Consulting Services for Organizational Transformation

More specifically, the selected Bidder (herein after referred to as the “Supplier”) must possess in-depth knowledge and benchmarking expertise in the field of funding and grants for academic research performed by public organizations and higher learning institutions, sufficient to develop and deploy the related applications management strategies. B idders must possess a proven track record, and be able to provide a full description of their service delivery models and how they plan to provide this value-added service to the University. Bidders must understand that the time frame of this project is critical and that by submitting a bid they are willing to work with McGill to meet this critical timeframe, which will be clearly defined in the statement of work. As part of its consulting services, the Supplier must be proficient at the following activities: (1) performing cultural (human and attitude aspects) and workflow analysis and optimization, with particular emphasis on the (2) designing functional structures, including material resources, with detailed roles, responsibilities, competencies and reporting lines for each functional unit under the VP IRI organization, (3) outlining the corresponding communication protocols, (4) writing comprehensive supporting procedures clearly illustrated by process mapping, and (5) devising key performance indicators for the optimized workflow, herein collectively referred to as the “Mandate”.