Agile Methods to Thrive in a Recession for Small Businesses

Toronto, Canada, November 06, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Berteig Consulting, Inc. (BCI), a world leader in corporate learning, announces “Thriving in a Recession - Agile for Small Businesses”, a customizable program designed to help small businesses thrive during hard economic times.

The program uses Agile to help small businesses focus on value and removes waste and obstacles. Simple right? Yes, and extremely difficult for many businesses to do without the right help. This is especially the case in a recession as many businesses are lured into the trap of cutting staff, the primary source of value for most businesses.

Travis Birch, BCI Agile trainer, coach and consultant, uses Agile methods as a learning system, helping businesses learn to navigate with agility and pragmatism through the rough terrain of tough decisions and deep culture change.

Recent case studies are showing revenue gains of 200 to 400 percent in less than a year for companies that are rigorously adopting Agile methods. "Thriving In a Recession" accompanies small businesses through the process of effective Agile implementation, helping them learn to remain focused on value and overcome the common obstacles and remove the wasteful habits of the old corporate culture.

This program is designed to enable small businesses to get started right away, using Agile methods to learn from both successes and mistakes and improve their practices in very short cycles, allowing them to adapt to changing conditions very quickly. With “Thriving in a Recession - Agile for Small Business”, Birch and the Berteig Consulting Inc. team help small businesses progress towards the condition of always delivering the highest value fastest and at the best prices.

For more information contact Travis Birch at (416) 994-8743 or travis@berteigconsulting.com

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