The largest association of Human Resources professionals in the CIS countries asked us to help them organize a business mission to Japan for HR professionals, mostly from Armenia and Russia. The purpose of the mission would be to learn best practices in HR in Japan. We assumed responsibility for setting up and conduct of meetings between the mission participants and their Japanese counterparts. We found prospective Japanese counterparts (companies, industry organizations, etc.). We discussed these candidates with the clients. We prepared a win-win concept for the meetings. We executed the meetings. Finally, for some time, we supported follow-up communications between our clients and their Japanese counterparts.

A large Japanese company was introducing the latest version of SAP software. The software had to be adjusted to the company’s needs. At first, the team that made the adjustments was supporting the software. After the job was done, a regular support crew came in, and knowledge about the system operation and support had to be transferred from one team to the other. Our company has been entrusted with planning and overseeing the knowledge transfer. We were a part of the larger team led by another consulting company. We worked directly with the client, the leading consulting firm, and both IT teams to ensure everything was according to plan. We have successfully managed our project to deliver agreed results on time and within budget.

A Japanese manufacturer of steel products was looking for a way into the Russia/CIS market. For that purpose, a partnership with a local player was deemed to be necessary. After careful consideration, a candidate in Belarus was selected. So, the next step and the project contents would be to propose the partnership to the candidate, go through the necessary due diligence process and finalize mutual intentions. We have successfully accomplished those tasks and brought the project to the next phase – business plan formulation and JV agreement development.