Avanti Business Group

Interview and writing methods that improve productivity over 25%.

Document storage & search techniques using software and tools you already own.

Our Task-Based Interview, Analysis & Writing Methods...

Dramatically improve comprehension and productivity.
Are easy to learn and very effective.
Save time & money in all 5 phases of the Technical Writing Cycle:

Interview Phase
Writing Phase
Task-Orientation Phase
Task-Performance Phase
Maintenance Phase

Produce procedures that are easy to maintain.
Produce procedures that are Difficult to Misunderstand.
Produce procedures with a consistent look and feel.

To calculate your savings using our Task-Based Methods open our Cost-Benefit Analysis SpreadSheet .

The Materials You Get With Our Technical Writing Training Package Include...

Specially formatted WORD templates for detailed procedures.
PowerPoint templates for high-level (management overview) procedures.
Instructions on how to:

Set up a regular maintenance & review process.
Set up an intuitive document naming & numbering system.
Establish accessibility rules for global and limited-distribution.
Protect and version your documents using software you already own.
Enable users to find any document quickly using software you already own.

Our 90 minute Interview & Technical Writing Class will teach your people everything they need to deliver productivity savings of at least 25%, sometimes up to 75%...

Your people will learn how to:

Gather key data in meetings lasting 30 minutes or less,
Quickly produce clear and accurate procedures
Perform job tasks quickly and confidently,
Implement & maintain a powerful documentation system using software tools you already own.

Each participant will receive a copy of the PowerPoint training session.
Here is a partial outline of our 90 minute class...

1.      The Avanti Interview and Process Writing Method.
        Ø      Reduce time to write and learn new procedures,
        Ø      Improve productivity over 25%.

The Avanti Method: Innovative Industry-proven Techniques:
Ø      Quickly produce clear and accurate procedures,
Ø      Perform job tasks more quickly and confidently,
Ø      Gather most data in short 30-minute meetings,
Ø      Access documents using a simple but powerful documentation system.

Class Exercise #1.
Ø Compare an Avanti-style procedure against a standard procedure.

A Research & Development Laboratory Example.
Ø Tasks, photos and markers improve accuracy and speed

A Financial Firm Success Story.
Ø      Reduce interview time,
Ø      Write more accurate procedures in less time,
Ø      Save time and money.

Accelerate The SOX Compliance Process.
Ø Sox demands accurate processes,
Ø Reduce SOX compliance costs with more efficient & clear procedures.

The Five Phases of Procedure Development:
Ø      The Interview Phase,
Ø      The Writing Phase,
Ø      The Task-Orientation (Learning) Phase,
Ø      The Task-Performance Phase,
Ø      The Maintenance Phase.
The Avanti Tool Set
Ø      Pre-defined templates,
Ø      Innovative interview techniques,
Ø      Simple but focused writing rules.

Class Exercise #2
Ø      Effective interview techniques,
Ø      Clarify and verify,
Ø      Signoff, publish and post.

A newspaper is 2 feet across - So why are the columns only 2 inches wide?
These Action-Oriented Verbs Are All You Will Ever Need.
Naming & Numbering Techniques.
Searching Techniques.
Storage & Maintenance Techniques.
Advantages Of The Avanti Process Writing Method:
Ø      Makes writing procedures less painful.
Ø      Improves everyone’s productivity and communication.
Ø      Documents become easier to create, find, and maintain.
Ø      Clear procedures means fewer questions from new hires.
Ø      Fewer errors, improved efficiency across the organization.
Ø      Improve productivity with smaller, task-specific documents.
Ø      Eliminate the need for separate servers to store documents.
Ø      The format’s visual impact draws your eye to the data you need.
Ø      Generate search, audit and metric reports using existing O/S tools.
Ø      Eliminate the need for complex reporting and maintenance software.

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