| Outline of a typical assignment |
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The information the business needs to improve its profit is agreed and the following is established: |
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What decisions might result from this information. |
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What the project timescales should be - ideally, no more than three months. |
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Which employees could devote time to the project. |
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Eric will then do the following: |
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Carry out a detailed review of the area to establish what information, currently available, could be used in the project, and what additional information, if any, is required. |
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Decide how best this information might be acquired. |
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Draw up and agree an action plan. |
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Produce or oversee the production of the required analysis. |
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Summarise the analysis and prepare its presentation, illustrating the key issues. |
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Present the analysis and provide any required explanations. |
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Assist senior management to decide on profit improving actions. |
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Test these intended actions, where required, by modelling the outcomes. |
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Typical assignment 
