MENTAL BLOCK
Demystifying Financial Technology
Consulting
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CONSULTING THAT OPTIMISES BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS
Mental Block Consulting consistently creates sustainable business value for organisations of all sizes. From traditional strategy consulting, management consulting, research, analytics and digital business transformation services unlocking value for our clients.
The Mental Block Consulting team is headed by a Certified Management Consultant (ICMCI) and MBA, as our client placing your overall objectives and best interest are at the heart of the outcome.
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CONSULTING SERVICES
Traditional Management Consulting
What is the Scope?
What shall be examined, researched or predicted?
Social Media Strategy
Data preparation and cleaning
Data understanding
Descriptive analytics
Research
Which data is relevant?
Which data is available
Are there legal or organisational constraints?
Digital Business Transformation
What is the Scope?
What shall be examined, researched or predicted?
Strategy Advisory
Data preparation and cleaning
Data understanding
Descriptive analytics
Monetisation Strategies
Data visualisation
Interpretation: Are there new insights?
Basis for planning and next steps
Iterate or present?
Operational Excellence
Data preparation and cleaning
Data understanding
Descriptive analytics
Analytics
Data preparation and cleaning
Data understanding
Descriptive analytics
ANALYTICS CONSULTING
Our bespoke solutions involve creating research strategies and methodologies that are tried and tested in order to see hidden trends and results in the data. In this way, structured and unstructured data is turned into useful and meaningful information which can be used to derive strategic decisions, tactical responses and drawing research conclusions.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
New business technologies are coming to the fore at a blistering pace—blockchain, AI, machine learning, server-less computing — they all promise to revolutionise IT and everyday life. But how do you keep up with it all?
Analytics Offering
Acquiring data:
Acquisition involves collecting or adding to the data holdings.There are several methods of acquiring data:
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collecting new data (survey strategy, design, dissemination and delivery)
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using your own previously collected data
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reusing someone others data
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purchasing data
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acquired from Internet (texts, social media, photos)
Data processing:
A series of actions or steps performed on data to verify, organize, transform, integrate, and extract data in an appropriate output form for subsequent use. Methods of processing must be rigorously documented to ensure the utility and integrity of the data.
Data Analysis:
involves actions and methods performed on data that help describe facts, detect patterns, develop explanations and test hypotheses. This includes data quality assurance, statistical data analysis, modeling, and interpretation of results.
Results:
The results of above-mentioned actions are published as a research paper. In case the research data is made accessible, one has to prepare the data set for opening up.
We use Data Sourcing, Data extractions, Statistical Packages and Data Visualisation methods and software packages to convert data into useful fit for purpose information.
We are living in the age of mis-information, understand which sources you can trust and let the data guide your business decisions.
Technology is no longer a function of your business, it is your business.
New business technologies are coming to the fore at a blistering pace—blockchain, AI, machine learning, server-less computing — they all promise to revolutionise IT and everyday life. But how do you keep up with it all?
You barely have the resources to maintain today’s IT systems, much less the time and budget to research and implement new technologies. That’s why you should consider partnering with a business technology consultant Mental Block Emerging Tech.
Through our business technology consulting services, we recommend new technologies that will benefit your business, help you implement them cost-effectively, and ensure that you don’t spend money on dead-end efforts. Our consultants not only stay on top of emerging technologies, but has a front-row seat on the companies that are inventing them.
Mental Block Emerging Tech can help you understand and put these technologies to work, so you can be the disruptor, not the disrupted. We work with you to research, co-create, prototype, test, and deploy new services and solutions powered by the latest technological advances.
TRAINING & COACHING
Training
Mental Block Training purpose is to provide our clients the business relationships and innovative skills to do different and better business.
We enable you to achieve your full potential by expertly upskilling your people in alignment with your strategic goals.
Whether its Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course, short courses for personal development, skill programmes or topical and trending themes our training partners and consultants can help you in learning, developing and growing within your industry.
Mental Block Training specialises within the emerging technology, or 4th industrial revolution (4IR) vertical.
Furthermore, areas around Protection of Personal Information (POPIA) and Cybersecurity are tailored to create and organisational wide awareness towards risk management and best practice.
Online Training
Discover a range of free and paid learning content designed to help grow your business or jumpstart your career through CPD or personal development. You can learn by selecting individual modules, or dive right in and take an entire course end-to-end. Mental Block Training uses leading learner management systems, administration platforms and online learning resources to deliver content that is relevant, complete and timely in order to maximise your educational opportunities.
In-Person Seminars and Day workshops
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All our training solutions can be aligned to our clients’ need.
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All our workshops are supported with high quality materials, designed and written specifically for each and every client.
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Training and consulting interventions are customised and participatory.
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We will adapt consulting forms, processes and tools to suit the needs of clients.
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We conduct local, regional and global research to stay abreast of the challenges and best practices facing organisations.
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Our programmes ignite enthusiasm and inspire, and they accurately reflect clients’ objectives, culture and climate.
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We develop your own real-life situations into case studies highlighting immediate practical applications, making skill development as natural, beneficial and as useful as possible
Courses and Certifications
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Protection of Personal Information (POPIA Act) – certification course delivered by (IMCSA)
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Management Consulting (Certification) delivered by (IMCSA)
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Time-Management – delivered by (IMCSA)
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Cybersecurity
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Emerging Technology
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Blockchain
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5G
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IoT (Internet of Things)
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Big Data and Cloud Computing
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A.I (Artificial Intelligence), Machine Learning and NPL (Natural Process Learning
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Digital Best Practice
PRICING
Business Coaching
Consulting to SMME and Corporations
Includes:
5-hours of Analytics , Research and Data Manipulation
1 FREE Virtual Consultation
Data Feedback
Total
R 1,750.00
(R291.00 per hour)
Traditional Consulting & Research
Consulting to SMME and Corporations
Includes:
10-hours of Analytics , Research and Data Manipulation
2 FREE Virtual Consultation
Data Feedback
Total:
R 3,000.00
(R250.00 per hour)
Digital Business Consulting
Consulting to SMME and Corporations
Includes:
20-hours of Analytics , Research and Data Manipulation
2 FREE Virtual Consultation
Data Feedback
Total:
R 5,000.00
(R227.00 per hour)
CORPORATIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Please contact us directly to detail the scope of work required for an accurate and within your budget quotation. We want to help you understand your data at a fair cost, delivered on time.