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“What makes us different from many other
consultancy firms is the fact that we always work
on the client’s side of the table and that we are
involved throughout the process to ensure success
in all stages of a project,” claims managing director
of A-2 in Norway, Sigurd Skjæveland.
WIDE AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
The company, situated in Oslo and Copenhagen,
employs both consultants that are almost fresh out
About A-2:
» Established in 2001
» 60 consultants in Oslo and Copenhagen
» Offers industry expertise within the
following arenas:
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Oslo
Drammensveien 123,
P.O. Box 468 Skøyen, NO-0213 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 55 04 77
www.a-2.as
Copenhagen
Linde Allé 5A, DK-2850 Nærum
Tel: + 45 39 40 41 00
www.a-2.dk
of college with attractive specializations or very
experienced consultants with as much as 25–30
years of both corporate and consulting experience
from a wide variety of fields. The client teams are
put together based on the specific needs of each
individual project case.
“Our strongest competitive advantage is our
ability to make realistic evaluations of a project’s
feasibility. Sometimes we advise the client to
adjust their ambition level to avoid failure or limit
the possible negative consequences of a project,”
explains Skjæveland.
The company’s impressive client portfolio includes
leading companies and large organizations within
public and private sector in the Nordic countries.
However, small and medium sized businesses are
also among their clients and the scope of projects
varies from very comprehensive to advice given
during a single telephone conversation or
meeting.
“We always give honest advice based on our
privilege of experience and with the client’s best
interest in mind. We have a stable client portfolio
with a high degree of re-purchase. The success of
our clients is the best measure of our success,” says
Skjæveland.
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Most business areas are under pressure to conduct
projects involving change or adaption at some
level, mostly in order to become more efficient or
reduce costs. The A-2 consultants assist companies
with identifying areas of improvement and
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The A-2 consultants combine professional expertise and wide-ranging
project experience in order to ensure high quality solutions for their clients.
From the left: Parisa Yousefi, Bjørn Berg Børresen, Henriette Dan Solberg
og Bent Gjøstøl.
Success
through quality
The relative success or failure of a project often
depends on the quality assurance done prior to
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expertise and valuable experience in order to
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realizing goals. The company also offers expertise
within the area of procurement processes.
“The demand for this type of competence is large
and steadily increasing. Very few businesses have
adequate competence or resources themselves
and often need project management assistance,
which plays a vital role in achieving success. Being
able to make adjustments throughout the project
in order to keep it on track is very important, and
it is often easier to identify the necessary critical
decisions as an outsider,” explains managing
director of A-2 in Denmark, Lars Rasmussen.
IT TRACK RECORD
The A-2 consultants have participated in the
implementation of some of the largest and most
complex IT-projects in the Nordic countries
and have priceless experience from all stages of
a project, ranging from strategic objectives to
opera¬tional and administrative aspects.
“In brief, we safeguard the entire process,
ensuring that the right content is delivered to
the right time to the right price,” concludes both
Rasmussen and Skjæveland.
www.a-2.as / www.a-2.dk