Services

About social and environmental impact management:

• Implementation of organizational, program, and project management practices focused on creating social and environmental impact, based on the Theory of Change methodology. The analyses, tools and processes considered are the following:

  1. Stakeholders analysis: Stakeholder interest and impact matrix, Stakeholder map, SWOT analysis.

  2. Current situation analysis: Problem, Opportunities, Objective (or Solution) and Strategy Trees.

  3. Desired situation analysis: Theory of Change, Results and Logical framework.

  4. Assumptions and risks analysis: Risk matrix and Assumption formulation model.

  5. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning approach: Performance Measurement Framework, SMART indicators formulation and Reporting templates, tools and processes for collecting and processing indicator data.

  6. Planning: Budgeting and Implementation plan (Gantt chart).

• Conducting ongoing project monitoring and evaluation with beneficiaries in the field.

• Search for funding in international cooperation.

• Management of project execution and accountability.

• Establishment of project teams with diverse and varied expertise.

• Advising in the conceptualization of projects related to agroecology, water management and gender equality, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

About the development and production of technological products:

• Conceptualization of a technological solution based on a business problem.

• Setting up an R&D and production team.

• Elaboration of a product life cycle, considering the business and usage context.

• Elaboration of a product development and production strategy from the first prototype to the deployment.

• Implementation of a management framework of the organization oriented on objectives and results (OKRs).

• Manage relationships with subcontractors in product development and production.

• Supply chain management.

• Customization and operationalization of a project management methodology (Waterfall, Agile) adapted to the company's context.

• Identification and application to public R&D grants (NRC-IRAP, NSERC-Alliance among others).

• Composition of an intellectual property (IP) strategy for inventions (patents, industrial designs, etc.) or more generally for the company (trademarks).

• Development of an intellectual property (IP) strategy and implementation plan for inventions (patents, industrial designs, etc.) or more generally for the company (trademarks).

• Identifying and connecting with IP partners (patent agents and other experts) and managing activities.

• Implementing a strategy and commissioning case for the company's technology(ies) and product(s) within a venture capital fundraising due diligence process.

• Support for the implementation of a product development culture based on Lean Startup and Design Thinking concepts.         

Salkan also offers the same services, but this time in the form of on-demand CTO for startups that have not yet found their CTO. This involves immersing yourself in the day-to-day reality of your startup, regardless of its stage of maturity, in order to perform the typical tasks of a CTO, i.e., directing and supervising R&D and maintenance activities, while working closely with the other executive members (CEO, COO, CIO, etc.) and management of the organization.

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