, it will be extremely difficult for an insider to see the forest for the trees. Just like in the financial world, this audit should be performed by an experienced, outside professional with a clean slate and an objective perspective.

Cannon Advantage offers a number of different types of best practice assessments tailored to address different areas of concern as economically as possible:

Positive Change Assessment  - The  Appreciative Inquiry process works with small groups, departments or the entire organization to discover the best of what is, envision what might be, design the ideal and empower people to make real change a reality.

New Product or New Enterprise Quick Assessment – We test your new business ideas and evaluate long term profit potential using over 30 marketing and sales charts. Also provided are observations critical to improve your marketing strategy.

Pricing Assessment – Consider alternative pricing strategies to maximize profits or capture market share. Compare your strengths against your competitor’s. Validate your pricing strategy.

Marketing Assessment – Evaluate hundreds of factors critical to a successful marketing strategy. Rate your success potential in 11 key areas. Create a powerful strategy that will affect your bottom line.

Executive Team Assessment – Intended for use with senior leadership and management to provide a strategic view of the entire business enterprise. This web-based tool mines, maps and reports organizational data against 41 business disciplines and evaluates your organization performance in relation to 189 best practice statements.

Organization Assessment – Intended to capture the perspective of the organization’s employee workforce. This web-based tool mines, maps and reports organizational data against 19 business disciplines and evaluates the organization performance in relation to 73 best practice statements. The Organization Assessment also maps to the Executive Assessment with reporting capabilities to compare both populations.

Express Assessment (Small Business Application) – Designed for both executives and employees, the Express Assessment is intended for use with small companies who have not yet developed the formal infrastructure typically seen in large organizations.

Sales Force Assessment – Actual field sales force assessment measuring product and program knowledge, presence, customer knowledge, customer relationship and selling skills.

Customer Service Candidate Assessment – comprehensive customer service assessment measuring proficiencies in math, vocabulary, behavioral characteristics and a customized company perspective.

Assessments provide clients with a base line from which we can measure future progress. We use the information gathered to formulate action plans and implement those actions to move the business closer to it’s objectives. Assessments can be used for interim evaluations, planning tools or as a means to align the focus and priorities of the enterprise. Give us a toll free call today at
1- 866 598-8450 for a free consultation
with the Cannon Advantage.